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Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him
to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called:
a. Flexion.
b. Abduction.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension.
,ANS: C
Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is called adduction; moving a
limb away from the midline of the body is called abduction. Flexion is bending
a limb at a joint; and extension is straightening a limb at a joint.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 578
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
2. A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to
her mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for
her to move her hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
ANS: A
Flexion, or bending a limb at a joint, is required to move the hand to the mouth.
Extension is straightening a limb at a joint. Moving a limb toward the midline
,of the body is called adduction; abduction is moving a limb away from the
midline of the body.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 578
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
3. The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
ANS: A
Joints are the functional units of the musculoskeletal system because they
permit the mobility needed to perform the activities of daily living. The
skeleton (bones) is the framework of the body. The other options are not
correct.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 577
, MSC: Client Needs: General
4. When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that
hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow.
ANS: D
The musculoskeletal system functions to encase and protect the inner vital
organs, to support the body, to produce red blood cells in the bone marrow
(hematopoiesis), and to store minerals. The other options are not correct.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 577
MSC: Client Needs: General
5. Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the
joint and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:
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Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him
to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called:
a. Flexion.
b. Abduction.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension.
,ANS: C
Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is called adduction; moving a
limb away from the midline of the body is called abduction. Flexion is bending
a limb at a joint; and extension is straightening a limb at a joint.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 578
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
2. A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to
her mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for
her to move her hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
ANS: A
Flexion, or bending a limb at a joint, is required to move the hand to the mouth.
Extension is straightening a limb at a joint. Moving a limb toward the midline
,of the body is called adduction; abduction is moving a limb away from the
midline of the body.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 578
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
3. The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
ANS: A
Joints are the functional units of the musculoskeletal system because they
permit the mobility needed to perform the activities of daily living. The
skeleton (bones) is the framework of the body. The other options are not
correct.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 577
, MSC: Client Needs: General
4. When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that
hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow.
ANS: D
The musculoskeletal system functions to encase and protect the inner vital
organs, to support the body, to produce red blood cells in the bone marrow
(hematopoiesis), and to store minerals. The other options are not correct.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 577
MSC: Client Needs: General
5. Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the
joint and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:
