NURS PATHO EXAM: Disorders of Musculoskeletal
Function;Trauma, Infection, Neoplasms QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2023 A+
Chapter 48
Joint damage limited to ligamentous attachment occurs in which condition?
A. Strain
B. Sprain
C. Dislocation
D. Loose bodies
Rationale: Involves the ligamentous structures surrounding the joint, pain and swelling subside
slowly
Which of the following complication of healing may lead to osteonecrosis?
A. Loss of skeletal continuity
B. Injury from bone fragments
C. Involvement of nerve fibers
D. Development of fat emboli
Rationale: Development of fat emboli potentially will cause an infarct resulting in tissue anoxia
and necrosis.
Which of the following tumor types would most likely metastasize?
A. Osteoma
B. Chondroma
C. Osteochondroma
D. Osteosarcoma
,NURS PATHO EXAM: Disorders of Musculoskeletal
Function;Trauma, Infection, Neoplasms QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2023 A+
Rationale: Osteosarcoma is the most aggressive type of malignant bone tumor.
Chapter 49
Disorders of Musculoskeletal Function: Developmental and Metabolic Disorders, Activity
Intolerance, and Fatigue
Is the following statement True or False?
Normal bone growth involves the formation of successive layers of new bone over the
epiphyseal end.
Rationale: As long bones grow in length, the deeper layers of cartilage cells in the growth plate
multiply and enlarge, pushing the articular cartilage farther away from the metaphysis and
diaphysis.
Which of the following conditions results from loss of bone mass?
A. Osteomalacia
B. Osteoporosis
C. Rickets
D. Osteopenia
Rationale: Skeletal disorder is characterized by the loss of bone mass and deterioration of the
architecture of cancellous bone.
Chapter 50
Disorders of Musculoskeletal Function: Rheumatic Disorders
, NURS PATHO EXAM: Disorders of Musculoskeletal
Function;Trauma, Infection, Neoplasms QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2023 A+
Is the following statement True or False?
Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition of individual joint deterioration and breakdown.
Rationale: Usually has an insidious onset marked by systemic manifestations such as fatigue,
anorexia, weight loss, and generalized aching and stiffness. It may involve joints sporadically or
progressively.
Which of the following conditions is caused by collagen deposition?
A. Rheumatoid arthritis
B. Systemic lupus erythematosus
C. Psoriatic arthritis
D. Systemic sclerosis
Rationale: Autoimmune disease of connective tissue characterized by excessive collagen
deposition in the skin and internal organs
Uric acid accumulation is involved in which condition?
A. Amyloidosis
B. Gout syndrome
C. Osteogenesis imperfecta
D. Diabetes mellitus
E. Hyperparathyroidism
Rationale: Gout Syndrome is the result of hyperuricemia.
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Function;Trauma, Infection, Neoplasms QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2023 A+
Chapter 48
Joint damage limited to ligamentous attachment occurs in which condition?
A. Strain
B. Sprain
C. Dislocation
D. Loose bodies
Rationale: Involves the ligamentous structures surrounding the joint, pain and swelling subside
slowly
Which of the following complication of healing may lead to osteonecrosis?
A. Loss of skeletal continuity
B. Injury from bone fragments
C. Involvement of nerve fibers
D. Development of fat emboli
Rationale: Development of fat emboli potentially will cause an infarct resulting in tissue anoxia
and necrosis.
Which of the following tumor types would most likely metastasize?
A. Osteoma
B. Chondroma
C. Osteochondroma
D. Osteosarcoma
,NURS PATHO EXAM: Disorders of Musculoskeletal
Function;Trauma, Infection, Neoplasms QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2023 A+
Rationale: Osteosarcoma is the most aggressive type of malignant bone tumor.
Chapter 49
Disorders of Musculoskeletal Function: Developmental and Metabolic Disorders, Activity
Intolerance, and Fatigue
Is the following statement True or False?
Normal bone growth involves the formation of successive layers of new bone over the
epiphyseal end.
Rationale: As long bones grow in length, the deeper layers of cartilage cells in the growth plate
multiply and enlarge, pushing the articular cartilage farther away from the metaphysis and
diaphysis.
Which of the following conditions results from loss of bone mass?
A. Osteomalacia
B. Osteoporosis
C. Rickets
D. Osteopenia
Rationale: Skeletal disorder is characterized by the loss of bone mass and deterioration of the
architecture of cancellous bone.
Chapter 50
Disorders of Musculoskeletal Function: Rheumatic Disorders
, NURS PATHO EXAM: Disorders of Musculoskeletal
Function;Trauma, Infection, Neoplasms QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2023 A+
Is the following statement True or False?
Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition of individual joint deterioration and breakdown.
Rationale: Usually has an insidious onset marked by systemic manifestations such as fatigue,
anorexia, weight loss, and generalized aching and stiffness. It may involve joints sporadically or
progressively.
Which of the following conditions is caused by collagen deposition?
A. Rheumatoid arthritis
B. Systemic lupus erythematosus
C. Psoriatic arthritis
D. Systemic sclerosis
Rationale: Autoimmune disease of connective tissue characterized by excessive collagen
deposition in the skin and internal organs
Uric acid accumulation is involved in which condition?
A. Amyloidosis
B. Gout syndrome
C. Osteogenesis imperfecta
D. Diabetes mellitus
E. Hyperparathyroidism
Rationale: Gout Syndrome is the result of hyperuricemia.
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