NR 509 Week 3 Quiz Updated 2024/2025 Questions &
Correct Answers Graded A+
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.
c. Adduction.
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
a. Flexion
The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
a. Joints.
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that
hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow.
d. Bone marrow.
Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint
and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:
a. Bursa.
b... Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments.
d. Ligaments.
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The
nurse is aware that to jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
a... Inversion.
b. Supination..
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction.
d. Circumduction.
,The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
a. Intervertebral foramen.
b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurse's fingers should be placed in
the depression __________ of the ear.
a. Distal to the helix
b... Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus
c. Anterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
a. 5 lumbar.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
a. 5 lumbar.
An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross
the __________ vertebra.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic
b. Fourth lumbar
The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are shock absorbers in his back to
cushion the spine and to help it move. The nurse is referring to his:
a. Vertebral column.
b. Nucleus pulposus.
c. Vertebral foramen.
d. Intervertebral disks.
d. Intervertebral disks.
The nurse is providing patient education for a man who has been diagnosed with
a rotator cuff injury. The nurse knows that a rotator cuff injury involves the:
a. Nucleus pulposus.
b... Articular processes..
c. Medial epicondyle.
d. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Glenohumeral joint.
During an interview the patient states, "I can feel this bump on the top of both of
my shoulders—it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse
should tell the patient that it is his:
a. Subacromial bursa.
b. Acromion process.
, c. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus.
b. Acromion process.
The nurse is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the
knee is capable of which movement(s)?
a. Flexion and extension
b. Supination and pronation
c. Circumduction
d. Inversion and eversion
a. Flexion and extension
A patient is visiting the clinic for an evaluation of a swollen, painful knuckle. The
nurse notices that the knuckle above his ring on the left hand is swollen and that
he is unable to remove his wedding ring. This joint is called the _________ joint.
a. Interphalangeal
b. Tarsometatarsal
c. Metacarpophalangeal
d. Tibiotalar
c. Metacarpophalangeal
The nurse is assessing a patient's ischial tuberosity. To palpate the ischial
tuberosity, the nurse knows that it is best to have the patient:
a. Standing.
b. Flexing the hip.
c. Flexing the knee.
d. Lying in the supine position.
b. Flexing the hip.
The nurse is examining the hip area of a patient and palpates a flat depression on
the upper, lateral side of the thigh when the patient is standing. The nurse
interprets this finding as the:
a. Ischial tuberosity.
b. Greater trochanter.
c. Iliac crest.
d. Gluteus maximus muscle.
b. Greater trochanter.
The ankle joint is the articulation of the tibia, fibula, and:
a. Talus.
b... Cuboid.
c. Calcaneus.
d. Cuneiform bones.
a. Talus.
The nurse is explaining the mechanism of the growth of long bones to a mother
of a toddler. Where does lengthening of the bones occur?
a. Bursa
b. Calcaneus
c. Epiphyses
d. Tuberosities
c. Epiphyses
Correct Answers Graded A+
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.
c. Adduction.
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
a. Flexion
The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
a. Joints.
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that
hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow.
d. Bone marrow.
Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint
and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:
a. Bursa.
b... Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments.
d. Ligaments.
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The
nurse is aware that to jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
a... Inversion.
b. Supination..
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction.
d. Circumduction.
,The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
a. Intervertebral foramen.
b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurse's fingers should be placed in
the depression __________ of the ear.
a. Distal to the helix
b... Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus
c. Anterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
a. 5 lumbar.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
a. 5 lumbar.
An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross
the __________ vertebra.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic
b. Fourth lumbar
The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are shock absorbers in his back to
cushion the spine and to help it move. The nurse is referring to his:
a. Vertebral column.
b. Nucleus pulposus.
c. Vertebral foramen.
d. Intervertebral disks.
d. Intervertebral disks.
The nurse is providing patient education for a man who has been diagnosed with
a rotator cuff injury. The nurse knows that a rotator cuff injury involves the:
a. Nucleus pulposus.
b... Articular processes..
c. Medial epicondyle.
d. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Glenohumeral joint.
During an interview the patient states, "I can feel this bump on the top of both of
my shoulders—it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse
should tell the patient that it is his:
a. Subacromial bursa.
b. Acromion process.
, c. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus.
b. Acromion process.
The nurse is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the
knee is capable of which movement(s)?
a. Flexion and extension
b. Supination and pronation
c. Circumduction
d. Inversion and eversion
a. Flexion and extension
A patient is visiting the clinic for an evaluation of a swollen, painful knuckle. The
nurse notices that the knuckle above his ring on the left hand is swollen and that
he is unable to remove his wedding ring. This joint is called the _________ joint.
a. Interphalangeal
b. Tarsometatarsal
c. Metacarpophalangeal
d. Tibiotalar
c. Metacarpophalangeal
The nurse is assessing a patient's ischial tuberosity. To palpate the ischial
tuberosity, the nurse knows that it is best to have the patient:
a. Standing.
b. Flexing the hip.
c. Flexing the knee.
d. Lying in the supine position.
b. Flexing the hip.
The nurse is examining the hip area of a patient and palpates a flat depression on
the upper, lateral side of the thigh when the patient is standing. The nurse
interprets this finding as the:
a. Ischial tuberosity.
b. Greater trochanter.
c. Iliac crest.
d. Gluteus maximus muscle.
b. Greater trochanter.
The ankle joint is the articulation of the tibia, fibula, and:
a. Talus.
b... Cuboid.
c. Calcaneus.
d. Cuneiform bones.
a. Talus.
The nurse is explaining the mechanism of the growth of long bones to a mother
of a toddler. Where does lengthening of the bones occur?
a. Bursa
b. Calcaneus
c. Epiphyses
d. Tuberosities
c. Epiphyses
