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NURS 5220 ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 LATEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
Which is an effect of increased levels of hormones in the pregnant
woman?
A. Muscle weakness
B. Increased elasticity of ligaments
C. Joint tenderness
D. Osteoporosis - ANSWER-B. Increased elasticity of ligaments
Increased hormone levels contribute to the elasticity of
ligaments and softening of the cartilage in the pelvis at about
12 to 20 weeks of gestation.
During fetal development, bone develops from:
A. ligaments and tendons.
B. calcified cartilage.
C. specialized muscle fibers that calcify.
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D. bursae cavities that enlarge and harden. - ANSWER-B.
calcified cartilage.
During fetal development, the skeletal system emerges from
embryologic connective tissues to form cartilage that
calcifies and eventually becomes bone.
Which condition may a woman develop during pregnancy to
compensate for the enlarging uterus and shift her center of gravity
over the lower extremities?
A. Lordosis
B. Kyphosis
C. Contracture
Genu valgum - ANSWER-A. Lordosis
As the fetus grows, lordosis (inward curvature of the lower
spine) occurs in an effort to shift the center of gravity back
over the lower extremities.
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Changes in bone density occur in older adults as a result of which
normal age change?
A. Bone resorption is less than bone deposition.
B. Bone deposition is less than bone resorption.
C. Cartilage calcification is increased.
D. Fibrosis of connective tissue increases. - ANSWER-B. Bone
deposition is less than bone resorption.
For menopausal women, decreased estrogen increases bone
resorption and decreases calcium deposition, resulting in
bone loss and decreased bone density.
Which factor results in bony prominences becoming more
apparent in older adults?
A. Increased calcium deposits
B. Decreased bursae function
C. Loss of subcutaneous tissue
D. Increased bone deposition - ANSWER-C. Loss of
subcutaneous tissue
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Bony prominences become more apparent with the loss of
subcutaneous fat.
During inspection of the muscles of a male construction worker,
you notice that his upper extremities are slightly asymmetrical
with the right arm slightly larger than his left. Previous
observations have led you to conclude that he is right dominant.
Based on this information, you may safely conclude that:
A. his right extremity is affected by an inflammatory process.
B. his left extremity is suffering from a muscle-wasting process.
C. this is a perfectly normal finding and requires no further follow-
up.
D. there is the possibility of damage to motor neurons controlling
the left extremity. - ANSWER-C. this is a perfectly normal finding
and requires no further follow-up.
Persons such as athletes who use the dominant arm almost
exclusively in their activities (e.g., pitchers and tennis
players) may have some discrepancy in circumference.
NURS 5220 ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 LATEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
Which is an effect of increased levels of hormones in the pregnant
woman?
A. Muscle weakness
B. Increased elasticity of ligaments
C. Joint tenderness
D. Osteoporosis - ANSWER-B. Increased elasticity of ligaments
Increased hormone levels contribute to the elasticity of
ligaments and softening of the cartilage in the pelvis at about
12 to 20 weeks of gestation.
During fetal development, bone develops from:
A. ligaments and tendons.
B. calcified cartilage.
C. specialized muscle fibers that calcify.
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D. bursae cavities that enlarge and harden. - ANSWER-B.
calcified cartilage.
During fetal development, the skeletal system emerges from
embryologic connective tissues to form cartilage that
calcifies and eventually becomes bone.
Which condition may a woman develop during pregnancy to
compensate for the enlarging uterus and shift her center of gravity
over the lower extremities?
A. Lordosis
B. Kyphosis
C. Contracture
Genu valgum - ANSWER-A. Lordosis
As the fetus grows, lordosis (inward curvature of the lower
spine) occurs in an effort to shift the center of gravity back
over the lower extremities.
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Changes in bone density occur in older adults as a result of which
normal age change?
A. Bone resorption is less than bone deposition.
B. Bone deposition is less than bone resorption.
C. Cartilage calcification is increased.
D. Fibrosis of connective tissue increases. - ANSWER-B. Bone
deposition is less than bone resorption.
For menopausal women, decreased estrogen increases bone
resorption and decreases calcium deposition, resulting in
bone loss and decreased bone density.
Which factor results in bony prominences becoming more
apparent in older adults?
A. Increased calcium deposits
B. Decreased bursae function
C. Loss of subcutaneous tissue
D. Increased bone deposition - ANSWER-C. Loss of
subcutaneous tissue
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Bony prominences become more apparent with the loss of
subcutaneous fat.
During inspection of the muscles of a male construction worker,
you notice that his upper extremities are slightly asymmetrical
with the right arm slightly larger than his left. Previous
observations have led you to conclude that he is right dominant.
Based on this information, you may safely conclude that:
A. his right extremity is affected by an inflammatory process.
B. his left extremity is suffering from a muscle-wasting process.
C. this is a perfectly normal finding and requires no further follow-
up.
D. there is the possibility of damage to motor neurons controlling
the left extremity. - ANSWER-C. this is a perfectly normal finding
and requires no further follow-up.
Persons such as athletes who use the dominant arm almost
exclusively in their activities (e.g., pitchers and tennis
players) may have some discrepancy in circumference.
