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Health assessment, ch-22
Musculoskeletal System
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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. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: C
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: A
3. The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
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c. Muscles.
d. Tendons. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: A
4. When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that
hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: D
5. 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: D
6. The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The
nurse is aware that to jump rope, ones shoulder has to be capable of:
a. Inversion.
b. Supination.
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: D
7. The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
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a. Intervertebral foramen.
b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: C
8. To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurses 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: C
9. Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
a. 5 lumbar.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: A
10. 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: B
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Health assessment, ch-22
Musculoskeletal System
exam complete study guide
with updated answers get a
pass
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: C
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: A
3. The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
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c. Muscles.
d. Tendons. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: A
4. When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that
hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: D
5. 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: D
6. The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The
nurse is aware that to jump rope, ones shoulder has to be capable of:
a. Inversion.
b. Supination.
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: D
7. The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
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a. Intervertebral foramen.
b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: C
8. To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurses 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: C
9. Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
a. 5 lumbar.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical. - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: A
10. 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ANS: B
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