NUR 245 exam 4 test bank Questions With
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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.
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
flexion
,The functional units of the musculoskeletal system
are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
joints
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the
nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidneys
d. bone marrow
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.
ligaments
,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.
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
temporomandibular joint
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
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.
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
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.
intervertebral disks
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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.
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
flexion
,The functional units of the musculoskeletal system
are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
joints
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the
nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidneys
d. bone marrow
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.
ligaments
,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.
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
temporomandibular joint
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
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.
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
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.
intervertebral disks
