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NUR 2830 Exam 4 Questions With Correct Answers

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NUR 2830 Exam 4 Questions With Correct
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Cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Allows bones to slide over one another,
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reduces friction, prevents damage, absorbs shock.
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tendon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Connects muscle to bone
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ligament - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Connect bone to bone to stabilize joints and
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limit movement
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bursae - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fluid-filled sacs in areas of friction to cushion
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bones or ligaments that might rub against each other.
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meniscus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cartilage disk between bones to absorb shock
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and cushion joints.
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fascia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Flat sheets that line and protect muscle fibers,
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attach muscle to bone, and provide structure for nerves, blood vessels, and
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lymphatics.


fibrious joints - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-immovable ex: cranium
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cartilaginous joints - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-slightly movable Ex: symphysis pubis
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,Synovial joints: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-freely movable. 6 types: ball and socket,
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hinge, pivot, condyloid, saddle and gliding.
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are freely movable and they are located in the hip, elbow, knee, shoulder, wrist,
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and thumbs
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Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dec the angle b/w bones or brings bone together
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dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-bending the ankle so that the toes move
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toward the head | |




plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-moving the foot so that the toes move
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away from the head
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extension - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-inc the angle to a straight line or 0 degrees
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hyperextension - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-extension beyond the neutral position
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abduction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-movement of a part away from the center of
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the body
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adduction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-movement of a part toward the center of the
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body


rotation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-turning of the joint around a longitudinal axis
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,internal rotation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rotating an extremity medially along its
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axis


external rotation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rotating an extremity laterally along its
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axis


pronation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-turning the forearm so the palm is down
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supination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-turning the forearm so the palm is up
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circumduction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Circular motion that combines flexion,
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extension, abduction, and adduction.
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inversion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Turning the sole of the foot inward
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eversion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-turning the sole of the foot outward
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protraction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-moving a body part forward and parallel to
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the ground
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retraction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-moving a body part backward and parallel to
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the ground
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elevation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-moving a body part upward
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, depression - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-moving a body part downward
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opposition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-moving the thumb to touch the little finger
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Older adults muscle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-decreased bone density
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(osteoporosis)
inc bony prominences
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cartilage degeneration
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joint stiffness and lax ligaments
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muscle atrophy |




Common muscle symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pain or discomfort
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Weakness |




Stiffness or limited movement
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Deformity |




Lack of balance and coordination
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muscle assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-inspection and palpation
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ATONY - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-lack of normal muscle tone or strength
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hypotonicity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-diminished tone of the skeletal muscles
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