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NR304 / NR-304 EXAM 2 (LATEST UPDATE 2025):
HEALTH ASSESSMENT II | COMPLETE GUIDE WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT - CHAMBERLAIN
Functions of Musculoskeletal System .....ANSWER.....Provides
structure and movement
Consists of bones, skeletal muscles, and joints
Allows body to stand erect and move
Supports and protects organs
Produces red blood cells
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Stores fat and minerals
Generates heat
Flexion .....ANSWER.....bending limb at joint
Extension .....ANSWER.....straightening limb at joint
abduction .....ANSWER.....moving limb away from mid-line of
body
adduction .....ANSWER.....moving limb toward mid-line of body
pronation .....ANSWER.....turning forearm so that palm is down
supination .....ANSWER.....turning forearm so that palm is up
circumduction .....ANSWER.....moving arm in circle around shoulder
inversion .....ANSWER.....moving sole of foot inward at ankle
eversion .....ANSWER.....moving sole of foot outward at ankle
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rotation .....ANSWER.....moving head around central axis
protraction .....ANSWER.....moving body part forward, parallel to
ground
retraction .....ANSWER.....moving body part backward, parallel
to ground
elevation .....ANSWER.....raising a body part
depression .....ANSWER.....lowering a body part
Musculoskeletal Developmental Considerations: Pediatric
.....ANSWER.....Infants observed for spontaneous movements
Fetal positioning may cause musculoskeletal anomalies
--Clavicle - Bone most frequently fractured during birth
--Congenital hip dislocation; girls; assessed till 1 year old
----Allis Test
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----Ortolani Maneuver * (most reliable)
----Barlow and Ortolani Tests
Newborns usually have flat feet
--Arches develop during the preschool period
Toddlers develop lumbar lordosis
Bone growth rapid during infancy and steady throughout
childhood; continues till age 20
"Bowlegged" legs apart (genu varum)
Normal for 1 year after child begins walking
"Knock knees" knees together (genu valgum)
NR304 / NR-304 EXAM 2 (LATEST UPDATE 2025):
HEALTH ASSESSMENT II | COMPLETE GUIDE WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT - CHAMBERLAIN
Functions of Musculoskeletal System .....ANSWER.....Provides
structure and movement
Consists of bones, skeletal muscles, and joints
Allows body to stand erect and move
Supports and protects organs
Produces red blood cells
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Stores fat and minerals
Generates heat
Flexion .....ANSWER.....bending limb at joint
Extension .....ANSWER.....straightening limb at joint
abduction .....ANSWER.....moving limb away from mid-line of
body
adduction .....ANSWER.....moving limb toward mid-line of body
pronation .....ANSWER.....turning forearm so that palm is down
supination .....ANSWER.....turning forearm so that palm is up
circumduction .....ANSWER.....moving arm in circle around shoulder
inversion .....ANSWER.....moving sole of foot inward at ankle
eversion .....ANSWER.....moving sole of foot outward at ankle
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rotation .....ANSWER.....moving head around central axis
protraction .....ANSWER.....moving body part forward, parallel to
ground
retraction .....ANSWER.....moving body part backward, parallel
to ground
elevation .....ANSWER.....raising a body part
depression .....ANSWER.....lowering a body part
Musculoskeletal Developmental Considerations: Pediatric
.....ANSWER.....Infants observed for spontaneous movements
Fetal positioning may cause musculoskeletal anomalies
--Clavicle - Bone most frequently fractured during birth
--Congenital hip dislocation; girls; assessed till 1 year old
----Allis Test
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----Ortolani Maneuver * (most reliable)
----Barlow and Ortolani Tests
Newborns usually have flat feet
--Arches develop during the preschool period
Toddlers develop lumbar lordosis
Bone growth rapid during infancy and steady throughout
childhood; continues till age 20
"Bowlegged" legs apart (genu varum)
Normal for 1 year after child begins walking
"Knock knees" knees together (genu valgum)
