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Chapter 24 Question and answers 100% correct A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the centre of his body. This movement is called: a. Flexion b. Abduction c. Adduction d. Extension - correct answer ANS: C Moving an extrem...

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Chapter 24: Musculoskeletal System
A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him
to move his arm
in toward the centre of his body. This movement is called:
a.
Flexion
b.
Abduction
c.
Adduction
d.
Extension - correct answer ✔ANS: C
Moving an extremity toward the midline of the body is called adduction;
moving an extremity
away from the midline of the body is called abduction. Flexion is bending an
extremity at a
joint; and extension is straightening an extremity at a joint


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 answer ✔ANS: A
Flexion, or bending an extremity at a joint, is required to move the hand to the
mouth.
Extension is straightening an extremity at a joint. Moving an extremity toward
the midline of
the body is called adduction; abduction is moving an extremity away from the
midline of the
body


The nurse is assessing a patient who reports having functional difficulty and
pain bending her
knees when climbing stairs. The nurse will assess the functional unit of the
musculoskeletal
system involved, which is the:
a.
Joint
b.
Bone
c.
Muscle
d.
Tendon - correct answer ✔ANS: A
Joints are the functional units of the musculoskeletal system because they
permit the mobility

,needed to perform the activities of daily living (ADLs). The skeleton (bones) is
the framework
of the body. The other options are not correct


During an interview with a patient with aplastic anemia, the nurse explains that
this condition
can cause fatigue because of decreased production of new red blood cells by
the
musculoskeletal system in the:
a.
Liver
b.
Spleen
c.
Kidneys
d.
Bone marrow - correct answer ✔ANS: D
The musculoskeletal system functions to produce red blood cells in bone
marrow
(hematopoiesis) and to store minerals. The other options are not correct


The nurse is assessing a patient who sprained his ankle playing soccer. The
nurse explains that
the fibrous bands which usually connect the medial and lateral malleolus and
strengthen that
joint have been stretched beyond their limits. The nurse identifies these bands
as:
a.

, Bursa
b.
Tendons
c.
Cartilage
d.
Ligaments - correct answer ✔ANS: D
Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the
joint and help
prevent movement in undesirable directions are called ligaments. The other
options are not
correct.


The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope.
The nurse is aware
that to jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
a.
Inversion
b.
Supination
c.
Protraction
d.
Circumduction - correct answer ✔ANS: D
Circumduction is defined as moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder.
The other options
are not correct.

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