NR 509: ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT WEEK 3 QUIZ
WITH VERIFIED Q&A 2025/2026 - CHAMBERLAIN
Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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.
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
3. The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
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b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
4. When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place
in the:
a. Liver.
,b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow.
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.
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.
7. 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.
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
9. Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
a. 5 lumbar.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
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
11. 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.
12. The nurse is providing patient education for a man who has been diagnosed with a rotator
cuff injury. The nurse knows that a rotator cuff injury involves the:
a. Nucleus pulposus.
, b. Articular processes.
c. Medial epicondyle.
d. Glenohumeral joint.
13. During an interview the patient states, I can feel this bump on the top of both of my shoulders
it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be. The nurse should tell the patient that it is
his:
a. Subacromial bursa.
b. Acromion process.
c. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus.
14. The nurse is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the knee is
capable of which movement(s)?
a. Flexion and extension
b. Supination and pronation
c. Circumduction
d. Inversion and eversion
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