Lippincott mobility questions with correct answers

what is the purpose of bursa? - Answer It is a fluid-filled sac that preventions friction on a tendon A client has tendon damage. What will the nurse teach the client about the function of tendons? - Answer Tendons connect muscles and bones The major stimulus for calcitonin synthesis is the release of an increase in which chemical element? - Answer Calcium A client presents with a fracture of a short bone. What is the most likely location of the client's fracture? - Answer wrist or ankle During the first two decades of life, the skeleton undergoes general overall growth. Select the structure that promotes this process. - Answer Epiphyseal growth plate most joints in the body are what kind of joints - Answer synovial joints While reviewing the bones in anatomy class, the instructor discusses this type of bone that protects the underlying structures. A good example of a flat bone is: - Answer the skull, ribcage, scapula The faculty member knows the student understands the function of bone cells when the student states - Answer "Osteoblasts are bone-building cells that synthesize and secrete the organic matrix of bone."