Chapter 21: Musculoskeletal System

Chapter 21: Musculoskeletal System

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which joints are frequently moving articulations that are enclosed by a capsule of fibrous articular cartilage?

ANS:  D

Synovial articulations are freely moving joints that are enclosed by a compartment made up of cartilage and ligaments. Synarthroses are immovable joints. Synchondroses are immovable joints. Amphiarthroses are slightly movable.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 501

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

2. Fluid that lubricates articular cavities is called:

ANS:  B

Articular cavities are lined with synovial membrane, which secretes synovial fluid that provides lubrication for the joint to move. Blood does not act as a lubricant. Mucus should not be found in articular cavities. Cerumen is ear wax.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 501

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

3. Joints are held together by:

ANS:  B

Bones are held together within a joint by ligaments. Tendons attach muscle to bone, bones are not held together by muscles, and cartilage forms most of the joints in the adult skeleton and merely acts as a shock absorber.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 501

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

4. Bones are attached to muscles by:

ANS:  A

Tendons attach muscle to bone. Ligaments attach bone to bone. Muscles are not bound together by other muscles. Cartilage helps in the production of new bone and acts as an insulator for bones in joints.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 501

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

5. An increase in muscle tone is known as:

ANS:  C

An increase in muscle tone is referred to as spasticity.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 511

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation