Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System

Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

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.

 

 

ANS:  C

Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is called adduction; moving a limb away from the midline of the body is called abduction. Flexion is bending a limb at a joint; and extension is straightening a limb at a joint.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)             REF:   p. 578

MSC:  Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

 

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

 

 

ANS:  A

Flexion, or bending a limb at a joint, is required to move the hand to the mouth. Extension is straightening a limb at a joint. Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is called adduction; abduction is moving a limb away from the midline of the body.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)             REF:   p. 578

MSC:  Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

 

3. The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:

a.	Joints.
b.	Bones.
c.	Muscles.
d.	Tendons.

 

 

ANS:  A

Joints are the functional units of the musculoskeletal system because they permit the mobility needed to perform the activities of daily living. The skeleton (bones) is the framework of the body. The other options are not correct.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 577

MSC:  Client Needs: General

 

4. When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in the:

a.	Liver.
b.	Spleen.
c.	Kidneys.
d.	Bone marrow.

 

 

ANS:  D

The musculoskeletal system functions to encase and protect the inner vital organs, to support the body, to produce red blood cells in the bone marrow (hematopoiesis), and to store minerals. The other options are not correct.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 577

MSC:  Client Needs: General

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 577

MSC:  Client Needs: General