Exam 36: Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System

A nurse recalls that when a muscle acts as the prime mover,it is called the:

A nurse is preparing to teach the staff about bones.Which information should the nurse include? After puberty,the epiphyseal plate calcifies,and the epiphysis and _____ merge.

A clinician is preparing to teach about bone matrix.Which information should be included? The component of the bone matrix that gives bone tensile strength is:

While planning care for a patient with muscle problems,which information should the nurse remember? _____ ions directly control the contraction of muscles.

When a patient asks what the fuel for skeletal muscle contraction is,how should the nurse respond? The main energy source or fuel for skeletal muscle contraction is:

Which layer forms the fascicles in skeletal muscle?

The nurse observed the patient's muscle contracted,but the limb did not move.How should the nurse chart this muscle contraction?

Which statement indicates the nurse has a good understanding of joints? The joints between the teeth and the maxilla or mandible are examples of a:

Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of osteoblasts? Once their initial function is complete,osteoblasts become:

A patient has researched compact bones on the Internet.Which information indicates the patient has a good understanding of compact bone? The structures present in compact bone include the (select all that apply):

A nurse is preparing to teach about myofibrils.Which information should the nurse include? The structure of the contractile subunit of the myofibril is called the:

The nurse has a good understanding of bone matrix when he comments that the following molecules are part of the bone matrix? (Select all that apply.)

When a staff member asks the nurse about the contractile unit of a muscle,how should the nurse reply? The contractile unit of a muscle cell is called the:

Which of the following should the nurse include when discussing the different types of cartilaginous joints?

A nurse is discussing the different phases of bone remodeling.Which information should be included? Phase 2 of the bone remodeling cycle involves bone:

When the physical therapist is describing a freely movable joint,which term should be used?

An isolated muscle is believed to be a type II fiber.Which of the following should be observed by the nurse when the muscle is stimulated?

Which information indicates the staff member has a good understanding of bone classifications? The shapes that represent bone classifications include (select all that apply):

A staff member asks a nurse how blood gets to the bone.How should the nurse reply? Blood vessels penetrate to the inner structures of the bone via:

A nursing student wants to know during which stage actin binds to myosin.What is the nurse's best response? During: