Deck 18: The Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

What information should be included in a discussion about long bones? Select all that apply.

A) They assume a cube shape
B) Their length is greater than their width
C) They afford the body additional strength
D) They provide support for the body with support
E) Their broad surfaces allow for muscles to attach

Answer 1

Their length is greater than their width
They afford the body additional strength
They provide support for the body with support

Question 2

A client has axial skeletal fractures. Which bones could possibly be broken in this client? Select all that apply.

A) Skull
B) Rib cage
C) Extremities
D) Appendages
E) Vertebral column

Answer 2

Skull
Rib cage
Vertebral column

Question 3

Which clients have issues related to red bone marrow? Select all that apply.

A) Fractured both femurs in a skiing accident
B) Experienced injury to several thoracic vertebrae
C) Chronic kidney failure
D) Hemophilia
E) Cardiovascular disease

Answer 3

Fractured both femurs in a skiing accident
Experienced injury to several thoracic vertebrae
Chronic kidney failure
Hemophilia

Question 4

What is the range of movement for a ginglymus joint?

A) Allows movement in only one plane
B) Slides against another bone
C) Moves within a cup-shaped depression in the other bone
D) Movement that can be shifted in several directions

Question 5

The medical history identifies that surgery has occurred in the lumbar vertebrae. The nurse should identify the location of a scar in which region?

A) Neck
B) Anterior chest
C) Small of the back
D) Pelvis

Question 6

Which information should the nurse include when discussing the spinal deformity called kyphosis? Select all that apply.

A) Most common in women
B) Most common during adolescence
C) Often caused by osteoporosis
D) Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
E) Commonly referred to as a "humpback"

Question 7

What information should the nurse include in a discussion that focuses on newborn fontanels? Select all that apply.

A) They allow for newborn skull growth
B) Initially they are made of membranous material
C) They allow for the normal increase in brain size
D) They present as firm areas of the newborn's skull when palpated
E) They allow for the newborn's head to conform to the shape and size of the birth canal

Question 8

Which condition is a result of a dysfunction of smooth muscles?

A) Facial palsy
B) Clubbed foot
C) Intestinal blockage
D) Right-sided heart failure

Question 9

What is the function of skeletal muscles?

A) Locomotion
B) Motion inside body organs
C) Propelling blood through the heart
D) Movement through most body structures

Question 10

A muscle cannot respond to appropriate nerve stimuli. Which muscle characteristic is impaired?

A) Contractility
B) Extensibility
C) Elasticity
D) Irritability

Question 11

What occurs to a muscle during isometric exercising?

A) Shorten and thicken the muscle, causing movement
B) Involves a long period of less than maximum exertion
C) Mostly fast twitch muscle fibers are used, at close to maximum contraction strength
D) Increase muscle tension

Question 12

Which basic body function is possible because of voluntary muscle control?

A) Maintaining body in upright position
B) Maintaining effective respiration
C) Performing digestion processes
D) Performing elimination processes

Question 13

What vitamin should the nurse encourage the client to increase in the diet to minimize the risk of osteomalacia?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Question 14

Which factors are important in the generation of body heat? Select all that apply.

A) Involuntary muscle activity
B) Cellular muscle activity of ATP
C) Oxygen
D) Glycolysis
E) Lactic acid

Question 15

What information should the nurse include in a discussion about tendons?

A) There are the ends of muscle fascia lengthened into tough cords
B) Responsible for connecting skeletal parts
C) Strong fibrous bands
D) Responsible for support of internal organs and other structures

Question 16

Which ligament attaches the rectus abdominus muscle to the pubic bone?

A) Henle's ligament
B) Cruciate ligaments
C) Arcuate ligament
D) Medial ligament

Question 17

What vertebrae ensures that the head can turn freely?

A) Atlas
B) Axis
C) Sacrum
D) Coccyx

Question 18

Which injury involves the possible damage to a fixed joint?

A) A contusion to the knee
B) A fractured jaw
C) A blow to the head
D) A sprained ankle

Question 19

What is the expected shape of the anterior fontanel in newborn babies?

A) Flat
B) Diamond
C) Cube
D) Triangular

Question 20

A client who has been bedridden for a week reports a backache. Which intervention could the nurse perform to alleviate the client's condition?

A) Recommend exercises for the client's back
B) Have the client stay in a position that does not cause pain
C) Have the client lie on the side with the knees flexed
D) Give the client a backrub

Question 21

Which condition affecting the musculoskeletal system is the result of normal aging?

A) Shortening of vertebral column
B) Occurrence of contractures
C) Osteomalacia
D) Scoliosis

Question 22

What term describes the formation of bone caused by an increase in calcified tissue?

A) Atrophy
B) Ossification
C) Reabsorption
D) Contractures