Musculoskeletal System Quiz

All of the following are part of the musculoskeletal system except

• bones.

• joints.

• cartilage.

• skin.

The sound or feel of broken bone fragments grinding together is referred to as

• crepitus.

• stridor.

• assonance.

• dissonance.

There are three kinds of muscle: voluntary, involuntary, and

• periosteum.

• flexible.

• cardiac.

• skeletal.

The bones of the upper extremities include all of the following except the

• radius.

• humerus.

• femur.

• carpal.

Tissues or fibers that cause movement of the body parts or organs are called

• periosteum.

• muscles.

• cartilage.

• tendons.

The mechanism that causes the crushed tissues and fractures found in a patient struck by a motor vehicle is

• direct force.

• indirect force.

• twisting force.

• rotational force.

An injury in which the skin over a fracture site is broken may be described as a(n)

• closed fracture.

• open injury.

• vertical injury.

• compromised injury.

An injury to a joint in which the bone ends become separated from each other is called a(n)

• dislocation.

• angulation.

• sprain.

• fracture.

The splints that are initially soft and pliable and are easily shaped for use with deformed extremities are called

• box splints.

• long bone splints.

• vacuum splints.

• traction splints.

After taking BSI precautions, exposing the area, and controlling any external bleeding, the next step in immobilizing a long bone fracture is

• replacing protruding bones.

• assessing distal PMS.

• measuring the splint.

• applying the splint.