CH. 18 & 77 Musculoskeletal System & Disorders IN BASIC NURSING

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - CHAPTER 18

What information should be included in a discussion about long bones?

• They assume a cube shape

• Their length is greater than their width

• They afford the body additional strength

• They provide support for the body with support

• Their broad surfaces allow for muscles to attach

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

• Skull

• Rib cage

• Extremities

• Appendages

• Vertebral column

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

• Fractured both femurs in a skiing accident

• Experienced injury to several thoracic vertebrae

• Chronic kidney failure

• Hemophilia

• Cardiovascular disease

What is the range of movement for a ginglymus joint?

• Allows movement in only one plane

• Slides against another bone

• Moves within a cup-shaped depression in the other bone

• Movement that can be shifted in several directions

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

• Neck

• Anterior chest

• Small of the back

• Pelvis

Which information should the nurse include when discussing the spinal deformity called kyphosis?

• Most common in women

• Most common during adolescence

• Often caused by osteoporosis

• Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

• Commonly referred to as a “humpback”

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

• They allow for newborn skull growth

• Initially they are made of membranous material

• They allow for the normal increase in brain size

• They present as firm areas of the newborn's skull when palpated

• They allow for the newborn's head to conform to the shape and size of the birth canal

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

• Facial palsy

• Clubbed foot

• Intestinal blockage

• Right-sided heart failure

What is the function of skeletal muscles?

• Locomotion

• Motion inside body organs

• Propelling blood through the heart

• Movement through most body structures

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

• Contractility

• Extensibility

• Elasticity

• Irritability