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WorksheetsPrentice Ch. 9, Musculoskeletal & Nerve Trauma
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
For the following muscular injuries, which one is characterized by an extremely painful involuntary muscle contraction that occurs more often in the calf, abdomen, or hamstrings?
muscle strain
exercise-associated muscle cramps
muscle guarding
muscle spasms
exercise-induced muscle soreness
For the following muscular injuries, which one is characterized by a reflex reaction caused by trauma of the musculoskeletal system?
muscle strain
exercise-associated muscle cramps
muscle guarding
muscle spasms
exercise-induced muscle soreness
What structure is the most commonly overused problem associated with activity?
muscles
ligament
bursa
fascia
tendon
What is the name of a calcium formation in a large muscle due to repeated blows over the same area?
osteochondritis dissecans
contusion
stress fracture
myositis ossificans
myositis
What are the most significant risk factors for developing osteoarthritis?
previous injury and biomechanics
history of arthritis and gender
body joint and diet
nutrition and vitamins
age and genetics
What is classified as an example of an irregularly shaped bone?
scapulae
rib
vertebrae
ulna
Fibula
What type of fracture occurs when an athlete is hit on one side of the head and a fracture occurs on the side opposite of the point where the trauma was initiated?
blowout
serrated
depressed
contrecoup
stress
What is neurapraxia?
interruption in conduction of the impulse down the nerve fiber
numbness, prickling, or tingling of the nerve fiber
diminished sense of feeling of the nerve fiber
swelling of the nerve fiber
separation of the nerve fiber
A patient is complaining of a diminished sense of feeling since sustaining an injury to the hand. When writing a SOAP note, what medical term would be used to describe this symptom?
hyperesthesia
paresthesia
hypoesthesia
referred pain
neuritis
A cross-country runner is in the early stages of a stress fracture. How would the athlete describe the pain?
There is pain when active but not at rest.
There is pain when active and when at rest.
There is pain only at night.
There is pain only in the morning.
There is pain when at rest but not when active.
When a patient experiences pain at rest and can elicit a “jump sign” when pressure is applied directly on a specific point of skeletal muscle and/or fascia it could be identified as what?
active trigger point
fasciitis
referred pain
myofascial trigger point
trigger point
Before reducing a joint dislocation, what should be assessed first?
patient responsiveness and pain level
sensory, motor, and vascular status
pupillary response and skin temperature
pulse, vital signs, and reflex
fractures and subluxation
What bone is most likely to sustain a depressed fracture?
femur
lunate
calcaneus
parietal
metacarpal
What injuries are classified as repetitive stress and microtrauma?
a fractured femur
Achilles tendinopathy
Osgood-Schlatter disease
shin splints
patellar chondromalacia
The chronic degeneration of a tendon without inflammation is referred to as
tendonitis.
tendinosis.
tendinopathy.
crepitus.
tenosynovitis.
What is a bluish-purple discoloration of the skin?
erythema
hematoma
hemorrhaging
ecchymosis
cyanosis
What statement is true about a synovial joint?
They all contain disks, or meniscus.
The synovial membrane produces synovial fluid.
Synovial joints are only in the lower extremity.
Synovial joints are only in the upper extremity.
They all contain extra- and intracapsular ligaments.
What is the purpose of a bursa?
to provide a cushion and reduce friction between moving structures.
to lubricate joints and tendons
to pad the ends of bones and protect cartilage
to increase range of motions in joints
to add fluid to joints for motion
