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Miami Dade College, Miami - MED SURG 1211Practice questions for Quiz 4

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Davis Chapter 52 Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function ____ 1. The nurse is preparing information about bone health for a community fair. What part of the bone should the nurse identify as containi... ng living bone cells? 1) Nerves 2) Collagen 3) Osteoblasts 4) Blood vessels 3 The living cells contain osteoblasts or the cells that help form bone. ____ 2. A patient has a muscle that has been torn from the bone. Which structure has been injured in this patient? 1) Fascia 2) Tendon 3) Cartilage 4) Ligament 2 Skeletal muscle consists of bundles of muscle fibers called fasciculi and are attached to a bone by a fibrous cord known as a tendon. ____ 3. A patient is experiencing bursitis of the hip. What physical finding should the nurse expect to assess in this patient? 1) Muscle edema 2) Shortened limb 3) Hip contracture 4) Pain with movement 4 A bursa is a fluid-filled sac lined with synovial tissue. It acts as a cushion between tendons, skin, or ligaments and bones to facilitate the friction-free movement between soft and hard bone. ____ 4. The nurse is preparing teaching material on the musculoskeletal system. What should the nurse include about the function of short bones? 1) Produces blood cells 2) Controls movement of the body 3) Provides stability with little movement 4) Controls contraction of organs and blood vessels 3 The primary function of short bones is to provide stability with little movement. ____ 5. The nurse is assessing a patient’s vertebral column. What term best describes the function of the joints between the vertebrae? 1) Meiosis 2) Diarthrosis 3) Synarthrosis 4) Amphiarthrosis 4 Amphiarthrosis describes a joint that permits slight movement like between the vertebrae. Diarthrosis describes a joint that permits a variety of movements. An example is the shoulder. Synarthrosis describes a joint that limits movement such as the skull sutures. ____ 6. A patient has a low level of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). How will this affect the musculoskeletal system? 1) Reduces bone growth 2) Initiates the growth of bone 3) Slows the rate of bone destruction [Show More]

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