Exam 24: Musculoskeletal System

The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are "shock absorbers" in his back to cushion the spine and to help it move.The nurse is referring to his:

Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column,there are:

A 68-year-old woman has come in for an assessment of her rheumatoid arthritis,and the nurse notes raised,firm,nontender nodules at the olecranon bursa and along the ulna.These nodules are most commonly diagnosed as:

A patient has been diagnosed with a ganglion cyst over the dorsum of his left wrist.He asks the nurse,"What is this thing?" The nurse's best answer is:

During an interview,a patient states,"I can feel this bump on the top of both of my shoulders-it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse should tell her:

Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:

A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth.The nurse knows that for the patient to move her hand to her mouth,she must perform the following movement:

A patient is complaining of pain in his joints that is worse in the morning,is better after he has moved around for a while,and then gets worse again if he sits for long periods of time.The nurse suspects that he may have:

The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope.The nurse knows that to jump rope,one's shoulder has to be capable of:

The nurse documents hearing a 'click' when performing the McMurray test.The nurse is aware that this signifies:

The nurse is examining a 3-month-old infant.While holding her thumbs on the infant's inner mid-thighs and her fingers outside on the hips,touching the greater trochanter,the nurse adducts the infant's legs until her thumbs touch and then abducts the legs until the knees touch the table.The nurse does not note any "clunking" sounds,and is confident to record a:

The ankle joint is the articulation of the tibia,the fibula,and the: