Essentials #1
When assessing a patient with osteoarthritis, the healthcare provider looks for the following characteristic of this condition:
Bilateral joint swelling
Decreased grip strength
Joint crepitus
Waddling gait
There are 14 bones in human fingers. These bones are known as:
Phalanges
Identify the bone which is not a part of the cranium:
Maxilla
Vitamin D deficiency in an adult can cause the condition known as:
Osteomalacia
Foot drop is a common contracture. A contracture is:
A severe tightening of a flexor muscle
When teaching a patient with gout about disease management, the health care provider should include dietary instructions. Which food is allowed in the management of gout?
Anchovies
Bacon
Cherries
Sardines
The lower jaw bone is known as the:
Mandible
A fracture in the shaft of a long bone would be a break in which part of the bone?
Diaphysis
This type of fracture occurs when the broken bone protrudes through the skin.
Compound
Which of the following serves as a common intramuscular injection site, particularly in infants?
Vastus lateralis
The function of tendons is to connect:
Bones to bones
Bones to muscles
Ligaments to organs
Muscles to ligaments
The large, triangular bone commonly called the shoulder blade is the:
Scapula
Yellow marrow consists of fatty tissue also known as which of the following?
Adipose
Erythrocytes, also known as red blood cells, are produced in the:
Bone Marrow
Which of the following type of muscle is described as voluntary?
Skeletal
Which muscle action or movement involves increasing the angle between two bones, or straightening a body part?
Adduction Flexion
Extension
Flexion
Rotation
A patient is seen in the Emergency Room after falling out of a tree. The diagnosis is a broken back. Which bone is broken?
Humerus
Femur
Vertebrae
Tibia
Soft connective tissue membranes between the cranial bones at birth are:
Fontanelles
A softball player was seen in the Emergency Room after being hit in the face with a softball. She has a fractured cheekbone. This bone is also known as the:
Zygomatic
Identify the muscles that are located between the ribs and help move the ribs during breathing.
Intercostal
The bone that protects the brain is the:
Cranium
When teaching patients to use crutches, in order to prevent damage to the nerves and blood vessels in the armpit, patients should support their weight on which of the following?
Hands
The ends of long bones are covered in:
Cartilage
Identify the purpose of foramina (foramen).
Allows blood vessels and nerves to pass through bones
The muscle used, and the movement when you turn your head to the left and then to the right is:
Sternocleidomastoid, rotation