Module 7

Question 1

While you are putting wood into your wood stove, your hand comes in contact with the hot surface. Your body responds by pulling your hand away from the heat. How is this action accomplished?

Answer 1

One or more skeletal muscles receive a signal from the brain to contract.

Question 2

Your secondary assessment of a patient who is complaining of pain in their right leg reveals an opening in the skin where the fractured tibia broke through the skin and retreated back into the leg. You would recognize this injury as a(n):

Answer 2

open fracture.

Question 3

The outermost part of a bone is a tough lining known as:

Answer 3

the periosteum.

Question 4

The inside layer of a joint capsule where cells make a viscous fluid for lubricating the joint is the:

Answer 4

synovium.

Question 5

Which of the following terms does not describe a type of joint?
-Post
-Ball-and-socket
-Slightly moveable
-Hinge

Answer 5

Post

Question 6

Which of the following functions is not one of the several functions of bones?
1Providing structure and form for body tissues
2Responding to sensory nerve stimulation to protect skin and other tissues
3Protecting vital organs
4Producing red blood cells

Answer 6

Responding to sensory nerve stimulation to protect skin and other tissues

Question 7

A fracture of a bone will cause bleeding, and a hematoma forms around the fracture site. Over the next several weeks, this hematoma organizes into a substance called:

Answer 7

a callus.

Question 8

Which of the following statements would you make to the parent of a 10-year-old snowboarder who took a hard fall and complains of some discomfort in a wrist that is slightly swollen but has no deformity?
“The child needs to be medically evaluated to ensure there is not a fracture.”

“This is probably a pathologic fracture.”

“It’s probably just a sprain.”

“This looks like an open fracture.

Answer 8

“The child needs to be medically evaluated to ensure there is not a fracture.”

Question 9

Which of the following statements about skeletal (voluntary) muscles is true?
They have the ability to cause movement by extending.

They generally connect to the skeletal system.

They make up less mass in the body than do involuntary muscles.

They are mostly located on the torso of the body.

Answer 9

They generally connect to the skeletal system.

Question 10

Which of the following musculoskeletal tissues does not heal well?
Ligament

Cartilage

Muscle

Tendon

Answer 10

Cartilage

Question 11

An example of a joint that permits very little movement of the bones involved is the:
-elbow.
-acromioclavicular.
-hip
-shoulder.

Answer 11

acromioclavicular

Question 12

The most commonly dislocated joint in the body is:

Answer 12

the shoulder.

Question 13

Which of the following statements about musculoskeletal injuries is true?
A dislocation occurs when a bone that forms part of a joint is broken.

A sprain is an injury to a joint that involves the stretching or tearing of ligaments.

A fracture occurs when a tendon connecting a muscle to a bone is overstretched and becomes injured.

Strains are injuries that occur to ligaments and to the joints to which they are attached.

Answer 13

A sprain is an injury to a joint that involves the stretching or tearing of ligaments

Question 14

Which of the following statements about musculoskeletal injuries is true?
A dislocation occurs when a bone that forms part of a joint is broken.

A sprain is an injury to a joint that involves the stretching or tearing of ligaments.

A fracture occurs when a tendon connecting a muscle to a bone is overstretched and becomes injured.

Strains are injuries that occur to ligaments and to the joints to which they are attached.

Answer 14

A sprain is an injury to a joint that involves the stretching or tearing of ligaments.

Question 15

The type of muscle found in the forearm is:

Answer 15

skeletal muscle.

Question 16

Your patient fell 20 feet onto their shoulder. Which of the following signs or symptoms indicates the highest probability that the humerus has been fractured?
1Angulation
2Decreased sensation in the right hand
3Pain in the right upper arm
4Swelling in the upper arm

Answer 16

Angulation

Question 17

You respond to a 9-year-old who was injured in the terrain park. They are complaining of pain in their right wrist. Upon examination, you note deformity and swelling of the right wrist, pinkness of the right hand, and a strong radial pulse. Which of the following actions would be part of the proper care for this child?
Apply a cold pack to the wrist to reduce swelling.

Massage the wrist gently to decrease the pain.

Straighten the wrist to promote blood flow to the hand.

Maintain the wrist below the level of the heart to decrease swelling.

Answer 17

Apply a cold pack to the wrist to reduce swelling.

Question 18

The most frequent injury in skiing is a:

Answer 18

knee sprain.

Question 19

Your friend tells you that they want to try snowboarding. They are concerned about their safety and asks you which type of fracture is most common in snowboarders. You learned in your OEC training that this injury involves the:

Answer 19

radius.

Question 20

You are treating a patient who is complaining of moderate pain in the right knee. The knee is swollen, discolored, and flexed about 45 degrees. CMS is intact. How would you treat this patient?

Answer 20

Splint the knee in the position found before moving the patient.