Musculoskeletal

Question 1

What is cartilage

Answer 1

A vascular connective tissue

Question 2

Cartilage and ligaments are ___, ____, and flexible

Answer 2

Tough

Firm

Question 3

What types of joints are there

Answer 3

Synovial

Non/synovial

Question 4

What unites joints?

Answer 4

Fibrous tissue

Question 5

How much of the body weight is muscle

Answer 5

40-50%

Question 6

What are the 3 types of muscle

Answer 6

Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth

Question 7

Tendons do what?

Answer 7

Attach muscle to bone

Question 8

What is a tendon made of

Answer 8

Strong fibres

Question 9

How many vertebrae in the spine

Answer 9

33

Question 10

What can happen if there’s too much compression on a cervical disc

Answer 10

Disc damage
Nerve damage
Pain

Question 11

How do you inspect the cervical spine

Answer 11

Check alignment of head and neck

Question 12

What is lordosis

Answer 12

Inward curve of the spine

Often with pregnant women

Question 13

You should palpate the temporomandibular joint when the patient ____________________.

Answer 13

Opens their jaw

Question 14

Inspect elbows when patient ________

Answer 14

Flexes and extends

Question 15

What sides of the wrist do you inspect

Answer 15

Dorsal and palmar

Question 16

What joints do you palpate in the hands and wrist

Answer 16

Palpate each joint

Question 17

What is radial/ulnar deviation

Answer 17

How far the wrist bends to the radial or ulnar sides

Question 18

What tests check for carpal tunnel

Answer 18

Phalen’s test

Tinel’s sign

Question 19

Inspect the hips when patient is in which position

Answer 19

Standing

Question 20

What position do you palpate the hips

Answer 20

Supine

Question 21

What positions do you inspect the ankle and feet

Answer 21

Standing
Walking
Sitting

Question 22

What do you palpate in the ankle and feet

Answer 22

The joints

Question 23

What is a contracture

Answer 23

Shortening of the muscle leading to limited ROM

Question 24

What is a dislocation

Answer 24

One or more bones out of position

Question 25

What is subluxation?

Answer 25

Partial dislocation

Question 26

What is Ankylossis

Answer 26

Stiffness or fixation

Question 27

Where do you palpate the spinous process

Answer 27

The C7 and T1 vertebrae

Question 28

Motion exercises for cervical spine

Answer 28

Chin to chest
Lift chin
Ear to shoulder
Turn chin to each shoulder

Question 29

Health history questions for musculoskeletal

Answer 29

1/2/3. Any pain, stiffness, swelling heat or redness in the joints?

4. Any limitations of movement?
5. Any muscle pain or cramping?
6. Any bone or joint deformities?
7. Any accidents or trauma to bones?
8. Ever experienced back pain?
9. Any problems with activities of daily living? (Bathing, using toilet, dressing, grooming, eating, mobility or communicating).

Question 30

Physical examination of cervical spine what do you inspect for?

Answer 30

Size
Contour
Masses
Deformity

Question 31

When checking neck motion you should apply ___________

Answer 31

Opposing force

Question 32

Major abnormalities with cervical spine

Answer 32

Hard muscles with muscle spasm
Limited ROM
Pain with movement
Unable to maintain flexion

Question 33

What motions do you use to check shoulders

Answer 33

Forward flexion
Hyperextension
Internal rotation

Question 34

A difference in shoulder elevation and in level of scapulae and iliac crests (hips) occur with what?

Answer 34

Scoliosis

Question 35

Uses for the musculoskeletal system

Answer 35

Standing erect
Movement
Protection
RBC production
Calcium and phosphorus storage