Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Nursing Care

PART B

6. The assumption of a prone position


7. Lateral movement of a body part away
   from the midline of the body


8. Backward bending of the hand or foot


9. Movement of the sole or foot outward


10. The state of being bent


11. A body part turning on its axis away
    from the midline of the body


12. Lateral movement of a body part toward
    the midline of the body


13. Movement of the sole of the foot inward


14. Movement of the distal part of the limb
    to trace a complete circle while the
    proximal end of the bone remains fixed


15. The assumption of a supine position


16. A body part turning on its axis toward
    the midline of the body


17. Flexion of the foot


18. The state of being in a straight line


19. The turning point of a body part on the
    axis provided by its joint
    Match the condition related to muscle mass
    listed in Part A with its definition listed in
    Part B.
    PART A
    a.Atrophy
    b.Hypertrophy
    c.Muscle tone
    d.Flaccidity
    e.Spasticity
    f.Paresis
    g.Hemiparesis
    h.Paraplegia
    i.Quadriplegia
    PART B


20. Increased muscle mass resulting from
    exercise or training


21. Increased tone that interferes with
    movement


22. Impaired muscle strength or weakness


23. Muscle mass that is decreased through
    disuse or neurologic impairment


24. Paralysis of the arms and legs


25. The slight residual tension that remains
    in a resting normal muscle with an
    intact nerve supply


26. Decreased tone that results from disuse
    or neurologic impairment


27. Weakness of half of the body

CORRECT THE FALSE STATEMENTS

Circle the word “true” or “false” that follows

the statement. If you circled “false,” change

the underlined word or words to make the

statement true. Place your answer in the space

provided.

1.The bones of the jaw and spinal column

would be classified as short bones.

True False

2.In a gliding joint, articular surfaces are flat;

flexion–extension and abduction–adduction

are permitted.

True False

3.Ligamentsare tough, fibrous bands that bind

joints together and connect bones and carti-

lage.

True False

4.It is a nerve impulsethat stimulates muscles

to contract.

True False

5.Body dynamicsare the efficient use of the

body as a machine and as a means of

locomotion.

True False

6.Tonusis the term used to describe the state of

slight contraction or the usual state of skele-

tal muscles.

True False

7.The narrowera base of support and the lower

the center of gravity, the greater the stability

of the object.

True False

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