MDC 1 Exam 2
1. What is a long bone?
femur, humerus
2. What are short bones?
carpals and tarsals
3. What are flat bones?
scapula and skull
4. What are irregular bones?
inner ear, vertebrae
5. Where does the manufacturing of red blood cells happen?
bone marrow
6. What are some functions of the bone marrow?
supports muscle and tendons
assists in movement
protects vital organs
stores mineral salts
7. African American musculoskeletal system is different because?
-greater bone density than Europeans, Asians, and Hispanics
-Decreased incidence of osteoporosis
,8. Amish musculoskeletal system is different because?
greater incidence of dwarfism
9. Chinese Americans musculoskeletal system is different because?
bones are shorter and smaller with less bone density; increased incidence of
osteoporosis
10. Egyptian Americans musculoskeletal system is different because?
shorter in stature
11. Filipino musculoskeletal system is different because?
short in stature; adult height about 5 ft
12. Irish Americans musculoskeletal system is different because?
taller and broader; less bone density than Africans
13. Navajo Indians musculoskeletal systems are different because?
taller and thinner than other American Indians
14. What can you do for health promotion and maintenance?
-encourage vit. D and calcium (women)
-activity and exercise
avoid alcohol, tobacco
15. What information do you ask when taking a patient's nutritional history?
-good picture of their diet
-any risks for calcium/vitamin D deficiency
, -any risks for malabsorption
16. What info do you need for family history?
acquired and congenital diseases
it increases the patients risk
17. What do you gather when you ask for current health problems?
-signs and symptoms
-date and time onset
-factors that worsen or better
-course of the problem
-assess comfort level
(PQRST)
18. What is general survey?
observing the patient
19. What do you do when doing mobility and functional assessment?
-assess full ROM
-any dysfunction?
-palpate joints
-identify areas of pain
20. What do you look for when doing a neurovascular assessment?
-loss of sensation?
-color?
-temp?
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