Question 1

A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called:

Answers:

a. Flexion.

b. Abduction.

c. Adduction.

d. Extension.

Question 2

During an interview the patient states, “I can feel this bump on the top of both of my shoulders—it doesn’t hurt but I am curious about what it might be.” The nurse should tell the patient that it is his:

Answers:

a. Subacromial bursa.

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