A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asks the nurse, What is osteoporosis? The nurse ...

A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asks the nurse, What is osteoporosis? The nurse explains that osteoporosis is defined as:
 
  a. Increased bone matrix.
  b. Loss of bone density.
  c. New, weaker bone growth.
  d. Increased phagocytic activity.

Question 2

An 85-year-old patient comments during his annual physical examination that he seems to be getting shorter as he ages. The nurse should explain that decreased height occurs with aging because:
 
  a. Long bones tend to shorten with age.
  b. The vertebral column shortens.
  c. A significant loss of subcutaneous fat occurs.
  d. A thickening of the intervertebral disks develops.

Question 3

A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a change in her posture and is having lower back pain. The nurse tells her that during pregnancy, women have a posture shift to compensate for the enlarging fetus.
 
  This shift in posture is known as:
  a.
  Lordosis.
  b.
  Scoliosis.
  c.
  Ankylosis.
  d.
  Kyphosis.

Question 4

The nurse is explaining the mechanism of the growth of long bones to a mother of a toddler. Where does lengthening of the bones occur?
 
  a. Bursa
  b. Calcaneus
  c. Epiphyses
  d. Tuberosities

Question 5

The ankle joint is the articulation of the tibia, fibula, and:
 
  a. Talus.
  b. Cuboid.
  c. Calcaneus.
  d. Cuneiform bones.

Question 6

The nurse is examining the hip area of a patient and palpates a flat depression on the upper, lateral side of the thigh when the patient is standing. The nurse interprets this finding as the:
 
  a. Ischial tuberosity.
  b. Greater trochanter.
  c. Iliac crest.
  d. Gluteus maximus muscle.

Question 7

The nurse is assessing a patient's ischial tuberosity. To palpate the ischial tuberosity, the nurse knows that it is best to have the patient:
 
  a. Standing.
  b. Flexing the hip.
  c. Flexing the knee.
  d. Lying in the supine position.