Foundations of Nursing Practice
2nd Edition

Multiple choice answers

Chapter 8

1. Smooth muscle is found

A) In the walls of the heart (False)
B) In the muscle layers of the body's internal organs (True)
C) Attached to the bones of the skeleton by tendons (False)


2. Compact bone is

A) The hard, dense, outer shell of a bone (True)
B) In the middle of a bone (False)
C) Spongy and also known as cancellous bone (False)


3.Cartilage is

A) Found at the end of bones (True)
B) A substance that links bones together (False)
C) A membrane that contains synovial fluid (False)


4) Hinge joints are synovial joints. Hinge joints are found in the:

A) hips and shoulder (False)
B) vertebral column (False)
C) Elbows and knees (True)


5) An example of a first order lever is the neck joint. In this type of lever

A) The fulcrum is placed between the load and the effort (True)
B) The load is placed between the fulcrum and the effort (False)
C) The effort is in the middle between the fulcrum and the load (False)

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