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lunatika

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The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
 
  a. Intervertebral foramen.
  b. Condyle of the mandible.
  c. Temporomandibular joint.
  d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone.

Question 2

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:
 
  a. Flexion.
  b. Abduction.
  c. Adduction.
  d. Extension.



Jordin Calloway

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is the temporomandibular joint. The other responses are not correct.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is called adduction; moving a limb away from the midline of the body is called abduction. Flexion is bending a limb at a joint; and extension is straightening a limb at a joint.



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