TEAS Muscular System Practice Questions

TEAS 7 Science · Human Anatomy & Physiology

Expect questions on the three muscle types and how a muscle actually contracts.

What the TEAS tests on Muscular System

  • Skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle — voluntary vs. involuntary
  • Sliding filament model: actin, myosin, calcium and ATP
  • Muscle pairs and how they move joints

5 free Muscular System practice questions

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  1. Question 1
    A nurse palpates the biceps brachii tendon in the antecubital fossa during a musculoskeletal assessment. This tendon inserts on which bony structure?
  2. Question 2
    During a physical assessment, a student is asked to identify the bony prominence on the lateral side of the ankle that is part of the fibula. Which structure is being palpated?
  3. Question 3
    A nurse is assessing a patient with suspected Achilles tendon injury. The Achilles tendon connects the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles to which bone?
  4. Question 4
    A nurse is reviewing the anatomy of the rotator cuff. The supraspinatus muscle sits in the supraspinous fossa and its tendon passes under the acromion to insert on which structure?
  5. Question 5
    A nurse is teaching a patient to locate the patellar tendon for an ice massage after a minor knee strain. The patellar tendon runs from the patella to which bony landmark?

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