The client is recovering from orthopedic surgery on a fractured arm. The nurse realizes that skeletal muscles provide which of the following functions? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Provide a body framework
2. Provide movement
3. Maintain posture
4. Generate heat
5. Calcium storage
2,3,4
Rationale 1: Provide a body framework. Skeletal muscles provide movement, maintain posture, and generate heat. Skeletal muscles do not provide a framework for the body. The bones of the skeleton provide a framework and store minerals such as calcium and phosphorus.
Rationale 2: Provide movement. Skeletal muscles provide movement, maintain posture, and generate heat.
Rationale 3: Maintain posture. Skeletal muscles provide movement, maintain posture, and generate heat.
Rationale 4: Generate heat. Skeletal muscles provide movement, maintain posture, and generate heat.
Rationale 5: Calcium storage. Skeletal muscles do not provide a framework for the body nor do they store minerals such as calcium. The bones of the skeleton provide a framework and store minerals such as calcium and phosphorus.
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