Musculoskeletal System A&P Cheatsheet
Bones, the skeleton, joints and cartilage, plus skeletal muscle, bone remodeling, and fracture healing — with key calcium and muscle labs. One printable page — built for the LPN/LVN exit exam and NCLEX-PN.
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What's inside
A focused, one-page reference covering the must-know facts on the musculoskeletal system for the LPN/LVN exit exam and NCLEX-PN. No fluff — just the content that actually shows up on the test.
- Bones, the skeleton & the 5 functions
- Bone remodeling: osteoblasts vs osteoclasts
- Joints, cartilage, ligaments vs tendons
- Skeletal muscle & how it contracts (Ca + ATP)
- Fracture healing & the 6 P's
- Key labs (calcium, phosphorus, ALP, CK)
Ranges vary by lab, facility, and textbook — for exams, use the range given in the question. See the full NCLEX-PN lab-value reference & sources →
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