HESI A2 Anatomy and Physiology
Questions and correct Answers
1. How |many |cervical |vertebrae |are |in |the |skeletal |column?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 12
D. 33
Answer: |B
2. What |is |the |length |of |the |spinal |cord?
A. 12 |inches
B. 18 |inches
C. 24 |inches
D. 36 |inches
| Answer: |B
3. How |many |pairs |of |nerves |exit |the |spinal |cord?
A. 12 |pairs
B. 24 |pairs
C. 31 |pairs
D. 33 |pairs
| Answer: |C
4. What |percentage |of |blood |is |plasma?
A. 45%
B. 50%
C. 55%
,D. 60%
Answer: |C
5. Which |valve |is |on |the |right |side |of |the |heart?
A. Bicuspid
B. Tricuspid
C. Mitral
D. Aortic
Answer: |B
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6. Which |valve |is |on |the |left |side |of |the |heart?
A. Bicuspid
B. Tricuspid
C. Semilunar
D. Aortic
Answer: |A
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7. What |is |the |enzyme |in |saliva |that |starts |complex |carbohydrate |digestion?
A. Pepsin
B. Lipase
C. Amylase
D. Trypsin
Answer: |C
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8. How |many |bones |make |up |the |skeletal |column?
A. 24
B. 28
C. 33
D. 206
,Answer: |C
9. Where |is |testosterone |produced?
A. Seminiferous |tubules
B. Epididymis
C. Interstitial |cells
D. Vas |deferens
Answer: |C
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10. What |is |the |usual |second |messenger |used |by |protein |hormones?
A. Adenosine |monophosphate |(AMP)
B. ATP
C. GTP
D. cGMP
Answer: |A
11. Which |gland |is |considered |the |"master |gland"?
A. Thyroid
B. Adrenal
C. Pituitary
D. Pineal
Answer: |C
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12. How |many |lumbar |vertebrae |are |in |the |skeletal |column?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 12
Answer: |B
, 13. How |many |thoracic |vertebrae |are |in |the |skeletal |column?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 12
D. 14
Answer: |C
14. What |is |the |name |for |the |contraction |phase |of |the |cardiac |cycle?
A. Diastole
B. Systole
C. Asystole
D. Presystole
Answer: |B
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15. What |is |the |name |for |the |relaxation |phase |of |the |cardiac |cycle?
A. Diastole
B. Systole
C. Asystole
D. Presystole
Answer: |A
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16. At |which |day |of |the |female |cycle |does |a |surge |of |LH |occur?
A. Day |7
B. Day |14
C. Day |21
D. Day |28
Answer: |B
17. In |which |renal |structure |does |filtration |actually |occur?
Questions and correct Answers
1. How |many |cervical |vertebrae |are |in |the |skeletal |column?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 12
D. 33
Answer: |B
2. What |is |the |length |of |the |spinal |cord?
A. 12 |inches
B. 18 |inches
C. 24 |inches
D. 36 |inches
| Answer: |B
3. How |many |pairs |of |nerves |exit |the |spinal |cord?
A. 12 |pairs
B. 24 |pairs
C. 31 |pairs
D. 33 |pairs
| Answer: |C
4. What |percentage |of |blood |is |plasma?
A. 45%
B. 50%
C. 55%
,D. 60%
Answer: |C
5. Which |valve |is |on |the |right |side |of |the |heart?
A. Bicuspid
B. Tricuspid
C. Mitral
D. Aortic
Answer: |B
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6. Which |valve |is |on |the |left |side |of |the |heart?
A. Bicuspid
B. Tricuspid
C. Semilunar
D. Aortic
Answer: |A
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7. What |is |the |enzyme |in |saliva |that |starts |complex |carbohydrate |digestion?
A. Pepsin
B. Lipase
C. Amylase
D. Trypsin
Answer: |C
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8. How |many |bones |make |up |the |skeletal |column?
A. 24
B. 28
C. 33
D. 206
,Answer: |C
9. Where |is |testosterone |produced?
A. Seminiferous |tubules
B. Epididymis
C. Interstitial |cells
D. Vas |deferens
Answer: |C
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10. What |is |the |usual |second |messenger |used |by |protein |hormones?
A. Adenosine |monophosphate |(AMP)
B. ATP
C. GTP
D. cGMP
Answer: |A
11. Which |gland |is |considered |the |"master |gland"?
A. Thyroid
B. Adrenal
C. Pituitary
D. Pineal
Answer: |C
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12. How |many |lumbar |vertebrae |are |in |the |skeletal |column?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 12
Answer: |B
, 13. How |many |thoracic |vertebrae |are |in |the |skeletal |column?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 12
D. 14
Answer: |C
14. What |is |the |name |for |the |contraction |phase |of |the |cardiac |cycle?
A. Diastole
B. Systole
C. Asystole
D. Presystole
Answer: |B
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15. What |is |the |name |for |the |relaxation |phase |of |the |cardiac |cycle?
A. Diastole
B. Systole
C. Asystole
D. Presystole
Answer: |A
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16. At |which |day |of |the |female |cycle |does |a |surge |of |LH |occur?
A. Day |7
B. Day |14
C. Day |21
D. Day |28
Answer: |B
17. In |which |renal |structure |does |filtration |actually |occur?
