HESI A2 An atom y an d Physiology Exam
Questions w ith 100% Ver ifi ed Cor r ect Answ er s
1. What is histology?
Correct The study of tissues
2. What is a tissue?
Correct A group of cells that act together to perform a specific function.
3. What are the fundamental tissues?
Correct Epithelial Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(Elephants Can Make News)
4. What is the function of epithelial cells?
Correct Cover, line, and protect the body and the internal organs.
5. What is the function of connective tissue?
Correct Framework of the body. Provides support and structure to organs.
,6. What is neuroglia?
Correct The neurons and connective tissue cells that compose nerve tissue.
7. What ability does muscle tissue have?
Correct Ability to contract and shorten.
8. What is muscle tissue classified as?
Correct Voluntary(skeletal muscles) and involuntary(smooth & cardiac)
9. What is meiosis?
Correct The cell division that takes place in the gonads, i.e. the ovaries and testes.
10. What two layers compose the skin?
Correct Epidermis and dermis.
11. What is the epidermis?
Correct The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells.
12. What is the dermis?
Correct The underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings, and the associated skin
tissues.
, 13. What are the layers of the epidermis?
Corneum Lucidum
Granulosum
Germivatum ( basale & spinosum)
Mnemonic
Correct Candy Lions Growl Great.
14. What does the protein pigment melanin protect against?
Correct Radiation from the Sun
15. What is the dermis composed of?
Correct Fibrous connective tissue with nerve endings, blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles,
and glands.
16. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Correct ecrine & apocrine
17. What do ecrine sweat glands produce?
Correct Sweat. Regulate body temperature.
18. What do apocrine sweat glands produce?
Correct Secretions contain bits of cytoplasm from cells, attracting bacteria that produces body odor.
Questions w ith 100% Ver ifi ed Cor r ect Answ er s
1. What is histology?
Correct The study of tissues
2. What is a tissue?
Correct A group of cells that act together to perform a specific function.
3. What are the fundamental tissues?
Correct Epithelial Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(Elephants Can Make News)
4. What is the function of epithelial cells?
Correct Cover, line, and protect the body and the internal organs.
5. What is the function of connective tissue?
Correct Framework of the body. Provides support and structure to organs.
,6. What is neuroglia?
Correct The neurons and connective tissue cells that compose nerve tissue.
7. What ability does muscle tissue have?
Correct Ability to contract and shorten.
8. What is muscle tissue classified as?
Correct Voluntary(skeletal muscles) and involuntary(smooth & cardiac)
9. What is meiosis?
Correct The cell division that takes place in the gonads, i.e. the ovaries and testes.
10. What two layers compose the skin?
Correct Epidermis and dermis.
11. What is the epidermis?
Correct The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells.
12. What is the dermis?
Correct The underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings, and the associated skin
tissues.
, 13. What are the layers of the epidermis?
Corneum Lucidum
Granulosum
Germivatum ( basale & spinosum)
Mnemonic
Correct Candy Lions Growl Great.
14. What does the protein pigment melanin protect against?
Correct Radiation from the Sun
15. What is the dermis composed of?
Correct Fibrous connective tissue with nerve endings, blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles,
and glands.
16. What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Correct ecrine & apocrine
17. What do ecrine sweat glands produce?
Correct Sweat. Regulate body temperature.
18. What do apocrine sweat glands produce?
Correct Secretions contain bits of cytoplasm from cells, attracting bacteria that produces body odor.
