A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD? A. THE NOSE B. THE EARS C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - Correct Answers THE NOSE" "WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID? A. OXYTOCIN B. TSH C. ADRENALINE D. T4 (THYROXINE) - Correct Answers T4 (THYROXINE)" "ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO AFFECT__________. A. SWALLOWING B. INSULIN LEVELS C. SLEEP D. DIGESTION - Correct Answers SWALLOWING" "WHICH KINDS OF MUSCLES ARE INVOLVED IN PERISTALSIS? A. SMOOTH MUSCLES B. CARDIAC MUSCLES C. SKELETAL MUSCLES D. EPAXIAL MUSCLES - Correct Answers SMOOTH MUSCLES" "WHAT MIGHT AN INJURY TO THE PARIETAL LOBE EFFECT? A. BREATHING B. ATTENTION C. MEMORY D. PERCEPTION - Correct Answers PERCEPTION" "WHY MIGHT CERTAIN YOUNG PEOPLE BE UNDERWEIGHT? A. THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT. B. THEY EAT LITTLE PROTEIN AND TOO MUCH FAT AND SUGAR. C. THEY EAT SEVERAL MEALS A DAY AND FAIL TO EXERCISE ENOUGH. D. THEY SELDOM EAT A MEAL THAT CONTAINS FOODS FROM ALL FOOD GROUPS. - Correct Answers THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT." "HOW DOES THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE URINARY SYSTEM? A. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE URETER. B. THE URINARY SYSTEM REMOVES TOXINS FROM THE PRODUCTS OF URINATION. C. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MANUFACTURES HORMONES THAT INFLUENCE URINATION. D. THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION. - Correct Answers THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION." "WHICH GLAND IS LOCATED SUPERIOR TO THE KIDNEY? A. PITUITARY B. ADRENAL C. HYPOTHALAMUS D. PANCREAS - Correct Answers ADRENAL" "TO WHAT TWO SYSTEMS MIGHT THE URETHRA BELONG? A. REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE B. URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE C. ENDOCRINE AND URINARY D. DIGESTIVE AND CARDIOVASCULAR - Correct Answers URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE" "THE AXIAL SKELETAL SYSTEM CONTAINS ALL OF THESE EXCEPT_______________. A. THE SKULL B. THE RIBS C. THE BREASTBONE D. THE RADIUS - Correct Answers THE RADIUS" "THE GALL BLADDER IS PART OF THE ________________. A. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM B. URINARY SYSTEM C. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM D. NERVOUS SYSTEM - Correct Answers THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM" "WHICH IS not AN EXAMPLE OF A NONSPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE? A. INFLAMMATION B. VASODILATION C. RELEASES OF HISTAMINE D. PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES - Correct Answers PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES" "WHICH ORGAN SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING ELECTROLYTES? A. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM B. THE URINARY SYSTEM C. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM D. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM - Correct Answers THE URINARY SYSTEM" "WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CORONARY ARTERY? A. IT CARRIES OXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE HEART. B. IT CARRIES DEOXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE LUNGS. C. IT DISTRIBUTES BLOOD TO THE BODY. D. IT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE HEART MUSCLES. - Correct Answers IT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE HEART MUSCLES." "WHAT CONDITION MIGHT RESULT FROM LACK OF VITAMIN C? A. KWASHIORKOR B. PELLAGRA C. RICKETS D. SCURVY - Correct Answers SCURVY" "HOW DOES THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM WORK WITH THE SKELETAL SYSTEM? A. MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE SKELETON AT THE JOINTS. B. THE HARD BONES OF THE SKELETON PROTECT THE VOLUNTARY MUSCLES OF THE LIMBS. C. THE CARDIAC MUSCLES PRODUCE CALCIUM THAT IS NEEDED FOR STURDY BONES. D. SMOOTH MUSCLES ON INTERNAL ORGANS LEACH EXCESS MINERALS FROM THE BONES. - Correct Answers MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE SKELETON AT THE JOINTS." "WHICH IS not PRODUCED BY THE PITUITARY GLAND? A. FSH B. TRH C. LH D. ADH - Correct Answers TRH" "THE RIBS ARE ____________ TO THE LUNGS IN THE HUMAN BODY? A. MEDIAL B. SUPERIOR C. ANTERIOR D. DEEP - Correct Answers ANTERIOR" "WHAT IS THE NORMAL pH OF HUMAN ARTERIAL BLOOD? A. 6.8 B. 7.4 C. 7.9 D. 8.2 - Correct Answers 7.4" "WHICH CUT IS CONSIDERED A CROSS SECTION? A. SAGITTAL OR FRONTAL SECTION B. A CUT ALONG THE CORONAL PLANE C. A CUT ALONG THE MEDIAN PLANE D. A CUT THROUGH THE TRANSVERSE PLANE - Correct Answers A CUT THROUGH THE TRANSVERSE PLANE" "WHICH ENZYME FUNCTIONS TO BREAK DOWN SPECIFIC SUGAR? A. CATALASE B. LIPASE C. PROTEASE D. LACTOSE - Correct Answers LACTOSE" "THE HYPOTHALAMUS IS PART OF THE _______________. A. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM B. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM C. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM D. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM - Correct Answers ENDOCRINE SYSTEM" "WHICH MINERAL HELPS TO MAINTAIN FLUID BALANCE IN THE BODY? A. POTASSIUM B. COBALT C. CHROMIUM D. SULFUR - Correct Answers POTASSIUM" "THE SKULL IS ______________ TO THE SPINAL CORD. A. ANTERIOR B. POSTERIOR C. LATERAL D. SUPERIOR - Correct Answers SUPERIOR" "WHICH ORGAN SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR INTEGRATING VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS? A. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM B. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM C. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM D. NERVOUS SYSTEM - Correct Answers NERVOUS SYSTEM" "THE LATERAL SIDE OF THE RIGHT KNEE WOULD BE_____________. A. THE KNEECAP B. CLOSEST TO THE LEFT KNEE C. FARTHEST FROM THE LEFT KNEE D. ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE KNEE - Correct Answers FARTHEST FROM THE KNEE" "IN WHICH PART OF THE LUNGS DO NEARLY ALL THE GASEOUS EXCHANGES BETWEEN AIR AND BODY TAKE PLACE? A. PLEURA B. TRACHEA C. BRONCHIOLES D. ALVEOLI - Correct Answers ALVEOLI" "HOW DO THE INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES BETWEEN THE RIBS ASSIST WITH RESPIRATION? A. BY PROTECTING THE DELICATE BRONCHIOLES AND ALVEOLI. B. BY SIGNALING A DECREASE IN INTRA-ALVEOLAR PRESSURE. C. BY ENLARGING AND REDUCING THE SPACE IN THE THORAX D. BY MAINTAINING A MEDIAL SEPARATION BETWEEN PLEURAE. - Correct Answers BY ENLARGING AND REDUCING THE SPACE IN THE THORAX" "IN WHICH ORGAN DO MUSCLES PUSH FOOD INTO THE STOMACH VIA PERISTALSIS? A. MOUTH B. SMALL INTESTINE C. EPIGLOTTIS D. ESOPHAGUS - Correct Answers ESOPHAGUS" "FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON, WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT CALORIC INTAKE? A. IT SHOULD INCREASE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25. B. IT SHOULD DECLINE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25. C. IT SHOULD REMAIN CONSTANT OVER A LIFETIME. D. IT SHOULD DECLINE AND THEN INCREASE WITH AGE. - Correct Answers IT SHOULD DECLINE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25." "THE CORPUS CALLOSUM FACILITATES COMMUNICATION BETWEEN _____________________. A. THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAIN. B. THE SKELETAL AND NEURAL SYSTEMS. C. THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD. D. THE THALAMUS AND HYPOTHALAMUS. - Correct Answers THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAIN." "HOW DOES THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM WORK WITH THE NERVOUS SYSTEM? A. THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM REMOVES HEAT FROM THE NEURONS IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. B. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CIRCULATES NUTRIENTS OUTWARD TO THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM. C. TOUCH INPUT VIA THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SENDS MESSAGES TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. D. MESSAGES FROM THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AFFECT THE COLOR AND TEXTURE OF THE SKIN. - Correct Answers TOUCH INPUT VIA INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SENDS MESSAGES TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM." "WHEN THE PULMONARY VALVE AND AORTIC VALVES ARE OPEN, WHERE CAN BLOOD FLOW? A. BETWEEN THE TWO VENTRICLES OF THE HEART. B. FROM ATRIUM TO VENTRICLE WITHIN THE HEART. C. BETWEEN THE HEART AND THE REST OF THE BODY. D. BETWEEN THE ATRIA IN THE HEART. - Correct Answers BETWEEN THE HEART AND THE REST OF THE BODY." "WHICH MIGHT BE A RESULT OF STENOSIS, OR NARROWING OF THE HEART VALVE? A. ABDOMINAL PAIN B. BLOOD CLOTS C. EDEMA (SWELLING) OF ORGANS D. IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT - Correct Answers IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS" "THE HUMAN SKULL CONTAINS ABOUT HOW MANY BONES? A. ABOUT 5 B. ABOUT 30 C. ABOUT 60 D. ABOUT 210 - Correct Answers ABOUT 30" "THE ARTERIES ARE PART OF THE _________________. A. NERVOUS SYSTEM B. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM C. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM D. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - Correct Answers CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM" "WHICH IS A SECONDARY DEFENSE FOR THE BODY AGAINST PATHOGENS? A. TEARS B. URINE C. INFLAMMATION D. MUCUS - Correct Answers INFLAMMATION" "WHICH ORGAN SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR STORING MINERALS? A. SKELETAL SYSTEM B. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM C. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM D. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - Correct Answers SKELETAL SYSTEM" "THE VENA CAVAE DRAIN BLOOD FROM THE BODY INTO THE ______________? A. RIGHT ATRIUM B. RIGHT VENTRICLE C. LEFT ATRIUM D. LEFT VENTRICLE - Correct Answers RIGHT ATRIUM" "BERIBERI IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY LACK OF ______________________. A. THIAMINE B. VITAMIN C C. NIACIN D. PROTEIN - Correct Answers THIAMINE" "HOW DOES THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM? A. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TRANSFORMS MINERALS INTO USEFUL NUTRIENTS. B. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DETERMINES THE SEX OF THE EMBRYO. C. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE GROWTH OF SECONDARY SEX ORGANS. D. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PRODUCES CHEMICALS THAT REGULATE SEXUAL FUCTIONS. - Correct Answers THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PRODUCES CHEMICALS THE REGULATE SEXUAL FUCTIONS." "WHICH HORMONE CONTROLS SLEEP, MOOD, AND APPETITE? A. SEROTONIN B. OXYTOCIN C. CORTISOL D. ALDOSTERONE - Correct Answers SEROTONIN" "WHICH PART OF THE BRAIN IS MOST POSTERIOR? A. FRONTAL LOBE B. PARIETAL LOBE C. TEMPORAL LOBE D. OCCIPITAL LOBE - Correct Answers OCCIPITAL LOBE" "WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A HDL CHOLESTEROL LEVEL THAT MIGHT WARRANT REGULAR TESTING? A. 70 B. 60 C. 50 D. 40 - Correct Answers 40" "HOW DOES A TRANSVERSE SECTION DIVIDE THE BODY? A. INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS B. INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS C. INTO FRONT AND BACK REGIONS D. BETWEEN THE DORSAL AND VENTRAL CAVITIES - Correct Answers INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS" "WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF AMYLASE? A. BREAKING DOWN STARCH B. DIGESTING FAT C. BREAKING DOWN PROTEIN D. ABSORBING WATER - Correct Answers BREAKING DOWN STARCH" "THE SPLEEN IS PART OF THE _______________. A. NERVOUS SYSTEM B. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM C. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM D. URINARY SYSTEM - Correct Answers LYMPHATIC SYSTEM" "WHICH MINERAL IS IMPORTANT FOR THE FORMATION OF RED BLOOD CELLS? A. SELENIUM B. CALCIUM C. MAGNESIUM D. COPPER - Correct Answers COPPER" "THE DORSAL BODY CAVITY IS ____________ TO THE VENTRAL BODY CAVITY. A. MEDIAL B. DEEP C. POSTERIOR D ANTERIOR - Correct Answers POSTERIOR" "WHICH ORGAN SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVENTING WATER LOSS? A. NERVOUS SYSTEM B. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM C. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM D. URINARY SYSTEM - Correct Answers INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM" "WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR MUSCLE? A. GLUTEUS MAXIMUS B. QUADRICEPS FEMORIS C. BICEPS FEMORIS D. ABDUCTOR MAGNUS - Correct Answers QUADRICEPS FEMORIS" "HOW MIGHT THE HEADREST ON A CAR PREVENT TRAUMATIC INJURY? A. BY LIMITING HYPERFLEXION OF THE NECK. B. BY LIMITING HYPEREXTENSION OF THE NECK. C. BY REDUCING VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION. D. BY PREVENTING DISC DEGENERATION. - Correct Answers BY LIMITING HYPEREXTENSION OF THE NECK." "WHICH MIGHT YOU EXPECT TO SEE IN A WHIPLASH INJURY? A. CARDIOPULMONARY PROBLEMS B. SIDE TO SIDE SPINAL CURVATURE C. EVENTUAL HERNIATION OF DISCS D. TRAUMATIC INJURY TO LIGAMENTS - Correct Answers TRAUMATIC INJURY TO LIGAMENTS" "MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS THAT NORMALLY MOVE FOOD ALONG THE HUMAN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ARE KNOWN AS ________________. A. DEFECATION B. OSMOSIS C. PERISTALSIS D. CIRCULATION - Correct Answers PERISTALSIS" "WHICH TYPE OF NUTRIENTS DOES not PROVIDE THE BODY WITH ENERGY? A. VITAMIN B. CARBOHYDRATE C. FAT D. PROTEIN - Correct Answers VITAMIN" "WHERE WOULD YOU BE LIKELY TO FIND A SCHWANN CELL? A. IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM B. IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM C. IN THE SKELETAL SYSTEM D. IN THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM - Correct Answers IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM" "HOW DOES THE NERVOUS SYSTEM WORK WITH THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM? A. THE MUSCLE OF THE BODY PRODUCE CHEMICALS THAT FEED THE NERVES. B. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM TELLS THE MUSCLES HOW TO RESPOND TO THE ENVIRONMENT. C. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RELEASES CHEMICALS THAT REMOVE EXCESS WASTE FROM THE MUSCLES. D. THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM PROVIDES INPUT THAT ALLOWS THE NERVES TO MAKE DECISIONS. - Correct Answers THE NERVOUS SYSTEM TELLS THE MUSCLES HOW TO RESPOND TO THE ENVIRONMENT" "WHICH PART OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM INCLUDES THE FEMORAL, RADIAL, AND ULNAR NERVES? A. SOMATIC B. AUTONOMIC C. SYMPATHETIC D. PARASYMPATHETIC - Correct Answers SOMATIC" "WHERE MIGHT A HERNIATED LUMBAR DISC BE MOST LIKELY TO CREATE PAIN? A. ALONG THE RADIAL NERVE B. WITHIN THE SPINAL CORD C. ALONG THE SCIATIC NERVE D. ALONG THE TIBIAL NERVE - Correct Answers ALONG THE SCIATIC NERVE" "WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BONE IN THE HUMAN THIGH? A. ULNA B. FEMUR C. RADIUS D. HUMERUS - Correct Answers FEMUR" "THE OVARIES ARE PART OF THE _________________. A. SKELETAL SYSTEM B. NERVOUS SYSTEM C. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM D. REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - Correct Answers REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM" "OF THE FOLLOWING PROCESSES, WHICH ONE IS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF DEFENSE FROM THE OTHERS? A. A LOW pH IN THE THE STOMACH B. CILIA PRESENT IN THE TRACHEA C. BODY CELLS RECOGNIZING A PATHOGEN D. MUCUS PRESENT IN THE NASAL CAVITY - Correct Answers BODY CELLS RECOGNIZING A PATHOGEN" "WHICH ORGAN SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING MUSCLE GROWTH? A. SKELETAL SYSTEM B. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM C. NERVOUS SYSTEM D. REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - Correct Answers ENDOCRINE SYSTEM" "WHICH PARTS OF THE HEART ARE SEPARATED BY THE MITRAL VALVE? A. LEFT ATRIUM AND RIGHT ATRIUM B. RIGHT ATRIUM AND RIGHT VENTRICLE C. LEFT VENTRICLE AND RIGHT VENTRICLE D. LEFT ATRIUM AND LEFT VENTRICLE - Correct Answers LEFT ATRIUM AND LEFT VENTRICLE" "HOW MIGHT VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY PRESENT? A. AS BLEEDING GUMS B. AS SWOLLEN EXTREMITIES C. AS RED PATCHES D. AS CROOKED BONES - Correct Answers AS CROOKED BONES" "HOW DOES THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM WORK WITH THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM? A. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM PRODUCES RED BLOOD CELLS FOR THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. B. LYMPH DRAWS EXCESS FLUID FROM THE CELLS AND DEPOSITS IT INTO THE BLOOD VESSELS. C. THE HEART REGULATES THE PRODUCTION OF LYMPH IN THE LYMPH GLANDS. D. WHITE CELLS FROM THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM ELIMINATES EXCESS RED BLOOD CELLS.Q - Correct Answers LYMPH DRAWS EXCESS FLUID FROM THE CELLS AND DEPOSITS IT INTO THE BLOOD VESSELS." "WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF PARATHYROID HORMONE? A. INCREASE ENERGY LEVELS B. STIMULATING CELL REPRODUCTION C. SPEEDING UP METABOLISM D. ACTIVATING VITAMIN D - Correct Answers ACTIVATING VITAMIN D" "WHICH FEATURE OF THE EAR IS MOST MEDIAL? A. PINNA B. TYMPANIC MEMBRANE C. COCHLEA D. OUTER CANAL - Correct Answers COCHLEA" "WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED NORMAL VALUES FOR THE MEASURE OF A PERSON'S PULSE AND BLOOD PRESSURE? A. 55 BEATS PER MINUTE AND 75 OVER 60 MM HG B. 72 BEATS PER MINUTE AND 120 OVER 80 MM HG C. 100 BEATS PER MINUTE AND 140 OVER 100 MM HG D. 160 BEATS PER MINUTE AND 100 OVER 70 MM HG - Correct Answers 72 BEATS PER MINUTE AND 120 OVER 80 MM HG" "HOW DOES A SAGITTAL SECTION DIVIDE THE BODY? A. INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS B. INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS C. INTO FRONT AND BACK REGIONS D. BETWEEN THE DORSAL AND VENTRAL CAVITIES - Correct Answers INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS" "HOW IS PEPSIN USED BY THE BODY? A. TO BREAK DOWN PROTEIN B. TO BREAK DOWN STARCHES C. TO EMULSIFY FATS AND OILS D. TO ABSORB WATER AND NUTRIENTS - Correct Answers TO BREAK DOWN PROTEIN" "THE ESOPHAGUS IS PART OF THE _______________. A. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM B. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM C. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM D. NERVOUS SYSTEM - Correct Answers DIGESTIVE SYSTEM" "WHICH MINERAL SUPPORTS THE FUNCTION OF THE THYROID? A. MANGANESE B. IODINE C. PHOSPHOROUS D. ZINC - Correct Answers IODINE" "THE CHEEKBONES ARE ____________ TO THE NOSE. A. ANTERIOR B. PROXIMAL C. DEEP D. LATERAL - Correct Answers LATERAL" "WHICH ORGAN SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR GENERATING ANTIBODIES? A. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM B. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM C. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM D. NERVOUS SYSTEM - Correct Answers LYMPHATIC SYSTEM" "WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS ANATOMICALLY CORRECT? A. THE KNEE IS DISTAL TO THE ANKLE. B. THE HEART IS INFERIOR TO THE DIAPHRAGM. C. THE HIP IS PROXIMAL TO THE KNEE. D. THE WRIST IS PROXIMAL TO THE ELBOW. - Correct Answers THE HIP IS PROXIMAL TO THE KNEE" "IF YOU WANTED TO SEPARATE THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY FROM THE THORACIC CAVITY, WHICH PLANE WOULD YOU USE? A. SAGITTAL B. TRANSVERSE C. FRONTAL D. CORONAL - Correct Answers TRANSVERSE" "YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SAMPLE OF TISSUE THAT HAS PILLAR SHAPED CELLS ARRANGED TIGHTLY TOGETHER. A. SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM B. CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM C. COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM D. TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM - Correct Answers COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM" "THE EPIDERMIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A: A. CELL B. TISSUE C. ORGAN D. SYSTEM - Correct Answers TISSUE" "WHICH TYPE OF TISSUE PROVIDES SUPPORT AND STRUCTURE FOR THE ORGANS? A. EPITHELIAL B. CONNECTIVE C. MUSCLE D. NERVOUS - Correct Answers CONNECTIVE" "WITHIN WHICH EPIDERMAL LAYER OF THE SKIN DOES MITOSIS OCCUR? A. STRATUM LUCIDUM B. STRATUM GRANULOSUM C. STRATUM CORNEUM D. STRATUM GERMINATIVUM - Correct Answers STRATUM GERMINATIVUM" "THE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON INFORMS YOU THAT YOU HAVE BROKEN THE MIDDLE REGION OF THE HUMERUS. A. EPIPHYSIS B. ARTICULAR CARTILAGE C. PERICHONDRIUM D. DIAPHYSIS - Correct Answers DIAPHYSIS" "GOING FROM SUPERIOR TO INFERIOR, THE SEQUENCE OF THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN IS: A. SACRAL, COCCYX, THORACIC, LUMBAR, AND CERVICAL B. COCCYX, SACRAL, LUMBAR, THORACIC, AND CERVICAL C. CERVICAL, LUMBAR, THORACIC, SACRAL, AND COCCYX D. CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL, AND COCCYX - Correct Answers CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL, AND COCCYX" "THE CELLS THAT FORM COMPACT BONE ARE CALLED: A. OSTEOCLASTS B. NEUROGLIA C. OSTEOBLASTS D. CANCELLOUS - Correct Answers OSTEOBLASTS" "WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE OF SKELETAL MUSCLES? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY) A. SKELETAL MUSCLE COMPRISES 10% OF THE BODY'S WEIGHT. B. SKELETAL MUSCLE ATTACHES TO BONES BY TENDONS C. MUSCLE CONTRACTION HELPS KEEP THE BODY WARM D. SKELETAL MUSCLES CONTINUOUSLY CONTRACT TO MAINTAIN POSTURE. - Correct Answers SKELETAL MUSCLE ATTACHES TO BONES BY TENDONS. MUSCLE CONTRACTION HELPS KEEP THE BODY WARM SKELETAL MUSCLES CONTINUOUSLY CONTRACT TO MAINTAIN POSTURE." "WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE NEEDED FOR A MUSCLE CELL TO CONTRACT? A. CALCIUM AND (ADP) B. CALCIUM AND (ATP) C. POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM D. SODIUM AND CALCIUM - Correct Answers CALCIUM AND ATP" "IF AN IMPULSE IS TRAVELING FROM A SENSE RECEPTOR TOWARD THE SPINAL CORD, IT IS TRAVELING ALONG WHAT TYPE OF NEURON? A. MOTOR NEURON B. SENSORY NEURON C. INTERNEURON D. BIPOLAR NEURON - Correct Answers SENSORY NEURON" "WHAT DOES THE PARATHYROID HORMONE REGULATE? A. MAGNESIUM B. CALCIUM C. CALCITONIN D. GLUCOCORTICOIDS - Correct Answers CALCIUM" "WHERE ARE THE PRESSORECEPTORS AND CHEMORECEPTORS (SPECIALIZED SENSORY NERVES THAT ASSIST WITH THE REGULATION OF CIRCULATION AND RESPIRATION) LOCATED? A. CIRCLE OF WILLIS B. CEREBRAL ARTERIES C. ABDOMINAL AORTA D. CAROTID BODY - Correct Answers CAROTID BODY" "BILE IS SECRETED INTO WHICH ORGAN? A. SMALL INTESTINE B. LIVER C. LARGE INTESTINE D. STOMACH - Correct Answers SMALL INTESTINE" "WHAT IS THE ROLE OF PROGESTERONE IN THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM? A. STIMULATES OVULATION B. CONVERSION OF THE FOLLICLE TO THE CORPUS LUTEUM C. STIMULATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENDOMETRIUM D. STIMULATES THE START OF MENSTRUATION - Correct Answers STIMULATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENDOMETRIUM" "HOW DOES THE TRACHEA REMAIN OPEN LIKE A HOLLOW TUBE? A. AIR PRESSURE INSIDE KEEPS IT OPEN B. SUPPORTING CARTILAGINOUS RINGS KEEP IT OPEN C. IT IS REINFORCED WITH BONE THAT CANNOT COLLAPSE D. SPECIAL MUSCLES ARE WORKING TO KEEP THE TRACHEA OPEN - Correct Answers SUPPORTING CARTILAGINOUS RINGS KEEP IT OPEN" "WHAT MINERAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MUSCLE CONTRACTION? A. CHLORIDE B. SODIUM C. CALCIUM D. MAGNESIUM - Correct Answers CALCIUM" "A TISSUE EXAMINED UNDER THE MICROSCOPE EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: CELLS FOUND ON INTERNAL SURFACE OF STOMACH, NO EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, CELLS TALL AND THIN, NO BLOOD VESSELS IN THE TISSUE. WHAT TYPE OF TISSUE IS THIS? A. EPITHELIAL B. CONNECTIVE C. MUSCLE D. CARTILAGE E. NERVOUS - Correct Answers EPITHELIAL" "WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EPITHELIAL TYPES IS CORRECTLY MATCHED WITH ITS MAJOR FUNCTION? A. SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM-SECRETION OR ABSORPTION B. STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM- CHANGES SHAPE WHEN STRETCHED C. STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM- DIFFUSION D. SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM- SECRETION OR ABSORPTION - Correct Answers SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM- SECREATION OR ABSORPTION" "NERVE TISSUE IS COMPOSED OF NEURONS AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS THAT ARE REFERRED TO AS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? A. OSTEOBLASTS B. NEUROGLIA C. OSTEOCLASTS D. ARTERIOLES - Correct Answers NEUROGLIA" "IN WHAT PART OF THE BODY WOULD YOU EXPECT TO FIND AN ESPECIALLY THICK STRATUM CORNEUM? A. BACK OF THE HAND B. HEEL OF THE FOOT C. ABDOMEN D. OVER THE SHIN - Correct Answers HEEL OF THE FOOT" "TESTICULAR ACTIVITY IS UNDER THE CONTROL OF WHICH HORMONE? A. FSH B. LH C. GH D. BOTH FSH AND LH - Correct Answers BOTH FSH AND LH" "JEFFERY HAS CONTRACTED BULBAR POLIOMYELITIS, AND IT HAS AFFECTED THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA. THE DOCTORS WARNED THE FAMILY THAT HIS CONDITION IS GRAVE AND DEATH MAY BE IMMINENT. WHAT FUNCTIONS OF THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA HAVE WARRANTED SUCH A DIRE PROGNOSIS? A. THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA CONTAINS VITAL CENTERS THAT CONTROL HEART ACTION, BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER, AND RESPIRATION. B. THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA CONTAINS NEURAL CONNECTIONS OF THE RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM. C. THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA CONTAINS THE PINEAL GLAND, WHICH CONTROLS THE VITAL CENTERS. D. THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA CONTAINS THE CORPORA QUADRIGWMINA, WHICH CONTROLS THE NEURAL TRANSMISSION OF IMPULSES ALONG THE SPINAL CORD. - Correct Answers THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA CONTAINS VITAL CENTERS THAT CONTROL HEART ACTION, BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER, AND RESPIRATION." "WHICH HORMONE INITIATES THE PREPARATION OF THE ENDOMETRIUM OF THE UTERUS FOR PREGNANCY? A. FSH B. ESTROGEN C. LH D. PROGESTERONE - Correct Answers ESTROGEN" "