HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM WITH ANS
2023.Qualified
i. In men, spermatozoa develop within the of each testis
Seminiferous tubules
ii. During pregnancy, what organ produces the hormones that
maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts for milk
production?
placenta
iii. Gland whose secretion is oily- a mixture of oily substances and cell
fragments
sabasious
iv. Sweat gland whose secretion is s primarily water and salts plus
contains protein and fatty subsatances
apocrine
v. Smooth muscle structure in the skin
arrrector pilli
vi. What type of joint is the
elbow hinge
vii. What type of joint is the hip and shoulder
ball and socket
viii. what are the two most abundant minerals stored in bones
extracellular matrix
calcium and phosphate
ix. The most abundant glial cells found in the CNS that anchor
neurons to capillaries and help control the environment around
neurons
astrocytes
x. What does the adrenal medulla secrete?
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
xi. Which skin cancer is the most dangerous?
malignant melanoma
-becaus it matastisizes(spreads)
,HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM WITH ANS
2023.Qualified
-Cancer of the melanocytes
xii. Which skin cancer is moderatly dangerous?
squamous cell carcinom
-arises from keratinocytes of stratum spinosum
xiii. Which skin cancer is least dangerous?
basal cell carcinoma
-doesnt spread
xiv. What is the only artery in the body to carry oxygen-poor
blood? pulmonary artery
xv. Chocolate cysts of the ovaries are attributed to
. endometriosis
xvi. tendons connect
muscle to bone
, HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM WITH ANS
2023.Qualified
xvii. Where is interstitial fluid found in the body?
in the tissues around cells
xviii. Which lobe of the brain is associated with judgement, planning,
impulse control, and social behavior?
frontal
xix. What does lipase do?
It breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
xx. In what area of the body would you expect to find and especially thick
stratum corneum?
Heel of the foot
xxi. What two things must be present for a muscle cell to contract?
Calcium & adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
xxii. the esophagus is located at which body cavity
a) ventral
b) abdominal
c) thoracic
xxiii. What is the response of CF cell in the collecting tubules in the
nephrons when antiduretic hormone (ADH) is secreted?
Water is reabsorbed from the urinary filtration?
xxiv. what is the function of ADH hormone
Regulate water balance in the body by controlling the amount of water the
kidneys reabsorb
xxv. which muscle is included in tue quadriceps femoris group
a) trapezius
b) vastuslateralis
c) gastrocnemious
d) rectus abdominus
xxvi. the calcaneous is located in whih part of the body the
leg
xxvii. Where is the tympanic membrane located?
external auditorium canal and tympanic cavity
, HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM WITH ANS
2023.Qualified
xxviii. Fats are broken down in the small intestine using which
enzyme(s)?
Fats also known as lipids are broken down using lipase produced by the
pancreas and bile produced by the liver but transferred to the small
intestine through the bile duct.
xxix. What is the only artery to carry oxygen-poor blood?
Pulmonic Artery
xxx. What do ligaments connect?
Bone to Bone
xxxi. Is epithelial tissue vascular or avascular?
Avascular
xxxii. Which of the following describes the primary function of the respiratory system?
A) to create sound and speech
2023.Qualified
i. In men, spermatozoa develop within the of each testis
Seminiferous tubules
ii. During pregnancy, what organ produces the hormones that
maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts for milk
production?
placenta
iii. Gland whose secretion is oily- a mixture of oily substances and cell
fragments
sabasious
iv. Sweat gland whose secretion is s primarily water and salts plus
contains protein and fatty subsatances
apocrine
v. Smooth muscle structure in the skin
arrrector pilli
vi. What type of joint is the
elbow hinge
vii. What type of joint is the hip and shoulder
ball and socket
viii. what are the two most abundant minerals stored in bones
extracellular matrix
calcium and phosphate
ix. The most abundant glial cells found in the CNS that anchor
neurons to capillaries and help control the environment around
neurons
astrocytes
x. What does the adrenal medulla secrete?
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
xi. Which skin cancer is the most dangerous?
malignant melanoma
-becaus it matastisizes(spreads)
,HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM WITH ANS
2023.Qualified
-Cancer of the melanocytes
xii. Which skin cancer is moderatly dangerous?
squamous cell carcinom
-arises from keratinocytes of stratum spinosum
xiii. Which skin cancer is least dangerous?
basal cell carcinoma
-doesnt spread
xiv. What is the only artery in the body to carry oxygen-poor
blood? pulmonary artery
xv. Chocolate cysts of the ovaries are attributed to
. endometriosis
xvi. tendons connect
muscle to bone
, HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM WITH ANS
2023.Qualified
xvii. Where is interstitial fluid found in the body?
in the tissues around cells
xviii. Which lobe of the brain is associated with judgement, planning,
impulse control, and social behavior?
frontal
xix. What does lipase do?
It breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
xx. In what area of the body would you expect to find and especially thick
stratum corneum?
Heel of the foot
xxi. What two things must be present for a muscle cell to contract?
Calcium & adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
xxii. the esophagus is located at which body cavity
a) ventral
b) abdominal
c) thoracic
xxiii. What is the response of CF cell in the collecting tubules in the
nephrons when antiduretic hormone (ADH) is secreted?
Water is reabsorbed from the urinary filtration?
xxiv. what is the function of ADH hormone
Regulate water balance in the body by controlling the amount of water the
kidneys reabsorb
xxv. which muscle is included in tue quadriceps femoris group
a) trapezius
b) vastuslateralis
c) gastrocnemious
d) rectus abdominus
xxvi. the calcaneous is located in whih part of the body the
leg
xxvii. Where is the tympanic membrane located?
external auditorium canal and tympanic cavity
, HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM WITH ANS
2023.Qualified
xxviii. Fats are broken down in the small intestine using which
enzyme(s)?
Fats also known as lipids are broken down using lipase produced by the
pancreas and bile produced by the liver but transferred to the small
intestine through the bile duct.
xxix. What is the only artery to carry oxygen-poor blood?
Pulmonic Artery
xxx. What do ligaments connect?
Bone to Bone
xxxi. Is epithelial tissue vascular or avascular?
Avascular
xxxii. Which of the following describes the primary function of the respiratory system?
A) to create sound and speech
