Chamberlain HESI A&P Exam with Verified Answers

Chamberlain HESI A&P Exam with Verified Answers Sprain - ️️ - When a ligament is stretched or torn Ligament - ️️ - Connects bone to bone at the joint Strain - ️️ - A stretch or tear in a muscle or tendon Tendon - ️️ - Connects muscle to bone Fibrous joints are also called... - ️️ - fixed or immovable joints What part of the nervous system is stimulated when the following occurs: Pupils dilate, heart rate increases, digestion slows - ️️ - The sympathetic nervous system What is the correct pathway of blood through the circulatory system? - ️️ - Left ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium What is the goal of the right side of the heart? - ️️ - To pump un-oxygenated blood (the blood your body has used) to the lungs so that the blood can be re supplied with oxygen Which type of glands produce hormones and secrete them directly into the blood? - ️️ - Endocrine glands Exocrine glands - ️️ - Secrete their products into ducts that carry the product to target tissues (sweat glands) Parathyroid hormone - ️️ - increases blood calcium levels Important for cognitive functions and control of voluntary movement and activity - ️️ - Frontal lobe Parietal lobe - ️️ - Processes information about temperature, taste touch, and movement Occipital lobe - ️️ - Primarily responsible for vision Connective tissue - ️️ - These cell groups are the framework for the body, providing structure and support for the organs. (most abundant) Which gland is known as the master gland? - ️️ - pituitary gland Which endocrine gland regulates balance and body temperature? - ️️ - Hypothalamus Which structure of the brain is responsible for normal respiratory function? - ️️ - Medulla oblongata What are chemoreceptors? - ️️ - Receptors in the medulla oblongata (and in some arteries) that detect an increase in carbon dioxide or a decrease in oxygen and then signal the medulla to correct those changes Where are T lymphocytes produced? - ️️ - Thymus Pulmonary arteries - ️️ - arteries that deliver deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs What is secreted by the adrenal glands? - ️️ - Cortisol and aldosterone Cortisol - ️️ - A hormone that the body generates as a response to stress Aldosterone - ️️ - affects the body's ability to regulate blood pressure What part of the eye distinguishes color? - ️️ - The retina Which type of cell is stimulated to reabsorb bone matrix in response to a decrease of calcium in the blood? - ️️ - Osteoclasts Osteoblasts - ️️ - Cells that secrete the matrix for bone formation Osteocytes - ️️ - Mature bone cells,