A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+.
WHICH .IS .AN .ANTERIOR .FEATURE .OF .THE .HUMAN .HEAD?
A. .THE .NOSE
B. .THE .EARS
C. .THE .OCCIPITAL .LOBE
D. .THE .TEMPORAL .LOBE .- .correct .answer. . . . .THE .NOSE
WHAT .IS .THE .PRIMARY .HORMONE .SECRETED .BY .THE .THYROID?
A. .OXYTOCIN
B. .TSH
C. .ADRENALINE
D. .T4 .(THYROXINE) .- .correct .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .SWALLOWING
WHICH .KINDS .OF .MUSCLES .ARE .INVOLVED .IN .PERISTALSIS?
A. .SMOOTH .MUSCLES
B. .CARDIAC .MUSCLES
C. .SKELETAL .MUSCLES
D. .EPAXIAL .MUSCLES .- .correct .answer. . . . .SMOOTH .MUSCLES
,WHAT .MIGHT .AN .INJURY .TO .THE .PARIETAL .LOBE .EFFECT?
A. .BREATHING
B. .ATTENTION .
C. .MEMORY
D. .PERCEPTION .- .correct .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .THE .RADIUS
THE .GALL .BLADDER .IS .PART .OF .THE .________________.
A. .ENDOCRINE .SYSTEM
B. .URINARY .SYSTEM
C. .DIGESTIVE .SYSTEM
D. .NERVOUS .SYSTEM .- .correct .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .SCURVY
HOW .DOES .THE .MUSCULAR .SYSTEM .WORK .WITH .THE .SKELETAL .SYSTEM?
A. .MUSCLES .ATTACHED .TO .TENDONS .CONTRACT .TO .BEND .THE .SKELETON .AT
.THE .JOINTS.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+.
WHICH .IS .AN .ANTERIOR .FEATURE .OF .THE .HUMAN .HEAD?
A. .THE .NOSE
B. .THE .EARS
C. .THE .OCCIPITAL .LOBE
D. .THE .TEMPORAL .LOBE .- .correct .answer. . . . .THE .NOSE
WHAT .IS .THE .PRIMARY .HORMONE .SECRETED .BY .THE .THYROID?
A. .OXYTOCIN
B. .TSH
C. .ADRENALINE
D. .T4 .(THYROXINE) .- .correct .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .SWALLOWING
WHICH .KINDS .OF .MUSCLES .ARE .INVOLVED .IN .PERISTALSIS?
A. .SMOOTH .MUSCLES
B. .CARDIAC .MUSCLES
C. .SKELETAL .MUSCLES
D. .EPAXIAL .MUSCLES .- .correct .answer. . . . .SMOOTH .MUSCLES
,WHAT .MIGHT .AN .INJURY .TO .THE .PARIETAL .LOBE .EFFECT?
A. .BREATHING
B. .ATTENTION .
C. .MEMORY
D. .PERCEPTION .- .correct .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .THE .RADIUS
THE .GALL .BLADDER .IS .PART .OF .THE .________________.
A. .ENDOCRINE .SYSTEM
B. .URINARY .SYSTEM
C. .DIGESTIVE .SYSTEM
D. .NERVOUS .SYSTEM .- .correct .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .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 .answer. . . . .SCURVY
HOW .DOES .THE .MUSCULAR .SYSTEM .WORK .WITH .THE .SKELETAL .SYSTEM?
A. .MUSCLES .ATTACHED .TO .TENDONS .CONTRACT .TO .BEND .THE .SKELETON .AT
.THE .JOINTS.