HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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(T/F): Blood serves to transport oxygen and nutrients to body cells and to carry away carbon dioxide and
metabolic wastes - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): In the SMALL INTESTINE is where food is acted on by various enzymes from the small intestine and
PANCREAS and by the BILE from the LIVER! - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Other organs, such as the stomach, small intestine, and kidneys, produce hormones as well -
Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Sacrum bone is larger and superior to the coccyx bone - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Simple, aka SPINAL reflexes are those in which nerve impulses travel through THE SPINAL CORD
ONLY, and DO NOT reach the BRAIN - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Skeletal muscles work in pairs? - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): The muscular movements of the stomach and intestines also result in mechanical breakdown of
food, thus increasing surface area for digestion - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): The Nervous system helps us perceive many changes that happen internally and externally in the
environment and to respond to those changes - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Water is reabsorbed at the tubules of the nephron? - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Whole blood consists of approximately 55% PLASMA and 45% FORMED ELEMENTS -
Answer -TRUE!
*Anterior is* - Answer -FACING FORWARD
*Arterioles* - Answer -Are the SMALLEST arteries
*AXIAL SKELETON* consists of how many bones in the *VERTEBRAE COLUMN*? - Answer -Total of
33
Each come from the:
THORACIC vertebrae
CERVICAL vertebrae
,LUMBAR vertebrae
SACRAL vertebrae
COCCYGEAL vertebra aka the tail bone
*AXIAL SKELETON* consists of how many bones of the *SKULL*? - Answer -14 are FACIAL bones
and
14 are CRANIAL bones, which equals to 28 in total!
*Bolus* - Answer -A ball of food that is formed
*Cells that form compact bone are called what?* - Answer -Osteoblasts
*Cross-Section* - Answer -A cut through the TRANSVERSE PLANE
*Distal is* - Answer -FURTHER away from the point of attachment
*Epidermal Cells move from what?* (what are the steps) - Answer -1. The deepest layers to the
superficial layers
2. They move away from their blood and nutrient supply
3. Then they dehydrate and die
*Estrogen* produced by the follicle initiates what? - Answer -The preparation of the endometrium
of the uterus for pregnancy
(*Endometrium*: It is a MUCOUS membrane in the UTERUS that THICKENS during menstrual cycle in
preparation for possible implantation of an embryo)
*External Respiration* refers to the exchange of gases between? - Answer -The ATMOSPHERE and
the BLOOD through the ALVEOLI
(rmbr: external = outside = atmosphere, because the atmosphere is outside)
*Frontal Section* - Answer -A cut along the CORONAL PLANE
*Hemopoiesis* - Answer -Blood Cell Formation
*Histology is the study of what?* - Answer -TISSUES!
*Inferior is* - Answer -BELOW
*Internal Respiration* refers to the exchange of gases between? - Answer -The BLOOD and BODY
cells
, (rmbr: internal = inside = blood & body cells that are INSIDE of the body)
*Lateral is* - Answer -AWAY from the MIDLINE
*Medial is* - Answer -TOWARD THE MIDLINE
*MEIOSIS is specializes in?* - Answer -Cells division that takes place in the gonads, which is the
ovaries and the testes
*Multiple hormones released during stress from where?* - Answer -Adrenal Cortex
The Hypothalamus
The Anterior and Posterior Pituitary
*Posterior is* - Answer -TOWARD THE BACK
*Proximal is* - Answer -CLOSER to the point of attachment
*Sacromere* - Answer -Functional unit of a muscle cell. Muscle cells contain myofibrils, which in
turn are made up of sarcomeres.
*Sagittal Section* - Answer -A cut along the MEDIAN PLANE
*Skeletal muscles are also called what type of muscles?* - Answer -VOLUNTARY MUSCLES!
Because they are under CONSCIOUS control
*Superior is* - Answer -ABOVE
*Synergist* are - Answer -Other muscles that decide to work in cooperation with the prime mover
*The Alimentary canal consists of what?* - Answer -Mouth
Pharynx
Epiglottis
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Rectum
Anus
*The alimentary canal* - Answer -AKA the "Digestive tube"
LATEST UPDATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED PERFECT
SCORE
(T/F): Blood serves to transport oxygen and nutrients to body cells and to carry away carbon dioxide and
metabolic wastes - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): In the SMALL INTESTINE is where food is acted on by various enzymes from the small intestine and
PANCREAS and by the BILE from the LIVER! - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Other organs, such as the stomach, small intestine, and kidneys, produce hormones as well -
Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Sacrum bone is larger and superior to the coccyx bone - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Simple, aka SPINAL reflexes are those in which nerve impulses travel through THE SPINAL CORD
ONLY, and DO NOT reach the BRAIN - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Skeletal muscles work in pairs? - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): The muscular movements of the stomach and intestines also result in mechanical breakdown of
food, thus increasing surface area for digestion - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): The Nervous system helps us perceive many changes that happen internally and externally in the
environment and to respond to those changes - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Water is reabsorbed at the tubules of the nephron? - Answer -TRUE!
(T/F): Whole blood consists of approximately 55% PLASMA and 45% FORMED ELEMENTS -
Answer -TRUE!
*Anterior is* - Answer -FACING FORWARD
*Arterioles* - Answer -Are the SMALLEST arteries
*AXIAL SKELETON* consists of how many bones in the *VERTEBRAE COLUMN*? - Answer -Total of
33
Each come from the:
THORACIC vertebrae
CERVICAL vertebrae
,LUMBAR vertebrae
SACRAL vertebrae
COCCYGEAL vertebra aka the tail bone
*AXIAL SKELETON* consists of how many bones of the *SKULL*? - Answer -14 are FACIAL bones
and
14 are CRANIAL bones, which equals to 28 in total!
*Bolus* - Answer -A ball of food that is formed
*Cells that form compact bone are called what?* - Answer -Osteoblasts
*Cross-Section* - Answer -A cut through the TRANSVERSE PLANE
*Distal is* - Answer -FURTHER away from the point of attachment
*Epidermal Cells move from what?* (what are the steps) - Answer -1. The deepest layers to the
superficial layers
2. They move away from their blood and nutrient supply
3. Then they dehydrate and die
*Estrogen* produced by the follicle initiates what? - Answer -The preparation of the endometrium
of the uterus for pregnancy
(*Endometrium*: It is a MUCOUS membrane in the UTERUS that THICKENS during menstrual cycle in
preparation for possible implantation of an embryo)
*External Respiration* refers to the exchange of gases between? - Answer -The ATMOSPHERE and
the BLOOD through the ALVEOLI
(rmbr: external = outside = atmosphere, because the atmosphere is outside)
*Frontal Section* - Answer -A cut along the CORONAL PLANE
*Hemopoiesis* - Answer -Blood Cell Formation
*Histology is the study of what?* - Answer -TISSUES!
*Inferior is* - Answer -BELOW
*Internal Respiration* refers to the exchange of gases between? - Answer -The BLOOD and BODY
cells
, (rmbr: internal = inside = blood & body cells that are INSIDE of the body)
*Lateral is* - Answer -AWAY from the MIDLINE
*Medial is* - Answer -TOWARD THE MIDLINE
*MEIOSIS is specializes in?* - Answer -Cells division that takes place in the gonads, which is the
ovaries and the testes
*Multiple hormones released during stress from where?* - Answer -Adrenal Cortex
The Hypothalamus
The Anterior and Posterior Pituitary
*Posterior is* - Answer -TOWARD THE BACK
*Proximal is* - Answer -CLOSER to the point of attachment
*Sacromere* - Answer -Functional unit of a muscle cell. Muscle cells contain myofibrils, which in
turn are made up of sarcomeres.
*Sagittal Section* - Answer -A cut along the MEDIAN PLANE
*Skeletal muscles are also called what type of muscles?* - Answer -VOLUNTARY MUSCLES!
Because they are under CONSCIOUS control
*Superior is* - Answer -ABOVE
*Synergist* are - Answer -Other muscles that decide to work in cooperation with the prime mover
*The Alimentary canal consists of what?* - Answer -Mouth
Pharynx
Epiglottis
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Rectum
Anus
*The alimentary canal* - Answer -AKA the "Digestive tube"
