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HESI A2 Anatomy & Physiology – 2024
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
The specialized junction from which nerve impulses pass from one neuron
to the next is called a _______________________. - Answer✔️✔️-Synapse
Which type of bone has a diaphysis and two epiphyses? - Answer✔️✔️-Long
bone
Which of the following correctly describes the function of luteinizing
hormone? - Answer✔️✔️-It stimulates the production of testosterone in
males
Which of the following statements is incorrect about estrogen? -
Answer✔️✔️-It stimulates ovulation ( This is the luteinizing hormone job)
What is the role of calcium in muscle contraction? - Answer✔️✔️-Calcium
binds to troponin and leads to the uncovering of the active site of actin.
Which structure controls the activity of the endocrine system? -
Answer✔️✔️-Hypothalmus
The left atrium receives blood from the ______. - Answer✔️✔️-Pulmonary
vein
Which is the most abundant nervous tissue? - Answer✔️✔️-Neuroglia
The tibia is _______ to the femur. - Answer✔️✔️-Distal
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Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an abundance
of in leukocytes? - Answer✔️✔️-Lysosomes
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at
risk of ____________. - Answer✔️✔️-extensive bleeding
A sprain occurs when which of the following structures is stretched or
torn? - Answer✔️✔️-Ligament
Which of the following glands secrete earwax? - Answer✔️✔️-Ceruminous
What is the function of endocrine glands? - Answer✔️✔️-They secrete
hormones directly into the blood.
Which of the following occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is
stimulated? - Answer✔️✔️-Heart rate increases
Pupils dilate
Digestion slows down
Which bones form via intramembranous ossification? - Answer✔️✔️-The flat
bones of the skull, the mandible, and clavicles
The carpals articulate with the distal ends of which two bones? -
Answer✔️✔️-Radius and ulna
Which of the following best describes the function of the mitral valve? -
Answer✔️✔️-Lets blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle
Which type of connection do ligaments create? - Answer✔️✔️-Bone to Bone
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Which of the four chambers of the heart has the thickest muscular wall? -
Answer✔️✔️-Left ventricle
Which important minerals are stored within the skeletal system? -
Answer✔️✔️-Calcium and phosphorous
Which type of tissue is most widely distributed throughout the body? -
Answer✔️✔️-Connective tissue
In which of the following reproductive structures does the fertilization of
an ovum occur? - Answer✔️✔️-Fallopian tube
Which of the following structures is part of the upper respiratory system? -
Answer✔️✔️-Pharynx
Eccrine glands secrete a watery substance onto the surface of the skin to
maintain temperature homeostasis through which process? - Answer✔️✔️-
Evaporation
What, in addition to adenosine triphosphate, must be present for a muscle
to contract? - Answer✔️✔️-Calcium
Mitosis occurs in which layer of the skin? - Answer✔️✔️-Stratum
germinativum
A patient reveals to you that they were recently involved in a car accident
that they believe resulted in a deviated septum. Which of the following
bones may have been injured in the accident, resulting in the deviated
septum? - Answer✔️✔️-vomer is a thin, vertical bone in the nose.
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HESI A2 Anatomy & Physiology – 2024
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
The specialized junction from which nerve impulses pass from one neuron
to the next is called a _______________________. - Answer✔️✔️-Synapse
Which type of bone has a diaphysis and two epiphyses? - Answer✔️✔️-Long
bone
Which of the following correctly describes the function of luteinizing
hormone? - Answer✔️✔️-It stimulates the production of testosterone in
males
Which of the following statements is incorrect about estrogen? -
Answer✔️✔️-It stimulates ovulation ( This is the luteinizing hormone job)
What is the role of calcium in muscle contraction? - Answer✔️✔️-Calcium
binds to troponin and leads to the uncovering of the active site of actin.
Which structure controls the activity of the endocrine system? -
Answer✔️✔️-Hypothalmus
The left atrium receives blood from the ______. - Answer✔️✔️-Pulmonary
vein
Which is the most abundant nervous tissue? - Answer✔️✔️-Neuroglia
The tibia is _______ to the femur. - Answer✔️✔️-Distal
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Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an abundance
of in leukocytes? - Answer✔️✔️-Lysosomes
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at
risk of ____________. - Answer✔️✔️-extensive bleeding
A sprain occurs when which of the following structures is stretched or
torn? - Answer✔️✔️-Ligament
Which of the following glands secrete earwax? - Answer✔️✔️-Ceruminous
What is the function of endocrine glands? - Answer✔️✔️-They secrete
hormones directly into the blood.
Which of the following occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is
stimulated? - Answer✔️✔️-Heart rate increases
Pupils dilate
Digestion slows down
Which bones form via intramembranous ossification? - Answer✔️✔️-The flat
bones of the skull, the mandible, and clavicles
The carpals articulate with the distal ends of which two bones? -
Answer✔️✔️-Radius and ulna
Which of the following best describes the function of the mitral valve? -
Answer✔️✔️-Lets blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle
Which type of connection do ligaments create? - Answer✔️✔️-Bone to Bone
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Which of the four chambers of the heart has the thickest muscular wall? -
Answer✔️✔️-Left ventricle
Which important minerals are stored within the skeletal system? -
Answer✔️✔️-Calcium and phosphorous
Which type of tissue is most widely distributed throughout the body? -
Answer✔️✔️-Connective tissue
In which of the following reproductive structures does the fertilization of
an ovum occur? - Answer✔️✔️-Fallopian tube
Which of the following structures is part of the upper respiratory system? -
Answer✔️✔️-Pharynx
Eccrine glands secrete a watery substance onto the surface of the skin to
maintain temperature homeostasis through which process? - Answer✔️✔️-
Evaporation
What, in addition to adenosine triphosphate, must be present for a muscle
to contract? - Answer✔️✔️-Calcium
Mitosis occurs in which layer of the skin? - Answer✔️✔️-Stratum
germinativum
A patient reveals to you that they were recently involved in a car accident
that they believe resulted in a deviated septum. Which of the following
bones may have been injured in the accident, resulting in the deviated
septum? - Answer✔️✔️-vomer is a thin, vertical bone in the nose.
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