ELSEVIER HESI A2 A&P PRACTICE QUESTIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ELSEVIER HESI A2 A&P PRACTICE
QUESTIONS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

Ingwwhichgwofgwthegwfollowinggwlocationsgwwouldgwthegwurinarygwbladdergwandgwinternalgwre
productivegworgansgwbegwfound?gw

1.gwThoracicgwcavity

2.
Mediastinum

3.
Abdominalgwcavity

4.
Pelvicgwcavitygw-gwanswer--4.
Pelvicgwcavity

Whichgwtissuegwservesgwasgwthegwframeworkgwofgwthegwbodygwbygwprovidinggwsupportgwan
dgwstructuregwforgwthegworgans?

1.
Epithelial

2.
Connective

3.
Nervous

4.
Musclegw-gwanswer--2.
Connective

Whatgwaregwthegwglandsgwofgwskingwthatgwproducegwagwthin,gwwaterygwsecretion?
gw



1.
Sebaceousgwglands

2.
Eccrinegwglands

3.

,Apocrinegwglands

4.
Endocrinegwglandsgw-gwanswer--2.
Eccrinegwglands

Yougwhavegwbeengwgivengwagwsamplegwofgwtissuegwthatgwhasgwopengwspacesgwpartiallygwfill
edgwbygwangwassemblagegwofgwneedle-likegwstructures.gwWhatgwisgwthegwtissue?
gw



1.
Spongygwbone

2.
Compactgwbone

3.
Cartilage

4.
Adiposegwtissuegw-gwanswer--1.
Spongygwbone

Whichgwmineralgwisgwresponsiblegwforgwregulatinggwfluidgwingwthegwbody?
gw



1.
Chloride

2.
Sodium

3.
Calcium

4.
Magnesiumgw-gwanswer--2.
Sodium

Allgwactionsgwofgwthegwnervousgwsystemgwdependgwongwthegwtransmissiongwofgwnervegwimp
ulsesgwovergwwhichgwofgwthegwfollowing?
gw



1.
Neuroglia

2.
Efferentgwpathways

3.
Afferentgwpathways

,4.
Neuronsgw-gwanswer--4.
Neurons

Whichgwleukocytesgwaregwcorrectlygwmatchedgwwithgwtheirgwfunctiongworgwdescription?
gw(Selectgwallgwthatgwapply.)
gw



1.
Monocytes—becomegwmacrophages

2.
Basophils—thegwmostgwcommongwtypegwofgwWBC

3.
Lymphocytes—importantgwingwimmunegwresponse

4.
Neutrophils—phagocytizegwmicroorganismsgw-gwanswer--1,gw3,gwandgw4

Whichgwofgwthegwfollowinggwisgwthegwbloodgwvesselgwwheregwexchangesgwtakegwplacegwbet
weengwbloodgwandgwthegwcellsgwofgwthegwbody?
gw



1.
Artery

2.
Vein

3.
Capillary

4.
Arteriolegw-gwanswer--3.
Capillary

Ingwordergwforgwinhalationgwtogwoccur,gwwhatgwmustgwhappen?
gw



1.
Contractiongwofgwthegwdiaphragm,gwwhichgwdecreasesgwthegwvolumegwofgwthegwchestgwcavi
tygwandgwdrawsgwairgwintogwthegwlungs

2.
Contractiongwofgwthegwdiaphragm,gwwhichgwenlargesgwthegwchestgwcavitygwandgwdrawsgwair
gwintogwthegwlungs



3.
Recoilgwofgwthegwlungsgwasgwthegwrespiratorygwmusclesgwcontractgwandgwthegwthoraxgwdecr
easesgwingwsize

, 4.
Recoilgwofgwthegwlungsgwasgwthegwrespiratorygwmusclesgwrelaxgwandgwthegwthoraxgwdecreas
esgwingwsizegw-gwanswer--2.
Contractiongwofgwthegwdiaphragm,gwwhichgwenlargesgwthegwchestgwcavitygwandgwdrawsgwair
gwintogwthegwlungs



Whichgwaregwthegwfunctionalgwunitsgwofgwthegwkidney?
gw



1.
Ureters

2.
Glomeruli

3.
Nephrons

4.
Renalgwcapsulesgw-gwanswer--3.
Nephrons

Whatgwseparatesgwthegwthoracicgwcavitygwfromgwthegwabdominalgwcavity?
gw



1.
Diaphragm

2.
Mediastinum

3.
Liver

4.
Lungsgw-gwanswer--1.
Diaphragm

Whatgwisgwthegwbasicgwunitgwofgwlifegwandgwthegwbuildinggwblockgwofgwtissuesgwandgworgans?
gw



1.
Atom

2.
Organelle

3.
Cell

4.
DNAgw-gwanswer--3.