HESI A2: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
(T/F): Blood serves to transport oxygen and nutrients to body cells and to carry away
carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes
CORRECT 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!
CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
(T/F): Other organs, such as the stomach, small intestine, and kidneys, produce hormones as
well
CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
(T/F): Sacrum bone is larger and superior to the coccyx bone
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
(T/F): Skeletal muscles work in pairs?
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
(T/F): Water is reabsorbed at the tubules of the nephron?
, CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
(T/F): Whole blood consists of approximately 55% PLASMA and 45% FORMED ELEMENTS
CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
Anterior is
CORRECT ANSWER FACING FORWARD
Arterioles
CORRECT ANSWER Are the SMALLEST arteries
AXIAL SKELETON consists of how many bones in the VERTEBRAE COLUMN?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT ANSWER 14 are FACIAL bones
and
14 are CRANIAL bones, which equals to 28 in total!
Bolus
CORRECT ANSWER A ball of food that is formed
Cells that form compact bone are called what?
CORRECT ANSWER Osteoblasts
,Cross-Section
CORRECT ANSWER A cut through the TRANSVERSE PLANE
Distal is
CORRECT ANSWER FURTHER away from the point of attachment
Epidermal Cells move from what? (what are the steps)
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT ANSWER The ATMOSPHERE and the BLOOD through the ALVEOLI
(rmbr: external = outside = atmosphere, because the atmosphere is outside)
Frontal Section
CORRECT ANSWER A cut along the CORONAL PLANE
Hemopoiesis
CORRECT ANSWER Blood Cell Formation
Histology is the study of what?
, CORRECT ANSWER TISSUES!
Inferior is
CORRECT ANSWER BELOW
Internal Respiration refers to the exchange of gases between?
CORRECT ANSWER The BLOOD and BODY cells
(rmbr: internal = inside = blood & body cells that are INSIDE of the body)
Lateral is
CORRECT ANSWER AWAY from the MIDLINE
Medial is
CORRECT ANSWER TOWARD THE MIDLINE
MEIOSIS is specializes in?
CORRECT ANSWER Cells division that takes place in the gonads, which is the ovaries
and the testes
Multiple hormones released during stress from where?
CORRECT ANSWER Adrenal Cortex
The Hypothalamus
The Anterior and Posterior Pituitary
Posterior is
CORRECT ANSWER TOWARD THE BACK
Proximal is
CORRECT ANSWER CLOSER to the point of attachment
(T/F): Blood serves to transport oxygen and nutrients to body cells and to carry away
carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes
CORRECT 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!
CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
(T/F): Other organs, such as the stomach, small intestine, and kidneys, produce hormones as
well
CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
(T/F): Sacrum bone is larger and superior to the coccyx bone
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
(T/F): Skeletal muscles work in pairs?
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
(T/F): Water is reabsorbed at the tubules of the nephron?
, CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
(T/F): Whole blood consists of approximately 55% PLASMA and 45% FORMED ELEMENTS
CORRECT ANSWER TRUE!
Anterior is
CORRECT ANSWER FACING FORWARD
Arterioles
CORRECT ANSWER Are the SMALLEST arteries
AXIAL SKELETON consists of how many bones in the VERTEBRAE COLUMN?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT ANSWER 14 are FACIAL bones
and
14 are CRANIAL bones, which equals to 28 in total!
Bolus
CORRECT ANSWER A ball of food that is formed
Cells that form compact bone are called what?
CORRECT ANSWER Osteoblasts
,Cross-Section
CORRECT ANSWER A cut through the TRANSVERSE PLANE
Distal is
CORRECT ANSWER FURTHER away from the point of attachment
Epidermal Cells move from what? (what are the steps)
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT ANSWER The ATMOSPHERE and the BLOOD through the ALVEOLI
(rmbr: external = outside = atmosphere, because the atmosphere is outside)
Frontal Section
CORRECT ANSWER A cut along the CORONAL PLANE
Hemopoiesis
CORRECT ANSWER Blood Cell Formation
Histology is the study of what?
, CORRECT ANSWER TISSUES!
Inferior is
CORRECT ANSWER BELOW
Internal Respiration refers to the exchange of gases between?
CORRECT ANSWER The BLOOD and BODY cells
(rmbr: internal = inside = blood & body cells that are INSIDE of the body)
Lateral is
CORRECT ANSWER AWAY from the MIDLINE
Medial is
CORRECT ANSWER TOWARD THE MIDLINE
MEIOSIS is specializes in?
CORRECT ANSWER Cells division that takes place in the gonads, which is the ovaries
and the testes
Multiple hormones released during stress from where?
CORRECT ANSWER Adrenal Cortex
The Hypothalamus
The Anterior and Posterior Pituitary
Posterior is
CORRECT ANSWER TOWARD THE BACK
Proximal is
CORRECT ANSWER CLOSER to the point of attachment
