HESI A2 Anatomy Exam Questions With Accurate Answers.
Anatomic position - accurate answers-The body is erect, the feet are slightly
apart, the head is high, and the palms of the hands are facing forward
superior - accurate answers-Above
Inferior - accurate answers-below
Anterior - accurate answers-Facing forward
Posterior - accurate answers-Toward the back
Medial - accurate answers-toward the midline
Lateral - accurate answers-away from the midline or toward the sides
Proximal - accurate answers-Closer to the point of attachment
Distal - accurate answers-Further away from the point of attachment
Dorsal cavity - accurate answers-Cranial and spinal cavities
Ventral cavity - accurate answers-Orbits and the nasal, oral, thoracic, and
abdominopelvic cavities
Histology - accurate answers-Study of tissues
Four fundamental tissues - accurate answers-Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
Epithelial tissue - accurate answers-Cover, line, and protect the body and its
internal organs
Connective tissue - accurate answers-Framework of the body
Support and structure for organs
, Muscle tissue - accurate answers-Ability to contract or shorten
Voluntary or involuntary
Nerve - accurate answers-Composed of neurons and connective tissue cells-
neuroglia
Mitosis - accurate answers-Necessary for growth and repair
Meiosis - accurate answers-Takes place in the gonads
Chromosome # is reduced from 46 to 23
Skin - accurate answers-Larget organ of the body
Two layers
-Epidermis
-Dermis
Epidermis - accurate answers-The outermost protective layer of dead
kertanized epithelial cells
Protein pigment- melanin
Dermis - accurate answers-Inner layer of the skin
Composed of fibrous connective tissue with blood vessels, sensory nerve
endings, hair follicles and glands
sweat glands:
-eccrine
-sebaceous
Eccrine sweat gland - accurate answers-Most widely distributed; regulate
body temperature by releasing a watery secretion
Sebaceous gland - accurate answers-Release an oily secretion (sebum)
through the hair follicles that lubricate the skin an prevents drying
Anatomic position - accurate answers-The body is erect, the feet are slightly
apart, the head is high, and the palms of the hands are facing forward
superior - accurate answers-Above
Inferior - accurate answers-below
Anterior - accurate answers-Facing forward
Posterior - accurate answers-Toward the back
Medial - accurate answers-toward the midline
Lateral - accurate answers-away from the midline or toward the sides
Proximal - accurate answers-Closer to the point of attachment
Distal - accurate answers-Further away from the point of attachment
Dorsal cavity - accurate answers-Cranial and spinal cavities
Ventral cavity - accurate answers-Orbits and the nasal, oral, thoracic, and
abdominopelvic cavities
Histology - accurate answers-Study of tissues
Four fundamental tissues - accurate answers-Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
Epithelial tissue - accurate answers-Cover, line, and protect the body and its
internal organs
Connective tissue - accurate answers-Framework of the body
Support and structure for organs
, Muscle tissue - accurate answers-Ability to contract or shorten
Voluntary or involuntary
Nerve - accurate answers-Composed of neurons and connective tissue cells-
neuroglia
Mitosis - accurate answers-Necessary for growth and repair
Meiosis - accurate answers-Takes place in the gonads
Chromosome # is reduced from 46 to 23
Skin - accurate answers-Larget organ of the body
Two layers
-Epidermis
-Dermis
Epidermis - accurate answers-The outermost protective layer of dead
kertanized epithelial cells
Protein pigment- melanin
Dermis - accurate answers-Inner layer of the skin
Composed of fibrous connective tissue with blood vessels, sensory nerve
endings, hair follicles and glands
sweat glands:
-eccrine
-sebaceous
Eccrine sweat gland - accurate answers-Most widely distributed; regulate
body temperature by releasing a watery secretion
Sebaceous gland - accurate answers-Release an oily secretion (sebum)
through the hair follicles that lubricate the skin an prevents drying
