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HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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1. Anatomic gposition
The gbody gis gerect, gthe gfeet gare gslightly gapart, gthe ghead gis gheld ghigh, gand gthe gpalms
of gthe ghands gare gfacing gforward
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2. Which gof gthe gfollowing gis ga gstructure gfound gin gthe gupper
respiratory? gPharynx
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3. A gperson gwho ghas gdamage gto gtheir gulnar gnerve gwill ghave gdecreases
sensation gin gArm
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4. Which gbone gdose gnot garticulate gwith gany gother
bone? gHyoid
g


5. Which gof gthe gfollowing gstatements gbest gdescribe gendocrine
glands? gThey gsecrete gchemicals ginto gthe gblood
g


6. Diet gis gimportant gbecause gbone gare gstorage gplaces
for gCalcium gand gphosphorous
g


7. Which gorgan gis gpart gof gboth gthe gmale greproductive gsystem gand gthe gurinary
gsystem? gUrethra
8. Red gblood gcell gproduction gis gknown gas gwhich gof gthe gfollowing?
A. Hematopoiesis
B. Erythropoiesis
C. Phagocytosis
D. Thrombopoiesis
9. When gan gindividual gis gunder gstress, ghormones gare greleased. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gis
gnot gone gof gthe glocations gin gwhich ghormones gare greleased gwhen gunder gstress?
A. Parathyroid
B. Adrenal gcortex
C. Posterior gpituitary
D. Hypothalamus
10. The gcentral gnervous gsystem gis gmade gup gof gall gexcept gwhich gof gthe gfollowing?
A. Brain

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B. Heart
C. Retina
D. Spinal gcord
11. The gthyrotrophic-releasing ggrowth ghormone-releasing, gand ggonadotropin-
releasing ghormones gare greleased gby gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gendocrine gsystem
gglands?
A. Thymus
B. Pituitary ggland
C. Pineal ggland
D. Hypothalamus
12. What gis gthe gmost gvisible gpart gof gthe gear?
A. Pinna
B. Organ gof gCorti
C. Cochlea
D. Ear gcanal
13. Which gof gthe gfollowing gis gan gorgan gof gthe grespiratory gsystem?
A. Brain
B. Larynx
C. Urethra
D. Pancreas
14. The gmotor gcortex ghelps gthe gbrain gby gmonitoring gand gcontrolling gthe gbody's
gmovement. gWhere gis gthe gmotor gcortex glocated gwithin gthe gbrain?
A. Top, gmiddle gportion gof gthe gparietal globe.
B. Back gof gthe ghead
C. Front gportion gof gthe gparietal globe.
D. Around gthe gauditory gcortex
15. The gheart gcontains gfour gchambers. gWhich gof gthese gfour gchambers gis gthe glargest gand
gthe gstrongest?
A. Left gventricle
B. Left gatrium
C. Right gventricle
D. Right gatrium

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16. Which gof gthe gfollowing gorgans gis ginvolved gwith gthe gimmune gsystem?
A. Heart
B. Bronchi
C. Appendix
D. Esophagus
17. Which gof gthe gfollowing gis gnot ga gprincipal gorgan gof gthe gnervous gsystem?
A. Brian
B. Thymus
C. Ganglia
D. Spinal gcord
18. Where gdo gthe gendocrine gsystem gand gthe gnervous gsystem gmeet?
A. At gthe gpituitary ggland gand gthe gpineal ggland
B. At gthe ghypothalamus gand gpituitary ggland
C. At gthe gpineal ggland
D. At gthe gthyroid ggland
19. The gpancreas gis gan gendocrine gsystem ggland gmainly gresponsible gfor gwhich gof
g the gfollowing?
A. Proper gbone gdevelopment
B. Metabolism gcontrol
C. Maintaining ghealthy gsugar glevels
D. Distribution gof gstored gfat.
20. The gstomach glining gmembrane gname?
The gmucous gmembrane gof gthe gstomach gcontains gsimple gcolumnar gepithelium gtissue gwith
many gexocrine gcells.
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21. skin gaids gin gmaintaining gthe gcalcium gand gphophate glevels gof gthe gbody gby
g participating gin gthe gproduction gof gwhich gof gthe gfollowing
vitamin gd
22. all gaction gof gthe gnervous gsystem gdepend gon gthe gtransmission gof gnerve gimpulses gover
g which gof gthe gfollowing?
neurons
23. which ghormone ginitiates gthe gpreparation gof gthe gendometrium gof gthe guterus gfor gpregnancy

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estrogen
24. which gfemale greproductive gorgan's gproduce goocytes, gestrogen gand
progesterone govaries
g


25. the gbuttocks gis gon gwhich gsurface gthe
body gdorsal
g


26. the gesophagus gis glocated gat gwhich gbody
cavity gthoracic
g


27. which gis ga ghollow
organ ggallbladder
g


28. which gmuscle gis gincluded gin gthe gquadriceps gfemoris
group gvastus glateralis
g


29. what goccur gwhen gthe gsympathetic gnervous gsystem gis
stimulated? gcardiac goutput
g


30. which ghormone gis gproduce gby gthe gposterior gpituitary
gland goxytocin
g


31. which gstructure gregulat gthe gtransport gof gsubstance gin gand gout gof ga
gcell gthe gcellular gmembrane
32. a gperson gwho gdamages gto gtheir gulnar gnerve gwill ghave gdecrease gsesutior gin gwhich
area garm
g


33. when gassessing ga gfemale gclient gwho gdescribes gherself gas ga gvegetarian gin gthe gnurse
gnotes gthat gshe ghas gan gunusual gskin gcolor. gThe gnurse gshould gask gthe gclient gif gshe ghas
eaten glarge gamount gof:
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carrot gand gsquash
34. which gstructure gproduces gB-lymphocytes
g Red gbone gmarrow
35. how gmany gdays gis gthe gavarage gmenstrul gcycle
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36. where gin gthe ghuman gbody gare gnutrients gabsorbed
small gintestines
37. The gcentral gnervous gsystem gis gmade gup gof gall gexcept gwhich gof gthe
gfollowing? gheart