Hesi Entrance Exam A&P Practice Test
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+
Grade
What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions?
- correct answer Calcium
Which of the the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs be
found?
- correct answer Pelvic cavity
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
- correct answer Diaphragm
A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following characteristics: cells found on internal
surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix, cells tall and thin, no blood vessels in the tissue.
What type of tissue is this?
- correct answer Epithelial
Nerve tissue is composed of neuron and connective tissue cells that are referred to as which of the
following?
- correct answer Neuroglia
Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and structure for the organs?
- correct answer Connective
What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs?
- correct answer Cell
, Which type of cell division takes place in the gonads?
- correct answer Meiosis
In what area of the body would you expect to find and especially thick stratum corneum?
- correct answer Heel of the foot
What are the glands of the skin that produce a thin, watery secretion?
- correct answer Eccrine glands
Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by participating in the production
of which of the following?
- correct answer Vitamin D
Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system?
- correct answer Support the body, hemopoiesis, provide protection
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the humerus.
What is he describing?
- correct answer Diaphysis
You have been given a sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of
needlelike structures.
What is the tissue?
- correct answer Spongy bone
The only moveable bone in the skull is?
- correct answer Mandible
Which mineral is responsible for regulating fluid in the body?
- correct answer Magnesium
Why are the skeletal muscles also called voluntary muscles?
- correct answer They are under conscious control.
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+
Grade
What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions?
- correct answer Calcium
Which of the the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs be
found?
- correct answer Pelvic cavity
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
- correct answer Diaphragm
A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following characteristics: cells found on internal
surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix, cells tall and thin, no blood vessels in the tissue.
What type of tissue is this?
- correct answer Epithelial
Nerve tissue is composed of neuron and connective tissue cells that are referred to as which of the
following?
- correct answer Neuroglia
Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and structure for the organs?
- correct answer Connective
What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs?
- correct answer Cell
, Which type of cell division takes place in the gonads?
- correct answer Meiosis
In what area of the body would you expect to find and especially thick stratum corneum?
- correct answer Heel of the foot
What are the glands of the skin that produce a thin, watery secretion?
- correct answer Eccrine glands
Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by participating in the production
of which of the following?
- correct answer Vitamin D
Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system?
- correct answer Support the body, hemopoiesis, provide protection
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the humerus.
What is he describing?
- correct answer Diaphysis
You have been given a sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of
needlelike structures.
What is the tissue?
- correct answer Spongy bone
The only moveable bone in the skull is?
- correct answer Mandible
Which mineral is responsible for regulating fluid in the body?
- correct answer Magnesium
Why are the skeletal muscles also called voluntary muscles?
- correct answer They are under conscious control.
