HESI A2 Anatomy and Physiology Exam Questions
and answers
Abdominopelvic - ✅✅Cavity composed of the abdomen and the pelvis
Absorption - ✅✅Movement of nutrients from the digestive tube into the bloodstream
Actin - ✅✅Protein making up the I band of the sacromere
Amino Acid - ✅✅The building blocks of protein
Antibody - ✅✅Special proteins that protect the body from foreign substances
ATP - ✅✅Abbreviation for adenosine triphosphate, which is the energy of the cell
Atria - ✅✅Upper chambers of the heart
Bile - ✅✅Product of the liver that emulsifies fat
Cartilage - ✅✅Tissues made of cells and fibers that connect and support
Ceruminous Gland - ✅✅Gland of the ear that produces wax
Chromosome - ✅✅Bodies within the nucleus made of DNA and proteins called Histones
Cilia - ✅✅Small hairlike projections on some cells
CNS - ✅✅Abbreviation for Central Nervous System, which is made up of the Brain and Spinal Cord
, Coronal Plane - ✅✅Imaginary line passing through the body from head to feet that divides the body
into FRONT and BACK portions
Cranial Cavity - ✅✅Body cavity containing brain
Diaphragm - ✅✅Dome shaped breathing muscle that seperates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Diffusion - ✅✅Movement of materials from high concentration to low concentration
Digestion - ✅✅The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food
Dorsal Horn - ✅✅Crescent-shaped projection of gray matter within the spinal cord where sensory
neurons enter the spinal cord
ECG - ✅✅Abbreviation for electrocardiogram, which is a record of the electrical activity of the heart
Embryo - ✅✅Prenatal development time between the zygote and the fetus
Endometrium - ✅✅Inner lining of the uterus
Enzyme - ✅✅Functional proteins; their names usually end in -ase
Foramen Magnum - ✅✅A passage in the skull bone through which the spinal cord enters the spinal
column
Formed elements - ✅✅The blood cells
Glucose - ✅✅A simple sugar found in certain foods, especially fruits
and answers
Abdominopelvic - ✅✅Cavity composed of the abdomen and the pelvis
Absorption - ✅✅Movement of nutrients from the digestive tube into the bloodstream
Actin - ✅✅Protein making up the I band of the sacromere
Amino Acid - ✅✅The building blocks of protein
Antibody - ✅✅Special proteins that protect the body from foreign substances
ATP - ✅✅Abbreviation for adenosine triphosphate, which is the energy of the cell
Atria - ✅✅Upper chambers of the heart
Bile - ✅✅Product of the liver that emulsifies fat
Cartilage - ✅✅Tissues made of cells and fibers that connect and support
Ceruminous Gland - ✅✅Gland of the ear that produces wax
Chromosome - ✅✅Bodies within the nucleus made of DNA and proteins called Histones
Cilia - ✅✅Small hairlike projections on some cells
CNS - ✅✅Abbreviation for Central Nervous System, which is made up of the Brain and Spinal Cord
, Coronal Plane - ✅✅Imaginary line passing through the body from head to feet that divides the body
into FRONT and BACK portions
Cranial Cavity - ✅✅Body cavity containing brain
Diaphragm - ✅✅Dome shaped breathing muscle that seperates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Diffusion - ✅✅Movement of materials from high concentration to low concentration
Digestion - ✅✅The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food
Dorsal Horn - ✅✅Crescent-shaped projection of gray matter within the spinal cord where sensory
neurons enter the spinal cord
ECG - ✅✅Abbreviation for electrocardiogram, which is a record of the electrical activity of the heart
Embryo - ✅✅Prenatal development time between the zygote and the fetus
Endometrium - ✅✅Inner lining of the uterus
Enzyme - ✅✅Functional proteins; their names usually end in -ase
Foramen Magnum - ✅✅A passage in the skull bone through which the spinal cord enters the spinal
column
Formed elements - ✅✅The blood cells
Glucose - ✅✅A simple sugar found in certain foods, especially fruits
