HESI A2 ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which type of muscle is found in the walls of organs such as the stomach and
intestines? - ✔✔smooth visceral muscle
✔✔A bone that is part of the upper limbs is
a. metatarsal
b. metacarpal
c. tibia
d. fibula - ✔✔b. metacarpal
✔✔The normal amount of urine produced in a 24-hour period is approximately -
✔✔1,500-2,000 ml
✔✔What element of the blood is a factor in phagocytosis? - ✔✔white blood cells
✔✔What structure is responsible for making enzymes that detoxify substances we
ingest? - ✔✔liver
✔✔Which hormone helps stimulate the thickening of the endometrium during
menstruation? - ✔✔progesterone
✔✔Which of the following is not a part of the axial skeleton?
a. vertebral column
b. skull
c. thoracic cage
d. upper limbs - ✔✔d. upper limbs
✔✔Major event of muscle contraction? - ✔✔stimulation occurs when acetylcholine is
released from the end of a motor neuron
✔✔A ventral wound would be found - ✔✔in the abdomen
✔✔Which of the following would be considered nonrespiratory air movements?
, a. inspiration
b. expiration
c. inspiratory reserve volume
d. yawning - ✔✔d. yawning
✔✔The pancreas secretes hormones that - ✔✔regulate glucose in the blood
✔✔Thin fingerlike projections that line part of the duodenum and all of the jejunum and
ileum are called - ✔✔villi
✔✔How many bones are in the cervical vertebrae? - ✔✔7
✔✔How many bones are in the thoracic vertebrae? - ✔✔12
✔✔How many bones are in the lumbar vertebrae? - ✔✔5
✔✔The latissimus dorsi are found in the - ✔✔shoulders
✔✔Striated muscles attach to - ✔✔bones
✔✔When air enters the bronchi, it travels to the - ✔✔bronchioles
✔✔Bones are classified according to - ✔✔their shape (tissue type: compact or spongy)
(shape: long, short, flat, or irregular)
✔✔ Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive tract?
a) to use enzymes to break down food
b) to perform gas exchange
c) to remove waste from the body
d) to use peristalsis to move food along - ✔✔b) to perform gas exchange
Gas exchange is a function of the respiratory system
✔✔The body, at all times, attempts to maintain homeostasis. The best definition of
homeostasis is:
a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's internal environment in
response to changes in internal and external conditions
b) a function via which the body breaks down glucose to use as energy
c)a process that maintains the immune system's defenses
d) a process in which the body resists change to genetic structure - ✔✔a) a process that
maintains the stability of the human body's internal environment in response to changes
in internal and external conditions
✔✔The endocrine system of the body is responsible for:
✔✔Which type of muscle is found in the walls of organs such as the stomach and
intestines? - ✔✔smooth visceral muscle
✔✔A bone that is part of the upper limbs is
a. metatarsal
b. metacarpal
c. tibia
d. fibula - ✔✔b. metacarpal
✔✔The normal amount of urine produced in a 24-hour period is approximately -
✔✔1,500-2,000 ml
✔✔What element of the blood is a factor in phagocytosis? - ✔✔white blood cells
✔✔What structure is responsible for making enzymes that detoxify substances we
ingest? - ✔✔liver
✔✔Which hormone helps stimulate the thickening of the endometrium during
menstruation? - ✔✔progesterone
✔✔Which of the following is not a part of the axial skeleton?
a. vertebral column
b. skull
c. thoracic cage
d. upper limbs - ✔✔d. upper limbs
✔✔Major event of muscle contraction? - ✔✔stimulation occurs when acetylcholine is
released from the end of a motor neuron
✔✔A ventral wound would be found - ✔✔in the abdomen
✔✔Which of the following would be considered nonrespiratory air movements?
, a. inspiration
b. expiration
c. inspiratory reserve volume
d. yawning - ✔✔d. yawning
✔✔The pancreas secretes hormones that - ✔✔regulate glucose in the blood
✔✔Thin fingerlike projections that line part of the duodenum and all of the jejunum and
ileum are called - ✔✔villi
✔✔How many bones are in the cervical vertebrae? - ✔✔7
✔✔How many bones are in the thoracic vertebrae? - ✔✔12
✔✔How many bones are in the lumbar vertebrae? - ✔✔5
✔✔The latissimus dorsi are found in the - ✔✔shoulders
✔✔Striated muscles attach to - ✔✔bones
✔✔When air enters the bronchi, it travels to the - ✔✔bronchioles
✔✔Bones are classified according to - ✔✔their shape (tissue type: compact or spongy)
(shape: long, short, flat, or irregular)
✔✔ Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive tract?
a) to use enzymes to break down food
b) to perform gas exchange
c) to remove waste from the body
d) to use peristalsis to move food along - ✔✔b) to perform gas exchange
Gas exchange is a function of the respiratory system
✔✔The body, at all times, attempts to maintain homeostasis. The best definition of
homeostasis is:
a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's internal environment in
response to changes in internal and external conditions
b) a function via which the body breaks down glucose to use as energy
c)a process that maintains the immune system's defenses
d) a process in which the body resists change to genetic structure - ✔✔a) a process that
maintains the stability of the human body's internal environment in response to changes
in internal and external conditions
✔✔The endocrine system of the body is responsible for:
