HESI A2 A&P Grand Canyon University BIO 201
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+w3
Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and structure for the organs?
A. Epithelial.
B. Connective.
C. Nervous.
D. Muscle. - answer :B.
What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs?
A. Atom.
B. Organelle.
C. Cell.
D. DNA. - answer :C.
Which type of cell division takes place in the gonads?
A. Mitosis.
B. Meiosis.
C. Binary fission.
D. Asexual division. - answer :B.
In what area of the body would you expect to find an especially thick stratum corneum?
A. Back of the hand.
B. Heel of the foot.
,C. Abdomen.
D. Over the shin. - answer :B.
What are the glands of skin that produce a thin, watery secretion?
A. Sebaceous glands.
B. Eccrine glands.
C. Apocrine glands.
D. Endocrine glands. - answer :B.
Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phsphate levels of the body by participating in the production
of which of the following?
A. Sebum.
B. Keratin.
C. Vitamin A.
D. Vitamin D. - answer :D.
Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system? (select all that apply.)
A. Support the body.
B. Hemopoiesis.
C. Conduct impulses.
D. Provide protection. - answer :A. B. D.
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the humerus. What is he
describing?
A. Epiphysis.
B. Articular cartilage.
C. Perichondrium.
D. Diaphysis. - answer :D. Diaphysis, the portion of a long bone between the ends or extremities, which
is usually articular, and wider than the shaft; it consists of a tube of compact bone, enclosing the
medullary cavity. Shaft.
, You have been given sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of
needlelike structures. What is the tissue?
A. Spongy bone.
B. Compact bone.
C. Cartilage.
D. Adipose tissue. - answer :A.
Which of the following bones is the only moveable bone of the skull?
A. Maxilla.
B. Zygomatic.
C. Lacrimal.
D. Mandible. - answer :D.
Which mineral is responsible for regulating fluid in the body?
A. Chloride.
B. Sodium.
C. Calcium.
D. Magnesium. - answer :B.
Why are skeletal muscles also called voluntary musckes?
A. They are under conscious control.
B. They are attached to the skeleton.
C. They are ATP to energize contraction.
D. They are striated in appearance. - answer :A.
All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over which of the
following?
A. Neuroglia.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+w3
Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and structure for the organs?
A. Epithelial.
B. Connective.
C. Nervous.
D. Muscle. - answer :B.
What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs?
A. Atom.
B. Organelle.
C. Cell.
D. DNA. - answer :C.
Which type of cell division takes place in the gonads?
A. Mitosis.
B. Meiosis.
C. Binary fission.
D. Asexual division. - answer :B.
In what area of the body would you expect to find an especially thick stratum corneum?
A. Back of the hand.
B. Heel of the foot.
,C. Abdomen.
D. Over the shin. - answer :B.
What are the glands of skin that produce a thin, watery secretion?
A. Sebaceous glands.
B. Eccrine glands.
C. Apocrine glands.
D. Endocrine glands. - answer :B.
Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phsphate levels of the body by participating in the production
of which of the following?
A. Sebum.
B. Keratin.
C. Vitamin A.
D. Vitamin D. - answer :D.
Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system? (select all that apply.)
A. Support the body.
B. Hemopoiesis.
C. Conduct impulses.
D. Provide protection. - answer :A. B. D.
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the humerus. What is he
describing?
A. Epiphysis.
B. Articular cartilage.
C. Perichondrium.
D. Diaphysis. - answer :D. Diaphysis, the portion of a long bone between the ends or extremities, which
is usually articular, and wider than the shaft; it consists of a tube of compact bone, enclosing the
medullary cavity. Shaft.
, You have been given sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of
needlelike structures. What is the tissue?
A. Spongy bone.
B. Compact bone.
C. Cartilage.
D. Adipose tissue. - answer :A.
Which of the following bones is the only moveable bone of the skull?
A. Maxilla.
B. Zygomatic.
C. Lacrimal.
D. Mandible. - answer :D.
Which mineral is responsible for regulating fluid in the body?
A. Chloride.
B. Sodium.
C. Calcium.
D. Magnesium. - answer :B.
Why are skeletal muscles also called voluntary musckes?
A. They are under conscious control.
B. They are attached to the skeleton.
C. They are ATP to energize contraction.
D. They are striated in appearance. - answer :A.
All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over which of the
following?
A. Neuroglia.
