HESI A2 Practice test questions Grand Canyon
University BIO 201 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
What makes up the alimentary canal? - answer :-it consists of mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach,
small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.
(digestive tract)
A woman's body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle? - answer :-day 14
Sperm, once created, are stored in an area of the male body called the ________. - answer :-
epididymis
Which of these is the best analogy describing the function of the kidneys?
a) a waste treatment plant
b) a control center
c) a medical facility
d) a soldier training facility - answer :a) a waste treatment plant
The kidney recycles minerals and resources still needed in the body while also excreting waste
products.
What is the most widely distributed type of sweat gland? - answer :-eccrine
, Moving the arm toward the body would be described as a ________ movement, rather than a
_________ movement. - answer :-proximal, distal
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the end of your femur. What is she
describing? - answer :-epiphysis
The epiphysis is on each end of long bones, like the femur.
Which of the following is true of the axial skeleton?
a) the facial bones include four nasal bones
b) the mandible and maxilla are the only moveable bones of the skull
c) ossicles are a part of the jaw bone
d) the axial skeleton consists of a total of 28 bones in the skull - answer :d) the axial skeleton consists
of a total of 28 bones in the skull
Ossicles are part of the ear, the mandible is the only moveable bone of the skull, and there are only
two nasal bones.
A patient of yours is diagnosed with emphysema. In emphysema, the alveoli have trouble exchanging
gases between the atmosphere and the blood. It would be true to say that this patient has difficulty
with what type of respiration? - answer :-external
External respiration is the exchange of gases by the alveoli between the atmosphere and the blood.
Deflections of the EKG represent which of the following?
a) the contraction of the heat
b) the relaxation of the heat
c) the electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation
d) they physical movement that precedes contraction and relaxation - answer :c) the electrical activity
that precedes contraction and relaxation
University BIO 201 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
What makes up the alimentary canal? - answer :-it consists of mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach,
small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.
(digestive tract)
A woman's body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle? - answer :-day 14
Sperm, once created, are stored in an area of the male body called the ________. - answer :-
epididymis
Which of these is the best analogy describing the function of the kidneys?
a) a waste treatment plant
b) a control center
c) a medical facility
d) a soldier training facility - answer :a) a waste treatment plant
The kidney recycles minerals and resources still needed in the body while also excreting waste
products.
What is the most widely distributed type of sweat gland? - answer :-eccrine
, Moving the arm toward the body would be described as a ________ movement, rather than a
_________ movement. - answer :-proximal, distal
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the end of your femur. What is she
describing? - answer :-epiphysis
The epiphysis is on each end of long bones, like the femur.
Which of the following is true of the axial skeleton?
a) the facial bones include four nasal bones
b) the mandible and maxilla are the only moveable bones of the skull
c) ossicles are a part of the jaw bone
d) the axial skeleton consists of a total of 28 bones in the skull - answer :d) the axial skeleton consists
of a total of 28 bones in the skull
Ossicles are part of the ear, the mandible is the only moveable bone of the skull, and there are only
two nasal bones.
A patient of yours is diagnosed with emphysema. In emphysema, the alveoli have trouble exchanging
gases between the atmosphere and the blood. It would be true to say that this patient has difficulty
with what type of respiration? - answer :-external
External respiration is the exchange of gases by the alveoli between the atmosphere and the blood.
Deflections of the EKG represent which of the following?
a) the contraction of the heat
b) the relaxation of the heat
c) the electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation
d) they physical movement that precedes contraction and relaxation - answer :c) the electrical activity
that precedes contraction and relaxation
