HESI A2 Anatomy and Physiology Verified Questions and Answers
| 2026 Edition
What is a tissue? A group of cells that act together to perform a specific function.
What are the fundamental tissues?Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
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, What is the function of epithelial cells? Cover, line, and protect the body and the internal organs.
What is the function of connective tissue? Framework of the body. Provides support and structure to organs.
What is neuroglia? The neurons and connective tissue cells that compose nerve tissue.
What ability does muscle tissue have? Ability to contract and shorten.
What is muscle tissue classified as? Voluntary(skeletal muscles) and involuntary(smooth & cardiac)
What is meiosis? The cell division that takes place in the gonads, i.e. the ovaries and testes.
What two layers compose the skin? Epidermis and dermis.
What is the epidermis? The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells.
What is the dermis? The underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings, and
the associated skin tissues.
What are the layers of the epidermis? Corneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
Germivatum ( basale & spinosum)
Mnemonic: Candy Lions Growl Great.
What does the protein pigment melanin protect against? Radiation from the Sun
What is the dermis composed of?Fibrous connective tissue with nerve endings, blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands.
What are the 2 types of sweat glands? ecrine & apocrine
| 2026 Edition
What is a tissue? A group of cells that act together to perform a specific function.
What are the fundamental tissues?Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(Elephants Can Make
News)
Terms in this set (200)
, What is the function of epithelial cells? Cover, line, and protect the body and the internal organs.
What is the function of connective tissue? Framework of the body. Provides support and structure to organs.
What is neuroglia? The neurons and connective tissue cells that compose nerve tissue.
What ability does muscle tissue have? Ability to contract and shorten.
What is muscle tissue classified as? Voluntary(skeletal muscles) and involuntary(smooth & cardiac)
What is meiosis? The cell division that takes place in the gonads, i.e. the ovaries and testes.
What two layers compose the skin? Epidermis and dermis.
What is the epidermis? The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells.
What is the dermis? The underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings, and
the associated skin tissues.
What are the layers of the epidermis? Corneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
Germivatum ( basale & spinosum)
Mnemonic: Candy Lions Growl Great.
What does the protein pigment melanin protect against? Radiation from the Sun
What is the dermis composed of?Fibrous connective tissue with nerve endings, blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands.
What are the 2 types of sweat glands? ecrine & apocrine
