ELSEVIER HESI A2 A&P PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

ELSEVIER HESI A2 A&P
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS

In swhich sof sthe sfollowing slocations swould sthe surinary sbladder sand sinternal sreproductive
sorgans sbe sfound? s



1. sThoracic scavity

2.
Mediastinum

3.
Abdominal scavity

4.
Pelvic scavity s- sans--4.
Pelvic scavity

Which stissue sserves sas sthe sframework sof sthe sbody sby sproviding ssupport sand sstructure
sfor sthe sorgans?



1.
Epithelial

2.
Connective

3.
Nervous

4.
Muscle s- sans--2.
Connective

What sare sthe sglands sof sskin sthat sproduce sa sthin, swatery ssecretion?
s



1.
Sebaceous sglands

,2.
Eccrine sglands

3.
Apocrine sglands

4.
Endocrine sglands s- sans--2.
Eccrine sglands

You shave sbeen sgiven sa ssample sof stissue sthat shas sopen sspaces spartially sfilled sby san
sassemblage sof sneedle-like sstructures. sWhat sis sthe stissue?
s



1.
Spongy sbone

2.
Compact sbone

3.
Cartilage

4.
Adipose stissue s- sans--1.
Spongy sbone

Which smineral sis sresponsible sfor sregulating sfluid sin sthe sbody?
s



1.
Chloride

2.
Sodium

3.
Calcium

4.
Magnesium s- sans--2.
Sodium

All sactions sof sthe snervous ssystem sdepend son sthe stransmission sof snerve simpulses sover
swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
s



1.

,Neuroglia

2.
Efferent spathways

3.
Afferent spathways

4.
Neurons s- sans--4.
Neurons

Which sleukocytes sare scorrectly smatched swith stheir sfunction sor sdescription? s(Select sall
sthat sapply.)
s



1.
Monocytes—become smacrophages

2.
Basophils—the smost scommon stype sof sWBC

3.
Lymphocytes—important sin simmune sresponse

4.
Neutrophils—phagocytize smicroorganisms s- sans--1, s3, sand s4

Which sof sthe sfollowing sis sthe sblood svessel swhere sexchanges stake splace sbetween
sblood sand sthe scells sof sthe sbody?
s



1.
Artery

2.
Vein

3.
Capillary

4.
Arteriole s- sans--3.
Capillary

In sorder sfor sinhalation sto soccur, swhat smust shappen?
s

, 1.
Contraction sof sthe sdiaphragm, swhich sdecreases sthe svolume sof sthe schest scavity sand
sdraws sair sinto sthe slungs



2.
Contraction sof sthe sdiaphragm, swhich senlarges sthe schest scavity sand sdraws sair sinto sthe
slungs



3.
Recoil sof sthe slungs sas sthe srespiratory smuscles scontract sand sthe sthorax sdecreases sin
ssize



4.
Recoil sof sthe slungs sas sthe srespiratory smuscles srelax sand sthe sthorax sdecreases sin ssize
s- sans--2.

Contraction sof sthe sdiaphragm, swhich senlarges sthe schest scavity sand sdraws sair sinto sthe
slungs



Which sare sthe sfunctional sunits sof sthe skidney?
s



1.
Ureters

2.
Glomeruli

3.
Nephrons

4.
Renal scapsules s- sans--3.
Nephrons

What sseparates sthe sthoracic scavity sfrom sthe sabdominal scavity?
s



1.
Diaphragm

2.
Mediastinum

3.
Liver

4.