Anatomy and Physiology Hesi A2 Admission Assessment 4th edition Practice Questions and Answers

Anatomy and Physiology Hesi A2 Admission Assessment 4th edition Practice Questions and Answers medial - Answer️️ -toward the midline lateral - Answer️️ -away from the midline proximal - Answer️️ -closer to point of attachment distal - Answer️️ -farther away from point of attachment what plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions? - Answer️️ -transverse plane what plane divides the body into left and right halves? - Answer️️ - sagittal plane what covers lines and protects the body and its internal organs? - Answer️️ -epithelial cells what is the framework of the body that provides structure and support for the organs? - Answer️️ -connective tissue what is composed of neurons and neuroglia? - Answer️️ -nervous tissue what tissue has the ability to contract or shorten and can be involuntary or voluntary? - Answer️️ -muscle tissue ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 2 of 14 DNA is duplicated and distributed evenly to two daughter cells what is this? - Answer️️ -mitosis what is the special cell division that takes place in the gonads? - Answer️️ -meiosis what is the outer most protective layer made of dead, keratinized epithelial cells called? - Answer️️ -epidermis what is the underlying nerve endings associated with the skin structure called? - Answer️️ -dermis what is the inner layer of the dermis composed of? - Answer️️ -fibrous connective tissue with blood vessels what is the most widely distributed sweat gland that regulates body temperature by releasing a watery secretion that evaporates from the surface of the skin called? - Answer️️ -eccrine glands what contains bits of cytoplasm from the secreting cells and is mainly found in the armpits or groin area? - Answer️️ -apocrine glands what gland releases an oily substance known as sebum through the hair follicles that lubricates the skin and prevents drying? - Answer️️ - sebaceous glands what is produced by holocrine secretion in which whole cells of the gland are part of the secretion? - Answer️️ -sebum ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 3 of 14 what consists of the skull, vertebral column, 12 pairs of ribs, and the sternum? - Answer️️ -axial skeleton what consists of the girdles and the limbs? - Answer️️ -appendicular skeleton what produces movement by contracting in response to nervous stimulation? - Answer️️ -muscles what is the result from the sliding together of actin and myosin filaments within a muscle cell or fiber called? - Answer️️ -muscle contraction what must be present in order for a muscle cell to contract? - Answer️️ - ATP and calcium what is the muscle that produces an opposite movement? - Answer️️ - antagonist what muscle works in cooperation with the pr