HESI A2- anatomy & physiology practice questions and answers (100% pass)

HESI A2- anatomy & physiology practice questions and answers (100% pass) What is the name for the study of tissues? - Answer️️ -Histology What is a group of cells that act together to perform specific functions? - Answer️️ -tissue name the 4 fundamental tissues in the body: - Answer️️ -epithelial, connective, muscle, and nerve What type of cells cover, line and protect the body and it's internal organs? - Answer️️ -epithelial cells What type of tissue are the framework of the body, providing support and structure for the organs? - Answer️️ -connective tissue What type of tissue is composed of neurons and connective tissue cells that are referred to as neuroglia? - Answer️️ -nerve tissue What type of tisse has the ability to contract or shorten? - Answer️️ - muscle tissue skeletal muscle is classified as what type of muscle? - Answer️️ - voluntary smooth muscle and cardiac muscle is classified as what type of muscle? - Answer️️ -involuntary ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 2 of 5 Meiosis is the special cell division that takes place where? - Answer️️ -the gonads During meiosis, the number of chromosomes are reduced from... - Answer️️ -46-23 What is the largest organ in the body? - Answer️️ -the skin The skin consists of two layers, name them: - Answer️️ -epidermis & dermis What layer of skin is the outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells? - Answer️️ -epidermis Which layer of the skin is the underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings, and associated skin structures? - Answer️️ - dermis Which layer of connective tissue rests on the subcutaneous tissue that connects the skin to the superficial muscles? - Answer️️ -dermis Acronym: Come, Let's Get Sun Burned (superficial to deep) - Answer️️ - stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale What type of cells contain the protein pigment called melanin, which protects agains radiation from the sun? - Answer️️ -Epidermal cells Name the 2 types of sweat glands: - Answer️️ -eccrine & apocrine ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 3 of 5 Which of the sweat glands are distributed all over the body, and what are their functions? - Answer️️ -eccrine- releases a watery secretion that regulates body temperature How do the apocrine secretions contribute to body odor? - Answer️️ -The secretions contain bits of cytoplasm from the secreting cells; This cells debris attracts bacteria, and the bresence of the bacteria on the skin results in body odor. what does a long bone have at each of it's ends? - Answer️️ -epiphysis What are the epiphysis composed of? - Answer️️ -spongy bone What are the cells that form compact bone? - Answer️️ -osteoblasts & osteocytes The axial skeleton consists of: - Answer️️ -28 bones of the s