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HESI A2 Anatomy and Physiology
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
The autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis is characterized by the
degradation of what?
a - Proteins
b - Carbohydrates
c - Myelin Sheath
d - Dendrites
e - phospholipids - Answer✔️✔️-c - Myelin Sheath
The opening in the skull that is superior to the atlas is known as the
__________?
a - Axis
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b - Mandible
c - Occipital Fissure
d - Foramen Magnum
e - Corpus Callosum - Answer✔️✔️-d - Foramen Magnum
Which of the following would be a direct result of lipid depletion in the
body?
a - The increase in the amount of proteins secreted in the body.
b - The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced.
c - The decrease in the permeability of the cellular membrane.
d - The transfer of nuclear membrane lipids to the cytoplasm.
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e - The exchange of cytoplasmic lipids with membrane proteins. -
Answer✔️✔️-b - The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced.
In order for the actin filaments to bind to the myosin head, what must
occur first?
a - The sarcomere has to shorten.
b - Calcium ions must bind to troponin molecules.
c - Tropomyosin has to attach to the actin binding sites.
d - Magnesium ions must be released by the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
e - The Z line has to be lengthened to expose the actin binding site. -
Answer✔️✔️-b - Calcium ions must bind to troponin molecules.
Which type of cellular connection is characterized by openings in adjacent
animal cells for intercellular exchange to take place?
a - Desmosomes
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b - Tight Junctions
c - Gap Junctions
d - Plasmodesmata
e - Molecular Anchoring - Answer✔️✔️-c - Gap Junctions
What section of the human spine contains 5 vertebrae?
a - Lumbar
b - Cervical
c - Thoracic
d - Sacrum
e - Coccyx - Answer✔️✔️-a - Lumbar
This enzyme begins the process of carbohydrate digestion in the mouth.
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HESI A2 Anatomy and Physiology
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
The autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis is characterized by the
degradation of what?
a - Proteins
b - Carbohydrates
c - Myelin Sheath
d - Dendrites
e - phospholipids - Answer✔️✔️-c - Myelin Sheath
The opening in the skull that is superior to the atlas is known as the
__________?
a - Axis
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b - Mandible
c - Occipital Fissure
d - Foramen Magnum
e - Corpus Callosum - Answer✔️✔️-d - Foramen Magnum
Which of the following would be a direct result of lipid depletion in the
body?
a - The increase in the amount of proteins secreted in the body.
b - The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced.
c - The decrease in the permeability of the cellular membrane.
d - The transfer of nuclear membrane lipids to the cytoplasm.
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e - The exchange of cytoplasmic lipids with membrane proteins. -
Answer✔️✔️-b - The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced.
In order for the actin filaments to bind to the myosin head, what must
occur first?
a - The sarcomere has to shorten.
b - Calcium ions must bind to troponin molecules.
c - Tropomyosin has to attach to the actin binding sites.
d - Magnesium ions must be released by the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
e - The Z line has to be lengthened to expose the actin binding site. -
Answer✔️✔️-b - Calcium ions must bind to troponin molecules.
Which type of cellular connection is characterized by openings in adjacent
animal cells for intercellular exchange to take place?
a - Desmosomes
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b - Tight Junctions
c - Gap Junctions
d - Plasmodesmata
e - Molecular Anchoring - Answer✔️✔️-c - Gap Junctions
What section of the human spine contains 5 vertebrae?
a - Lumbar
b - Cervical
c - Thoracic
d - Sacrum
e - Coccyx - Answer✔️✔️-a - Lumbar
This enzyme begins the process of carbohydrate digestion in the mouth.
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