HESI A2 A&P TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. Which is an anterior muscle? B. An anterior muscle is lo-
A. Gluteus maximus cated near the front of the
B. Quadriceps femoris body. Of those listed, the
C. Biceps femoris quadriceps( frontal thigh
D. Adductor magnus muscle) is the most ante-
rior.
2. How might the headrest on a car prevent trau- B. The headrest prevents
matic injury? the head from moving too
A. By limiting hyperflexion of the neck far backward, or hyperex-
B. By limiting hyperextension of the neck tending the neck beyond
C. By reducing vertebral compression its normal range.
D. By preventing disc degeneration
3. Which might you expect to see in a whiplash D. Because of the hy-
injury? perflexion and hyperex-
A. Cardiopulmonary problems tension caused by such
B. Side-to-side spinal curvature a collision, it is not un-
C. Eventual herniation of discs common to find tears or
D. Traumatic injury to ligaments stretching of the ligaments
of the spine. The injury
is front-to-back, making
choice B unlikely, and a
herniated disc (choice C)
is more of a compression
injury.
4. Muscle contractions that normally move food C. Defecation(choice A) is
along the human digestive system are known the elimination of waste.
as ________. Osmosis (choice B) is
A. defecation the movement of mole-
B. osmosis cules across a membrane.
C. peristalsis Circulation (choice D) is
D. circulation the movement of blood
through the body. Peristal-
sis (choice C) is the in-
voluntary, wavelike move-
ment of muscles in the in-
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testine and elsewhere that
pushes food along.
5. Which type of nutrient does not provide the A. Some nutrients sup-
body with energy? ply energy, and others
A. Vitamin support metabolism. Nu-
B. Carbohydrate trients in the first set in-
C. Fat clude carbohydrates, pro-
D. Protein teins, and fats. Those in
the secound set include vi-
tamins, minerals, and wa-
ter.
6. Where would you be likely to find a Schwann B. Schwann cells wrap
cell? around the nerve fibers
A. In the digestive system and form the myelin
B. In the nervous system sheath in the peripheral
C. In the skeletal system nervous system.
D. In the muscular system
7. How does the nervous system work with the B. The nervous system
muscular system? is made up of the brain,
A. The muscles of the body produce chemicals spinal cord, and nerves.
that feed the nerves. It receives and transmits
B. The nervous system tells the muscles how signals from the environ-
to respond to the environment. ment that regulate volun-
C. The nervous system releases chemicals tary and involuntary move-
that remove excess waste from the muscles. ment.
D. The muscular system provides input that
allows the nerves to make decisions.
8. Which part of the nervous system includes the A. The symphathetic and
femoral , radial, and ulnar nerves? parasympathetic systems
A. Somatic (choice C and D) are part
B. Autonomic of the autonomic nervous
C. Sympathetic system (choice B), which
D. Parasympathetic controls involuntary ac-
tions of the smooth mus-
cles, glands, and heart.
The somatic nervous sys-
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tem (choice A) has to do
with reception of external
stimuli and voluntary con-
trol of the muscles.
9. Where might a herniated lumbar disc be most C. Damage to a disc in
likely to create pain? the lower back will most
A. Along the radial nerve likely cause pain radiating
B. Within the spinal cord downward along the sciat-
C. Along the sciatic nerve ic nerve.
D. Along the tibial nerve
10. What is the name of the bone in the human B. The ulna (choice A),
thigh? radius (choice C), and
A. Ulna humerus (choice D) are
B. Femur arm bones.
C. Radius
D. Humerus
11. The ovaries are part of the ___________. D. The ovaries are the
A. skeletal system egg-producing reproduc-
B. nervous system tive organs.
C. lymphatic system
D. reproductive system
12. Of the following processes, which one is a C. A low pH in the stomach
different level of defense from the others? (choice A), cilia in the tra-
A. A low pH in the stomach chea (choice B), and mu-
B. Cilia present in the trachea cus (D) are primary de-
C. Body cells recognizing a pathogen fenses. Cells recognizing
D. Mucus present in the nasal cavity a pathogen (choice C) is a
third line of defense.
13. Which organ system is primarily responsible B. Hormones from the
for regulating muscle growth? endocrine system, partic-
A. The skeletal system ularly from the pituitary
B. The endocrine system gland, regulate growth.
C. The nervous system
D. The reproductive system
CORRECT/VERIFIED {100%correct}
1. Which is an anterior muscle? B. An anterior muscle is lo-
A. Gluteus maximus cated near the front of the
B. Quadriceps femoris body. Of those listed, the
C. Biceps femoris quadriceps( frontal thigh
D. Adductor magnus muscle) is the most ante-
rior.
2. How might the headrest on a car prevent trau- B. The headrest prevents
matic injury? the head from moving too
A. By limiting hyperflexion of the neck far backward, or hyperex-
B. By limiting hyperextension of the neck tending the neck beyond
C. By reducing vertebral compression its normal range.
D. By preventing disc degeneration
3. Which might you expect to see in a whiplash D. Because of the hy-
injury? perflexion and hyperex-
A. Cardiopulmonary problems tension caused by such
B. Side-to-side spinal curvature a collision, it is not un-
C. Eventual herniation of discs common to find tears or
D. Traumatic injury to ligaments stretching of the ligaments
of the spine. The injury
is front-to-back, making
choice B unlikely, and a
herniated disc (choice C)
is more of a compression
injury.
4. Muscle contractions that normally move food C. Defecation(choice A) is
along the human digestive system are known the elimination of waste.
as ________. Osmosis (choice B) is
A. defecation the movement of mole-
B. osmosis cules across a membrane.
C. peristalsis Circulation (choice D) is
D. circulation the movement of blood
through the body. Peristal-
sis (choice C) is the in-
voluntary, wavelike move-
ment of muscles in the in-
, HESI A2 A&P Exam
testine and elsewhere that
pushes food along.
5. Which type of nutrient does not provide the A. Some nutrients sup-
body with energy? ply energy, and others
A. Vitamin support metabolism. Nu-
B. Carbohydrate trients in the first set in-
C. Fat clude carbohydrates, pro-
D. Protein teins, and fats. Those in
the secound set include vi-
tamins, minerals, and wa-
ter.
6. Where would you be likely to find a Schwann B. Schwann cells wrap
cell? around the nerve fibers
A. In the digestive system and form the myelin
B. In the nervous system sheath in the peripheral
C. In the skeletal system nervous system.
D. In the muscular system
7. How does the nervous system work with the B. The nervous system
muscular system? is made up of the brain,
A. The muscles of the body produce chemicals spinal cord, and nerves.
that feed the nerves. It receives and transmits
B. The nervous system tells the muscles how signals from the environ-
to respond to the environment. ment that regulate volun-
C. The nervous system releases chemicals tary and involuntary move-
that remove excess waste from the muscles. ment.
D. The muscular system provides input that
allows the nerves to make decisions.
8. Which part of the nervous system includes the A. The symphathetic and
femoral , radial, and ulnar nerves? parasympathetic systems
A. Somatic (choice C and D) are part
B. Autonomic of the autonomic nervous
C. Sympathetic system (choice B), which
D. Parasympathetic controls involuntary ac-
tions of the smooth mus-
cles, glands, and heart.
The somatic nervous sys-
, HESI A2 A&P Exam
tem (choice A) has to do
with reception of external
stimuli and voluntary con-
trol of the muscles.
9. Where might a herniated lumbar disc be most C. Damage to a disc in
likely to create pain? the lower back will most
A. Along the radial nerve likely cause pain radiating
B. Within the spinal cord downward along the sciat-
C. Along the sciatic nerve ic nerve.
D. Along the tibial nerve
10. What is the name of the bone in the human B. The ulna (choice A),
thigh? radius (choice C), and
A. Ulna humerus (choice D) are
B. Femur arm bones.
C. Radius
D. Humerus
11. The ovaries are part of the ___________. D. The ovaries are the
A. skeletal system egg-producing reproduc-
B. nervous system tive organs.
C. lymphatic system
D. reproductive system
12. Of the following processes, which one is a C. A low pH in the stomach
different level of defense from the others? (choice A), cilia in the tra-
A. A low pH in the stomach chea (choice B), and mu-
B. Cilia present in the trachea cus (D) are primary de-
C. Body cells recognizing a pathogen fenses. Cells recognizing
D. Mucus present in the nasal cavity a pathogen (choice C) is a
third line of defense.
13. Which organ system is primarily responsible B. Hormones from the
for regulating muscle growth? endocrine system, partic-
A. The skeletal system ularly from the pituitary
B. The endocrine system gland, regulate growth.
C. The nervous system
D. The reproductive system
