A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD?
A. THE NOSE
B. THE EARS
C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE
D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - ANSWER✔✔-THE NOSE
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID?
A. OXYTOCIN
B. TSH
C. ADRENALINE
D. T4 (THYROXINE) - ANSWER✔✔-T4 (THYROXINE)
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,ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT__________.
A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN LEVELS
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION - ANSWER✔✔-SWALLOWING
WHICH KINDS OF MUSCLES ARE INVOLVED IN PERISTALSIS?
A. SMOOTH MUSCLES
B. CARDIAC MUSCLES
C. SKELETAL MUSCLES
D. EPAXIAL MUSCLES - ANSWER✔✔-SMOOTH MUSCLES
WHAT MIGHT AN INJURY TO THE PARIETAL LOBE EFFECT?
A. BREATHING
B. ATTENTION
C. MEMORY
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,D. PERCEPTION - ANSWER✔✔-PERCEPTION
WHY MIGHT CERTAIN YOUNG PEOPLE BE UNDERWEIGHT?
A. THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT.
B. THEY EAT LITTLE PROTEIN AND TOO MUCH FAT AND SUGAR.
C. THEY EAT SEVERAL MEALS A DAY AND FAIL TO EXERCISE ENOUGH.
D. THEY SELDOM EAT A MEAL THAT CONTAINS FOODS FROM ALL FOOD GROUPS.
- ANSWER✔✔-THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE
GAINING WEIGHT.
HOW DOES THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE URINARY SYSTEM?
A. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE URETER.
B. THE URINARY SYSTEM REMOVES TOXINS FROM THE PRODUCTS OF
URINATION.
C. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MANUFACTURES HORMONES THAT INFLUENCE
URINATION.
D. THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION. -
ANSWER✔✔-THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF
DIGESTION.
WHICH GLAND IS LOCATED SUPERIOR TO THE KIDNEY?
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, A. PITUITARY
B. ADRENAL
C. HYPOTHALAMUS
D. PANCREAS - ANSWER✔✔-ADRENAL
TO WHAT TWO SYSTEMS MIGHT THE URETHRA BELONG?
A. REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE
B. URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE
C. ENDOCRINE AND URINARY
D. DIGESTIVE AND CARDIOVASCULAR - ANSWER✔✔-URINARY AND
REPRODUCTIVE
THE AXIAL SKELETAL SYSTEM CONTAINS ALL OF THESE EXCEPT_______________.
A. THE SKULL
B. THE RIBS
C. THE BREASTBONE
D. THE RADIUS - ANSWER✔✔-THE RADIUS
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD?
A. THE NOSE
B. THE EARS
C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE
D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - ANSWER✔✔-THE NOSE
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID?
A. OXYTOCIN
B. TSH
C. ADRENALINE
D. T4 (THYROXINE) - ANSWER✔✔-T4 (THYROXINE)
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,ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT__________.
A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN LEVELS
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION - ANSWER✔✔-SWALLOWING
WHICH KINDS OF MUSCLES ARE INVOLVED IN PERISTALSIS?
A. SMOOTH MUSCLES
B. CARDIAC MUSCLES
C. SKELETAL MUSCLES
D. EPAXIAL MUSCLES - ANSWER✔✔-SMOOTH MUSCLES
WHAT MIGHT AN INJURY TO THE PARIETAL LOBE EFFECT?
A. BREATHING
B. ATTENTION
C. MEMORY
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,D. PERCEPTION - ANSWER✔✔-PERCEPTION
WHY MIGHT CERTAIN YOUNG PEOPLE BE UNDERWEIGHT?
A. THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT.
B. THEY EAT LITTLE PROTEIN AND TOO MUCH FAT AND SUGAR.
C. THEY EAT SEVERAL MEALS A DAY AND FAIL TO EXERCISE ENOUGH.
D. THEY SELDOM EAT A MEAL THAT CONTAINS FOODS FROM ALL FOOD GROUPS.
- ANSWER✔✔-THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE
GAINING WEIGHT.
HOW DOES THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE URINARY SYSTEM?
A. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE URETER.
B. THE URINARY SYSTEM REMOVES TOXINS FROM THE PRODUCTS OF
URINATION.
C. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MANUFACTURES HORMONES THAT INFLUENCE
URINATION.
D. THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION. -
ANSWER✔✔-THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF
DIGESTION.
WHICH GLAND IS LOCATED SUPERIOR TO THE KIDNEY?
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, A. PITUITARY
B. ADRENAL
C. HYPOTHALAMUS
D. PANCREAS - ANSWER✔✔-ADRENAL
TO WHAT TWO SYSTEMS MIGHT THE URETHRA BELONG?
A. REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE
B. URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE
C. ENDOCRINE AND URINARY
D. DIGESTIVE AND CARDIOVASCULAR - ANSWER✔✔-URINARY AND
REPRODUCTIVE
THE AXIAL SKELETAL SYSTEM CONTAINS ALL OF THESE EXCEPT_______________.
A. THE SKULL
B. THE RIBS
C. THE BREASTBONE
D. THE RADIUS - ANSWER✔✔-THE RADIUS
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