HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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Truculent - ANSWER>>Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively
defiant
xpl: His days of TRUCULENT defiance were over
*Sagittal Section* - ANSWER >>A cut along the MEDIAN PLANE
*Frontal Section* - >>A cut along the CORONAL PLANE
ANSWER
*What is the anatomic position?* - >>The body is erect,
ANSWERfeet
slightly apart, the head is held high, and the palms of the hands are facing
*Cross-Section* - >>A cut through the TRANSVERSE PLANE
ANSWER
forward
*Superior is* - >>ABOVE
ANSWER
*Inferior is* - >>BELOW
ANSWER
*Anterior is* - >>FACING FORWARD
ANSWER
*Posterior is* - >>TOWARD THE BACK
ANSWER
,*Medial is* - >>TOWARD THE MIDLINE
ANSWER
*Lateral is* - >>AWAY from the MIDLINE
ANSWER
*Proximal is* - >>CLOSER to the point of attachment
ANSWER
*Distal is* - >>FURTHER away from the point of attachment
ANSWER
Dorsal Body cavity includes what? - ANSWER >>Cranial and Spinal
Nerves
Ventral Body cavity includes what? - >>The orbits and the nasal,
ANSWER
oral, thoracic, and abdominopelvic cavities
*Histology is the study of what?* - ANSWER
>>TISSUES!
A Tissue is a? - ANSWER >>Group of cells that act together to perform
specific functions
What are the 4 Fundamental Tissues of the Human Body? -
ANSWER >>Epithelial
Tissue
Connective Tissue
Nerve Tissue
Muscle Tissue
Epithelial Cells do what? - >>Cover, line, and protect the body its
ANSWER
internal organs
Connective Tissue is the framework of? - >>The body,
ANSWERproviding
,support and structure for the organs
Nerve Tissue is composed of? - >>Neurons and
ANSWERconnective
tissue cells
*What is a neuroglia?* - >>A connective tissue nerve cells
ANSWER
Muscle tissue have the ability to? - ANSWER >>Contract or
shorten
Muscle tissue is classified as? - >>Voluntary Muscles
ANSWERand
Involuntary Muscles
What muscles are voluntary? - ANSWER >>Skeletal
Muscles
What muscles are involuntary? - ANSWER >>Smooth
Muscles
*What is the basic unit of life?* - >>A
ANSWERCELL!
*Who is the building block of tissues and organs?* - >>A CELL!
ANSWER
What does a nucleus contain? - >>Deoxyribonucleic acid
ANSWER(DNA)
and ribosomes
What is the job of a ribosome? - >>Synthesizes
ANSWERproteins
What do proteins include? - ANSWER >>Enzymes that regulate
all
chemical reactions within the body
, *What is MITOSIS necessary for?* - >>Growth and
ANSWERrepair
*What happens during the process of MITOSIS?* - >>The DNA
ANSWERis
duplicated and distributed evenly to two daughter cells
*MEIOSIS is specializes in?* - ANSWER >>Cells division that takes place in
the gonads, which is the ovaries and the testes
*What happens during the process of MEIOSIS?* - >>The
ANSWER
chromosome number is reduced from 46 to 23
*When the egg and sperm unite in fertilization the zygote will have the
correct number of chromosomes, this process takes place where?* -
ANSWER
>>MEIOSIS!
What is the largest organ of the body? - >>THE
ANSWERSKIN!
What are the two layers of the skin? - ANSWER >>EPIDERMIS and
the
DERMIS
*The EPIDERMIS is the* - ANSWER >>Outermost protective layer of dead
keratinized epithelial cells
*The DERMIS is the* - >>Underlying layer of connective tissue
ANSWER
with blood vessels, nerve endings, and the associated skin structures
Where does the DERMIS rest? - >>On the subcutaneous
ANSWERtissue
that connects the skin to the superficial muscles
Exam Test Bank 2025 With Solutions
100% Pass
Truculent - ANSWER>>Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively
defiant
xpl: His days of TRUCULENT defiance were over
*Sagittal Section* - ANSWER >>A cut along the MEDIAN PLANE
*Frontal Section* - >>A cut along the CORONAL PLANE
ANSWER
*What is the anatomic position?* - >>The body is erect,
ANSWERfeet
slightly apart, the head is held high, and the palms of the hands are facing
*Cross-Section* - >>A cut through the TRANSVERSE PLANE
ANSWER
forward
*Superior is* - >>ABOVE
ANSWER
*Inferior is* - >>BELOW
ANSWER
*Anterior is* - >>FACING FORWARD
ANSWER
*Posterior is* - >>TOWARD THE BACK
ANSWER
,*Medial is* - >>TOWARD THE MIDLINE
ANSWER
*Lateral is* - >>AWAY from the MIDLINE
ANSWER
*Proximal is* - >>CLOSER to the point of attachment
ANSWER
*Distal is* - >>FURTHER away from the point of attachment
ANSWER
Dorsal Body cavity includes what? - ANSWER >>Cranial and Spinal
Nerves
Ventral Body cavity includes what? - >>The orbits and the nasal,
ANSWER
oral, thoracic, and abdominopelvic cavities
*Histology is the study of what?* - ANSWER
>>TISSUES!
A Tissue is a? - ANSWER >>Group of cells that act together to perform
specific functions
What are the 4 Fundamental Tissues of the Human Body? -
ANSWER >>Epithelial
Tissue
Connective Tissue
Nerve Tissue
Muscle Tissue
Epithelial Cells do what? - >>Cover, line, and protect the body its
ANSWER
internal organs
Connective Tissue is the framework of? - >>The body,
ANSWERproviding
,support and structure for the organs
Nerve Tissue is composed of? - >>Neurons and
ANSWERconnective
tissue cells
*What is a neuroglia?* - >>A connective tissue nerve cells
ANSWER
Muscle tissue have the ability to? - ANSWER >>Contract or
shorten
Muscle tissue is classified as? - >>Voluntary Muscles
ANSWERand
Involuntary Muscles
What muscles are voluntary? - ANSWER >>Skeletal
Muscles
What muscles are involuntary? - ANSWER >>Smooth
Muscles
*What is the basic unit of life?* - >>A
ANSWERCELL!
*Who is the building block of tissues and organs?* - >>A CELL!
ANSWER
What does a nucleus contain? - >>Deoxyribonucleic acid
ANSWER(DNA)
and ribosomes
What is the job of a ribosome? - >>Synthesizes
ANSWERproteins
What do proteins include? - ANSWER >>Enzymes that regulate
all
chemical reactions within the body
, *What is MITOSIS necessary for?* - >>Growth and
ANSWERrepair
*What happens during the process of MITOSIS?* - >>The DNA
ANSWERis
duplicated and distributed evenly to two daughter cells
*MEIOSIS is specializes in?* - ANSWER >>Cells division that takes place in
the gonads, which is the ovaries and the testes
*What happens during the process of MEIOSIS?* - >>The
ANSWER
chromosome number is reduced from 46 to 23
*When the egg and sperm unite in fertilization the zygote will have the
correct number of chromosomes, this process takes place where?* -
ANSWER
>>MEIOSIS!
What is the largest organ of the body? - >>THE
ANSWERSKIN!
What are the two layers of the skin? - ANSWER >>EPIDERMIS and
the
DERMIS
*The EPIDERMIS is the* - ANSWER >>Outermost protective layer of dead
keratinized epithelial cells
*The DERMIS is the* - >>Underlying layer of connective tissue
ANSWER
with blood vessels, nerve endings, and the associated skin structures
Where does the DERMIS rest? - >>On the subcutaneous
ANSWERtissue
that connects the skin to the superficial muscles
