HESI A2 – ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (A&P) PRACTICE TEST
Anatomy - (answer)The study of body structure
Physiology - (answer)The study of body function
Body cavity - (answer)Hollow area of the body containing organs
Regional term - (answer)Describes a specific part of the body
Positional term - (answer)describes a specific location of a body structure
Axial section - (answer)Contains the head, neck, and trunk
Appendicular section - (answer)Contains the arms and legs, also known as the upper and lower
extremities
The body system includes - (answer)Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, lymphatic,
immune, blood, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive
Which of the following means the same thing as anterior? - (answer)Ventral
What term refers to "behind or toward the back"? - (answer)Dorsal (also called posterior)
What term suggests a location towards the head? - (answer)Superior
Distal - (answer)farther from the trunk or point of attachment
What term suggest a location towards the head? - (answer)Superior
, HESI A2 – ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (A&P) PRACTICE TEST
Superior - (answer)above or toward the head. " the head is superior to the abdomen"
Caudal - (answer)Lower or further from the head
Inferior - (answer)Lower on the body, farther from the head also known as caudal " the ankle is inferior
to the knee"
Posterior - (answer)Means behind
Sagittal plane - (answer)Divides the body into left and right sides
Transverse plane - (answer)Divides the body into superior and inferior sections (a horizontal line that
divides the body into upper and lower parts)
coronal plane (frontal plane) - (answer)divides body into front (anterior) and back (posterior)
Which of the following is found in the head region? - (answer)pituitary gland
Pituitary gland - (answer)An endocrine gland found at the base of the brain. It's known as the master
gland because it regulates the activities of other glands like the thyroid gland and adrenal.
Adrenal glands - (answer)Are found on the kidneys in the abdomen. They produce hormones and a small
quantity of male sex hormones like testosterone
Pancreas - (answer)Located in the abdomen. It produces digestive enzymes and insulin. Functions as an
exocrine gland and endocrine
prostate gland - (answer)Found I the pelvic region. Apart of the male reproductive system
Anatomy - (answer)The study of body structure
Physiology - (answer)The study of body function
Body cavity - (answer)Hollow area of the body containing organs
Regional term - (answer)Describes a specific part of the body
Positional term - (answer)describes a specific location of a body structure
Axial section - (answer)Contains the head, neck, and trunk
Appendicular section - (answer)Contains the arms and legs, also known as the upper and lower
extremities
The body system includes - (answer)Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, lymphatic,
immune, blood, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive
Which of the following means the same thing as anterior? - (answer)Ventral
What term refers to "behind or toward the back"? - (answer)Dorsal (also called posterior)
What term suggests a location towards the head? - (answer)Superior
Distal - (answer)farther from the trunk or point of attachment
What term suggest a location towards the head? - (answer)Superior
, HESI A2 – ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (A&P) PRACTICE TEST
Superior - (answer)above or toward the head. " the head is superior to the abdomen"
Caudal - (answer)Lower or further from the head
Inferior - (answer)Lower on the body, farther from the head also known as caudal " the ankle is inferior
to the knee"
Posterior - (answer)Means behind
Sagittal plane - (answer)Divides the body into left and right sides
Transverse plane - (answer)Divides the body into superior and inferior sections (a horizontal line that
divides the body into upper and lower parts)
coronal plane (frontal plane) - (answer)divides body into front (anterior) and back (posterior)
Which of the following is found in the head region? - (answer)pituitary gland
Pituitary gland - (answer)An endocrine gland found at the base of the brain. It's known as the master
gland because it regulates the activities of other glands like the thyroid gland and adrenal.
Adrenal glands - (answer)Are found on the kidneys in the abdomen. They produce hormones and a small
quantity of male sex hormones like testosterone
Pancreas - (answer)Located in the abdomen. It produces digestive enzymes and insulin. Functions as an
exocrine gland and endocrine
prostate gland - (answer)Found I the pelvic region. Apart of the male reproductive system
