hesi a2 anatomy and physiology Exam Questions
and answers
what hormone, in females, prepares the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy
Estrogen
What layer of the skin does the hair follicle originate from
Dermis
What type of epithelial tissue secretes hormones
Glandular Epithelium
What originates from vesicles and are located in interconnected cavities in a mature brain?
Ventricles
What type of neurons transmits nerve impulses to the central nervous system
Afferent neurons
What is the primary function of the large intestine?
absorb water and electrolytes
What is the hormone that act to return the bodys conditions to acceptable limits from opposite
extremes?
Antagonistic Hormones
Where are the hormones insulin and glucagon produced?
pancreas
How many groups are hormones chemically classified into?
4
what immune system component is involved in the immediate, non-specific response to infections?
innate immunity
what is the smallest unit of life
cell
_______ is an access of base in the blood
Alkalosis
What is the primary function of helper T cells in the immune response
, activation of other immune cells
what is the primary sex organ in males
testes
Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic life functions such as heart rate and
breathing?
medulla oblongata
What is the type of diffusion where water molecules diffuse across a semi-permeable membrane?
osmosis
what cavity is the urinary bladder and reproductive organs found in?
pelvic cavity
When a doctor tells you to inhale as much as possible and then exhale as much as possible into a
spirometer, what is it called?
Vital capacity
The digestive system uses a process to move food along the alimentary canal via rhythmic contractions
of smooth muscles. What is this process called?
Peristalsis
what structure is responsible for initiating the heartbeat?
sinoatrial (SA) node
what means the same thing as anterior
Ventral
anterior/ ventral means
front
Posterior/ dorsal means
back
superior/ cranial means
above
inferior/ caudal means
below
medial means
closer to the midline
and answers
what hormone, in females, prepares the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy
Estrogen
What layer of the skin does the hair follicle originate from
Dermis
What type of epithelial tissue secretes hormones
Glandular Epithelium
What originates from vesicles and are located in interconnected cavities in a mature brain?
Ventricles
What type of neurons transmits nerve impulses to the central nervous system
Afferent neurons
What is the primary function of the large intestine?
absorb water and electrolytes
What is the hormone that act to return the bodys conditions to acceptable limits from opposite
extremes?
Antagonistic Hormones
Where are the hormones insulin and glucagon produced?
pancreas
How many groups are hormones chemically classified into?
4
what immune system component is involved in the immediate, non-specific response to infections?
innate immunity
what is the smallest unit of life
cell
_______ is an access of base in the blood
Alkalosis
What is the primary function of helper T cells in the immune response
, activation of other immune cells
what is the primary sex organ in males
testes
Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic life functions such as heart rate and
breathing?
medulla oblongata
What is the type of diffusion where water molecules diffuse across a semi-permeable membrane?
osmosis
what cavity is the urinary bladder and reproductive organs found in?
pelvic cavity
When a doctor tells you to inhale as much as possible and then exhale as much as possible into a
spirometer, what is it called?
Vital capacity
The digestive system uses a process to move food along the alimentary canal via rhythmic contractions
of smooth muscles. What is this process called?
Peristalsis
what structure is responsible for initiating the heartbeat?
sinoatrial (SA) node
what means the same thing as anterior
Ventral
anterior/ ventral means
front
Posterior/ dorsal means
back
superior/ cranial means
above
inferior/ caudal means
below
medial means
closer to the midline
