HESI A2 Anatomy and Physiology Exam Questions
and answers
Alimentary canal - ✅✅Consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, rectum, and anus
Anatomic position - ✅✅The body is erect, the feet are slightly apart, the head is held high, and the
palms of the hands are facing forward.
Anterior - ✅✅Facing forward
Appendicular skeleton - ✅✅Girdles and limbs
Arterioles - ✅✅The smallest arteries
Axial skeleton - ✅✅Consists of 28 bones of skull and 33 bones of vertebral column and thorax
sternum and 12 paired ribs
Bolus - ✅✅A ball of food
Cerebellum - ✅✅Responsible for muscular coordination
Cerebrum - ✅✅Associated with movement and sensory input
Chyme - ✅✅When bolus turns into a soupy substance
Dermis - ✅✅Underlying layer of CT with blood vessels, nerve endings, and associated skin structures
Distal - ✅✅Refers to further away from point of attachment
, Epidermis - ✅✅The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells
Erythrocytes - ✅✅Red blood cells
Estrogen - ✅✅Produced by the follicle initiates the preparation of the endometrium
External respiration - ✅✅Refers to the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood
through the alveoli
Hemopoiesis - ✅✅Blood cell formation
Histology - ✅✅The study of tissues
Inferior - ✅✅Below
Infundibulum - ✅✅Stalk that attaches pituitary gland to hypothalamus
Internal respiration - ✅✅Refers to the exchange of gases between the blood and the body cells
Lateral - ✅✅Away from the midline or toward the sides
Leukocytes - ✅✅White blood cells
Medial - ✅✅Toward the midline
Medulla oblongata - ✅✅Controls many vital functions such as respiration and heart rate
and answers
Alimentary canal - ✅✅Consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, rectum, and anus
Anatomic position - ✅✅The body is erect, the feet are slightly apart, the head is held high, and the
palms of the hands are facing forward.
Anterior - ✅✅Facing forward
Appendicular skeleton - ✅✅Girdles and limbs
Arterioles - ✅✅The smallest arteries
Axial skeleton - ✅✅Consists of 28 bones of skull and 33 bones of vertebral column and thorax
sternum and 12 paired ribs
Bolus - ✅✅A ball of food
Cerebellum - ✅✅Responsible for muscular coordination
Cerebrum - ✅✅Associated with movement and sensory input
Chyme - ✅✅When bolus turns into a soupy substance
Dermis - ✅✅Underlying layer of CT with blood vessels, nerve endings, and associated skin structures
Distal - ✅✅Refers to further away from point of attachment
, Epidermis - ✅✅The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells
Erythrocytes - ✅✅Red blood cells
Estrogen - ✅✅Produced by the follicle initiates the preparation of the endometrium
External respiration - ✅✅Refers to the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood
through the alveoli
Hemopoiesis - ✅✅Blood cell formation
Histology - ✅✅The study of tissues
Inferior - ✅✅Below
Infundibulum - ✅✅Stalk that attaches pituitary gland to hypothalamus
Internal respiration - ✅✅Refers to the exchange of gases between the blood and the body cells
Lateral - ✅✅Away from the midline or toward the sides
Leukocytes - ✅✅White blood cells
Medial - ✅✅Toward the midline
Medulla oblongata - ✅✅Controls many vital functions such as respiration and heart rate
