A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023.
x x x x x x x x
WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD?
x x x x x x x x
A. THE NOSE x
B. THE EARS x
C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE
x x
D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - THE NOSE
x x x x x
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID?
x x x x x x x x
A. OXYTOCIN
B. TSH
C. ADRENALINE
D. T4 (THYROXINE) - T4 (THYROXINE)
x x x x
ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BEx x x x x x x x x x
EXPECTED TO AFFECT
x . x x
A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN LEVELS x
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION - SWALLOWING x x
WHICH KINDS OF MUSCLES ARE INVOLVED IN PERISTALSIS?
x x x x x x x
A. SMOOTH MUSCLES x
B. CARDIAC MUSCLES x
C. SKELETAL MUSCLES x
D. EPAXIAL MUSCLES - SMOOTH MUSCLES x x x x
WHAT MIGHT AN INJURY TO THE PARIETAL LOBE EFFECT?
x x x x x x x x
A. BREATHING
B. ATTENTION
C. MEMORY
D. PERCEPTION - PERCEPTION x x
WHY MIGHT CERTAIN YOUNG PEOPLE BE UNDERWEIGHT?
x x x x x x
A. THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT.
x x x x x x x x x x
B. THEY EAT LITTLE PROTEIN AND TOO MUCH FAT AND SUGAR.
x x x x x x x x x
C. THEY EAT SEVERAL MEALS A DAY AND FAIL TO EXERCISE ENOUGH.
x x x x x x x x x x
D. THEY SELDOM EAT A MEAL THAT CONTAINS FOODS FROM ALL FOOD GROUPS. -
x x x x x x x x x x x x
THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT.
x x x x x x x x x x x
HOW DOES THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE URINARY SYSTEM?
x x x x x x x x x
A. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE URETER.
x x x x x x x x
,B. THE URINARY SYSTEM REMOVES TOXINS FROM THE PRODUCTS OF URINATION.
x x x x x x x x x
C. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MANUFACTURES HORMONES THAT INFLUENCE
x x x x x x
URINATION.
x
D. THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION. -
x x x x x x x x x
THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION.
x x x x x x x x x
WHICH GLAND IS LOCATED SUPERIOR TO THE KIDNEY?
x x x x x x x
A. PITUITARY
B. ADRENAL
C. HYPOTHALAMUS
D. PANCREAS - ADRENAL x x
TO WHAT TWO SYSTEMS MIGHT THE URETHRA BELONG?
x x x x x x x
A. REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE x x
B. URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE x x
C. ENDOCRINE AND URINARY x x
D. DIGESTIVE AND CARDIOVASCULAR - URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE
x x x x x x
THE AXIAL SKELETAL SYSTEM CONTAINS ALL OF THESE EXCEPT
x x x x x x x x .
A. THE SKULL x
B. THE RIBS x
C. THE BREASTBONE x
D. THE RADIUS - THE RADIUS
x x x x
THE GALL BLADDER IS PART OF THE
x x x x x x .
A. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM x
B. URINARY SYSTEM x
C. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM x
D. NERVOUS SYSTEM - THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM x x x x x
WHICH IS not AN EXAMPLE OF A NONSPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE?
x x x x x x x x x
A. INFLAMMATION
B. VASODILATION
C. RELEASES OF HISTAMINE x x
D. PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES - PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES x x x x x x
WHICH ORGAN SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING
x x x x x x x
ELECTROLYTES?
x
A. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
x x
B. THE URINARY SYSTEM
x x
C. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
x x
D. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM - THE URINARY SYSTEM
x x x x x x
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CORONARY ARTERY?
x x x x x x x
, A. IT CARRIES OXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE HEART.
x x x x x x
B. IT CARRIES DEOXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE LUNGS.
x x x x x x
C. IT DISTRIBUTES BLOOD TO THE BODY.
x x x x x
D. IT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE HEART MUSCLES. - IT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE
x x x x x x x x x x x x
HEART MUSCLES.
x x
WHAT CONDITION MIGHT RESULT FROM LACK OF VITAMIN C?
x x x x x x x x
A. KWASHIORKOR
B. PELLAGRA
C. RICKETS
D. SCURVY - SCURVY x x
HOW DOES THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM WORK WITH THE SKELETAL SYSTEM?
x x x x x x x x x
A. MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE SKELETON AT THE
x x x x x x x x x x
JOINTS.
x
B. THE HARD BONES OF THE SKELETON PROTECT THE VOLUNTARY MUSCLES OF
x x x x x x x x x x
THE LIMBS.
x x
C. THE CARDIAC MUSCLES PRODUCE CALCIUM THAT IS NEEDED FOR STURDY
x x x x x x x x x
BONES.
x
D. SMOOTH MUSCLES ON INTERNAL ORGANS LEACH EXCESS MINERALS FROM THE
x x x x x x x x x
BONES. - MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE SKELETON
x x x x x x x x x x x
AT THE JOINTS.
x x x
WHICH IS not PRODUCED BY THE PITUITARY GLAND?
x x x x x x x
A. FSH
B. TRH
C. LH
D. ADH - TRH x x
THE RIBS ARE
x x TO THE LUNGS IN THE HUMAN BODY?
x x x x x x
A. MEDIAL
B. SUPERIOR
C. ANTERIOR
D. DEEP - ANTERIOR x x
WHAT IS THE NORMAL pH OF HUMAN ARTERIAL BLOOD?
x x x x x x x x
A. 6.8
B. 7.4
C. 7.9
D. 8.2 - 7.4 x x
WHICH CUT IS CONSIDERED A CROSS SECTION?
x x x x x x
A. SAGITTAL OR FRONTAL SECTION x x x
x x x x x x x x
WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD?
x x x x x x x x
A. THE NOSE x
B. THE EARS x
C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE
x x
D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - THE NOSE
x x x x x
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID?
x x x x x x x x
A. OXYTOCIN
B. TSH
C. ADRENALINE
D. T4 (THYROXINE) - T4 (THYROXINE)
x x x x
ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BEx x x x x x x x x x
EXPECTED TO AFFECT
x . x x
A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN LEVELS x
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION - SWALLOWING x x
WHICH KINDS OF MUSCLES ARE INVOLVED IN PERISTALSIS?
x x x x x x x
A. SMOOTH MUSCLES x
B. CARDIAC MUSCLES x
C. SKELETAL MUSCLES x
D. EPAXIAL MUSCLES - SMOOTH MUSCLES x x x x
WHAT MIGHT AN INJURY TO THE PARIETAL LOBE EFFECT?
x x x x x x x x
A. BREATHING
B. ATTENTION
C. MEMORY
D. PERCEPTION - PERCEPTION x x
WHY MIGHT CERTAIN YOUNG PEOPLE BE UNDERWEIGHT?
x x x x x x
A. THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT.
x x x x x x x x x x
B. THEY EAT LITTLE PROTEIN AND TOO MUCH FAT AND SUGAR.
x x x x x x x x x
C. THEY EAT SEVERAL MEALS A DAY AND FAIL TO EXERCISE ENOUGH.
x x x x x x x x x x
D. THEY SELDOM EAT A MEAL THAT CONTAINS FOODS FROM ALL FOOD GROUPS. -
x x x x x x x x x x x x
THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT.
x x x x x x x x x x x
HOW DOES THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE URINARY SYSTEM?
x x x x x x x x x
A. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE URETER.
x x x x x x x x
,B. THE URINARY SYSTEM REMOVES TOXINS FROM THE PRODUCTS OF URINATION.
x x x x x x x x x
C. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MANUFACTURES HORMONES THAT INFLUENCE
x x x x x x
URINATION.
x
D. THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION. -
x x x x x x x x x
THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION.
x x x x x x x x x
WHICH GLAND IS LOCATED SUPERIOR TO THE KIDNEY?
x x x x x x x
A. PITUITARY
B. ADRENAL
C. HYPOTHALAMUS
D. PANCREAS - ADRENAL x x
TO WHAT TWO SYSTEMS MIGHT THE URETHRA BELONG?
x x x x x x x
A. REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE x x
B. URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE x x
C. ENDOCRINE AND URINARY x x
D. DIGESTIVE AND CARDIOVASCULAR - URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE
x x x x x x
THE AXIAL SKELETAL SYSTEM CONTAINS ALL OF THESE EXCEPT
x x x x x x x x .
A. THE SKULL x
B. THE RIBS x
C. THE BREASTBONE x
D. THE RADIUS - THE RADIUS
x x x x
THE GALL BLADDER IS PART OF THE
x x x x x x .
A. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM x
B. URINARY SYSTEM x
C. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM x
D. NERVOUS SYSTEM - THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM x x x x x
WHICH IS not AN EXAMPLE OF A NONSPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE?
x x x x x x x x x
A. INFLAMMATION
B. VASODILATION
C. RELEASES OF HISTAMINE x x
D. PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES - PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES x x x x x x
WHICH ORGAN SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING
x x x x x x x
ELECTROLYTES?
x
A. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
x x
B. THE URINARY SYSTEM
x x
C. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
x x
D. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM - THE URINARY SYSTEM
x x x x x x
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CORONARY ARTERY?
x x x x x x x
, A. IT CARRIES OXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE HEART.
x x x x x x
B. IT CARRIES DEOXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE LUNGS.
x x x x x x
C. IT DISTRIBUTES BLOOD TO THE BODY.
x x x x x
D. IT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE HEART MUSCLES. - IT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE
x x x x x x x x x x x x
HEART MUSCLES.
x x
WHAT CONDITION MIGHT RESULT FROM LACK OF VITAMIN C?
x x x x x x x x
A. KWASHIORKOR
B. PELLAGRA
C. RICKETS
D. SCURVY - SCURVY x x
HOW DOES THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM WORK WITH THE SKELETAL SYSTEM?
x x x x x x x x x
A. MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE SKELETON AT THE
x x x x x x x x x x
JOINTS.
x
B. THE HARD BONES OF THE SKELETON PROTECT THE VOLUNTARY MUSCLES OF
x x x x x x x x x x
THE LIMBS.
x x
C. THE CARDIAC MUSCLES PRODUCE CALCIUM THAT IS NEEDED FOR STURDY
x x x x x x x x x
BONES.
x
D. SMOOTH MUSCLES ON INTERNAL ORGANS LEACH EXCESS MINERALS FROM THE
x x x x x x x x x
BONES. - MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE SKELETON
x x x x x x x x x x x
AT THE JOINTS.
x x x
WHICH IS not PRODUCED BY THE PITUITARY GLAND?
x x x x x x x
A. FSH
B. TRH
C. LH
D. ADH - TRH x x
THE RIBS ARE
x x TO THE LUNGS IN THE HUMAN BODY?
x x x x x x
A. MEDIAL
B. SUPERIOR
C. ANTERIOR
D. DEEP - ANTERIOR x x
WHAT IS THE NORMAL pH OF HUMAN ARTERIAL BLOOD?
x x x x x x x x
A. 6.8
B. 7.4
C. 7.9
D. 8.2 - 7.4 x x
WHICH CUT IS CONSIDERED A CROSS SECTION?
x x x x x x
A. SAGITTAL OR FRONTAL SECTION x x x