HESI MILESTONE 2 ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● The body, at all times, attempts to maintain homeostasis. The best
definition of homeostasis is:
a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's internal
environment in response to changes in internal and external conditions
b) a function via which the body breaks down glucose to use as energy
c)a process that maintains the immune system's defenses
d) a process in which the body resists change to genetic structure
Answer: a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's
internal environment in response to changes in internal and external
conditions
●● The endocrine system of the body is responsible for:
a) defense through the use of antibodies
b) communication through the use of hormones
c) metabolism through the use of enzymes
d) blood flow through the use of the heart muscle
Answer: b) communication through the use of hormones
●● Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
,a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior
Answer: c) anterior
●● Vitamin K is created in the:
a) liver
b) lungs
c) intestinal tract
d) pancreas
Answer: c) intestinal tract
●● The largest organ in the body is the ________.
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach
Answer: a) skin
●● A medical scientists wants to study the parenchyma of the kidney.
This scientist would correctly be known, most specifically, as a:
, a) biologist
b) doctor
c) anatomist
d) histologist
Answer: d) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
●● What is Erythropoiesis?
a) red blood cell formation
b) white blood cell formation
c) the destruction of red blood cells
d) the destruction of white blood cells
Answer: a) red blood cell formation
Blood cell formation is called Hemopoiesis.
Erythro- red blood cells
●● In which part of the body is keratin NOT found?
a) hair
b) skin
c) nails
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● The body, at all times, attempts to maintain homeostasis. The best
definition of homeostasis is:
a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's internal
environment in response to changes in internal and external conditions
b) a function via which the body breaks down glucose to use as energy
c)a process that maintains the immune system's defenses
d) a process in which the body resists change to genetic structure
Answer: a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's
internal environment in response to changes in internal and external
conditions
●● The endocrine system of the body is responsible for:
a) defense through the use of antibodies
b) communication through the use of hormones
c) metabolism through the use of enzymes
d) blood flow through the use of the heart muscle
Answer: b) communication through the use of hormones
●● Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
,a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior
Answer: c) anterior
●● Vitamin K is created in the:
a) liver
b) lungs
c) intestinal tract
d) pancreas
Answer: c) intestinal tract
●● The largest organ in the body is the ________.
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach
Answer: a) skin
●● A medical scientists wants to study the parenchyma of the kidney.
This scientist would correctly be known, most specifically, as a:
, a) biologist
b) doctor
c) anatomist
d) histologist
Answer: d) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
●● What is Erythropoiesis?
a) red blood cell formation
b) white blood cell formation
c) the destruction of red blood cells
d) the destruction of white blood cells
Answer: a) red blood cell formation
Blood cell formation is called Hemopoiesis.
Erythro- red blood cells
●● In which part of the body is keratin NOT found?
a) hair
b) skin
c) nails
