RESEARCHED HESI A2 (ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

RESEARCHED HESI A2 (ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis is characterized by the degradation of what? a - Proteins b - Carbohydrates c - Myelin Sheath d - Dendrites e - phospholipids - CORRECT ANSWER -c - Myelin Sheath The opening in the skull that is superior to the atlas is known as the __________? a - Axis b - Mandible c - Occipital Fissure d - Foramen Magnum e - Corpus Callosum - CORRECT ANSWER -d - Foramen Magnum Which of the following would be a direct result of lipid depletion in the body? a - The increase in the amount of proteins secreted in the body. b - The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced. c - The decrease in the permeability of the cellular membrane. d - The transfer of nuclear membrane lipids to the cytoplasm. e - The exchange of cytoplasmic lipids with membrane proteins. - CORRECT ANSWER -b - The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced. In order for the actin filaments to bind to the myosin head, what must occur first? a - The sarcomere has to shorten. b - Calcium ions must bind to troponin molecules.