HESI A2 A&P
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1. Which is an anterior muscle? B. An anterior muscle is located near
A. Gluteus maximus the front of the body. Of those listed,
B. Quadriceps femoris the quadriceps( frontal thigh muscle)
C. Biceps femoris is the most anterior.
D. Adductor magnus
2. How might the headrest on a car prevent trau- B. The headrest prevents the head
matic injury? from moving too far backward, or
A. By limiting hyperflexion of the neck hyperextending the neck beyond its
B. By limiting hyperextension of the neck normal range.
C. By reducing vertebral compression
D. By preventing disc degeneration
3. Which might you expect to see in a whiplash D. Because of the hyperflexion and
injury? hyperextension caused by such a col-
A. Cardiopulmonary problems lision, it is not uncommon to find
B. Side-to-side spinal curvature tears or stretching of the ligaments of
C. Eventual herniation of discs the spine. The injury is front-to-back,
D. Traumatic injury to ligaments making choice B unlikely, and a her-
niated disc (choice C) is more of a
compression injury.
4. Muscle contractions that normally move food C. Defecation(choice A) is the elimi-
along the human digestive system are known nation of waste. Osmosis (choice B)
as ________. is the movement of molecules across
A. defecation a membrane. Circulation (choice D)
B. osmosis is the movement of blood through
C. peristalsis the body. Peristalsis (choice C) is
D. circulation the involuntary, wavelike movement
of muscles in the intestine and else-
where that pushes food along.
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5. Which type of nutrient does not provide the A. Some nutrients supply energy, and
body with energy? others support metabolism. Nutri-
A. Vitamin ents in the first set include carbo-
B. Carbohydrate hydrates, proteins, and fats. Those
C. Fat in the secound set include vitamins,
D. Protein minerals, and water.
6. Where would you be likely to find a Schwann B. Schwann cells wrap around the
cell? nerve fibers and form the myelin
A. In the digestive system sheath in the peripheral nervous sys-
B. In the nervous system tem.
C. In the skeletal system
D. In the muscular system
7. How does the nervous system work with the B. The nervous system is made up of
muscular system? the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. It
A. The muscles of the body produce chemicals receives and transmits signals from
that feed the nerves. the environment that regulate volun-
B. The nervous system tells the muscles how to tary and involuntary movement.
respond to the environment.
C. The nervous system releases chemicals that
remove excess waste from the muscles.
D. The muscular system provides input that
allows the nerves to make decisions.
8. Which part of the nervous system includes the A. The symphathetic and parasympa-
femoral , radial, and ulnar nerves? thetic systems (choice C and D) are
A. Somatic part of the autonomic nervous sys-
B. Autonomic tem (choice B), which controls invol-
C. Sympathetic untary actions of the smooth mus-
D. Parasympathetic cles, glands, and heart. The somatic
nervous system (choice A) has to do
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with reception of external stimuli and
voluntary control of the muscles.
9. Where might a herniated lumbar disc be most C. Damage to a disc in the lower back
likely to create pain? will most likely cause pain radiating
A. Along the radial nerve downward along the sciatic nerve.
B. Within the spinal cord
C. Along the sciatic nerve
D. Along the tibial nerve
10. What is the name of the bone in the human B. The ulna (choice A), radius (choice
thigh? C), and humerus (choice D) are arm
A. Ulna bones.
B. Femur
C. Radius
D. Humerus
11. The ovaries are part of the ___________. D. The ovaries are the egg-producing
A. skeletal system reproductive organs.
B. nervous system
C. lymphatic system
D. reproductive system
12. Of the following processes, which one is a dif- C. A low pH in the stomach (choice
ferent level of defense from the others? A), cilia in the trachea (choice B),
A. A low pH in the stomach and mucus (D) are primary defenses.
B. Cilia present in the trachea Cells recognizing a pathogen (choice
C. Body cells recognizing a pathogen C) is a third line of defense.
D. Mucus present in the nasal cavity
13. Which organ system is primarily responsible B. Hormones from the endocrine sys-
for regulating muscle growth? tem, particularly from the pituitary
A. The skeletal system gland, regulate growth.
HESI A2 A&P
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1. Which is an anterior muscle? B. An anterior muscle is located near
A. Gluteus maximus the front of the body. Of those listed,
B. Quadriceps femoris the quadriceps( frontal thigh muscle)
C. Biceps femoris is the most anterior.
D. Adductor magnus
2. How might the headrest on a car prevent trau- B. The headrest prevents the head
matic injury? from moving too far backward, or
A. By limiting hyperflexion of the neck hyperextending the neck beyond its
B. By limiting hyperextension of the neck normal range.
C. By reducing vertebral compression
D. By preventing disc degeneration
3. Which might you expect to see in a whiplash D. Because of the hyperflexion and
injury? hyperextension caused by such a col-
A. Cardiopulmonary problems lision, it is not uncommon to find
B. Side-to-side spinal curvature tears or stretching of the ligaments of
C. Eventual herniation of discs the spine. The injury is front-to-back,
D. Traumatic injury to ligaments making choice B unlikely, and a her-
niated disc (choice C) is more of a
compression injury.
4. Muscle contractions that normally move food C. Defecation(choice A) is the elimi-
along the human digestive system are known nation of waste. Osmosis (choice B)
as ________. is the movement of molecules across
A. defecation a membrane. Circulation (choice D)
B. osmosis is the movement of blood through
C. peristalsis the body. Peristalsis (choice C) is
D. circulation the involuntary, wavelike movement
of muscles in the intestine and else-
where that pushes food along.
, HESI A2 A&P
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5. Which type of nutrient does not provide the A. Some nutrients supply energy, and
body with energy? others support metabolism. Nutri-
A. Vitamin ents in the first set include carbo-
B. Carbohydrate hydrates, proteins, and fats. Those
C. Fat in the secound set include vitamins,
D. Protein minerals, and water.
6. Where would you be likely to find a Schwann B. Schwann cells wrap around the
cell? nerve fibers and form the myelin
A. In the digestive system sheath in the peripheral nervous sys-
B. In the nervous system tem.
C. In the skeletal system
D. In the muscular system
7. How does the nervous system work with the B. The nervous system is made up of
muscular system? the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. It
A. The muscles of the body produce chemicals receives and transmits signals from
that feed the nerves. the environment that regulate volun-
B. The nervous system tells the muscles how to tary and involuntary movement.
respond to the environment.
C. The nervous system releases chemicals that
remove excess waste from the muscles.
D. The muscular system provides input that
allows the nerves to make decisions.
8. Which part of the nervous system includes the A. The symphathetic and parasympa-
femoral , radial, and ulnar nerves? thetic systems (choice C and D) are
A. Somatic part of the autonomic nervous sys-
B. Autonomic tem (choice B), which controls invol-
C. Sympathetic untary actions of the smooth mus-
D. Parasympathetic cles, glands, and heart. The somatic
nervous system (choice A) has to do
, HESI A2 A&P
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with reception of external stimuli and
voluntary control of the muscles.
9. Where might a herniated lumbar disc be most C. Damage to a disc in the lower back
likely to create pain? will most likely cause pain radiating
A. Along the radial nerve downward along the sciatic nerve.
B. Within the spinal cord
C. Along the sciatic nerve
D. Along the tibial nerve
10. What is the name of the bone in the human B. The ulna (choice A), radius (choice
thigh? C), and humerus (choice D) are arm
A. Ulna bones.
B. Femur
C. Radius
D. Humerus
11. The ovaries are part of the ___________. D. The ovaries are the egg-producing
A. skeletal system reproductive organs.
B. nervous system
C. lymphatic system
D. reproductive system
12. Of the following processes, which one is a dif- C. A low pH in the stomach (choice
ferent level of defense from the others? A), cilia in the trachea (choice B),
A. A low pH in the stomach and mucus (D) are primary defenses.
B. Cilia present in the trachea Cells recognizing a pathogen (choice
C. Body cells recognizing a pathogen C) is a third line of defense.
D. Mucus present in the nasal cavity
13. Which organ system is primarily responsible B. Hormones from the endocrine sys-
for regulating muscle growth? tem, particularly from the pituitary
A. The skeletal system gland, regulate growth.
