A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following characteristics:
cells found on internal surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix, cells tall and
thin, no blood vessels in the tissue. What type of tissue is this?
A. Epithelial
B. Connective
C. Muscle
D. Cartilage
E. Nervous correct answer epithelial
Beriberi is a disease caused by lack of ______________________.
A. Thiamine
B. Vitamin c
C. Niacin
D. Protein correct answer thiamine
Bile is secreted into which organ?
A. Small intestine
B. Liver
,C. Large intestine
D. Stomach correct answer small intestine
Enlargement of the thyroid, commonly known as a goiter, might be expected to
affect__________.
A. Swallowing
B. Insulin levels
C. Sleep
D. Digestion correct answer swallowing
For the average person, what is true about caloric intake?
A. It should increase with age after age 25.
B. It should decline with age after age 25.
C. It should remain constant over a lifetime.
D. It should decline and then increase with age. Correct answer it should decline
with age after age 25.
Going from superior to inferior, the sequence of the vertebral column is:
A. Sacral, coccyx, thoracic, lumbar, and cervical
B. Coccyx, sacral, lumbar, thoracic, and cervical
C. Cervical, lumbar, thoracic, sacral, and coccyx
,D. Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx correct answer cervical, thoracic,
lumbar, sacral, and coccyx
How do the intercostal muscles between the ribs assist with respiration?
A. By protecting the delicate bronchioles and alveoli.
B. By signaling a decrease in intra-alveolar pressure.
C. By enlarging and reducing the space in the thorax
D. By maintaining a medial separation between pleurae. Correct answer by
enlarging and reducing the space in the thorax
How does a sagittal section divide the body?
A. Into right and left regions
B. Into upper and lower regions
C. Into front and back regions
D. Between the dorsal and ventral cavities correct answer into right and left
regions
How does a transverse section divide the body?
A. Into right and left regions
B. Into upper and lower regions
C. Into front and back regions
D. Between the dorsal and ventral cavities correct answer into upper and lower
regions
, How does the digestive system work with the urinary system?
A. The digestive system controls the functions of the ureter.
B. The urinary system removes toxins from the products of urination.
C. The digestive system manufactures hormones that influence urination.
D. The urinary system eliminates some waste products of digestion. Correct
answer the urinary system eliminates some waste products of digestion.
How does the endocrine system work with the reproductive system?
A. The reproductive system transforms minerals into useful nutrients.
B. The endocrine system determines the sex of the embryo.
C. The reproductive system controls the growth of secondary sex organs.
D. The endocrine system produces chemicals that regulate sexual fuctions.
Correct answer the endocrine system produces chemicals the regulate sexual
fuctions.
How does the integumentary system work with the nervous system?
A. The integumentary system removes heat from the neurons in the nervous
system.
B. The nervous system circulates nutrients outward to the integumentary system.
C. Touch input via the integumentary system sends messages to the nervous
system.
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following characteristics:
cells found on internal surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix, cells tall and
thin, no blood vessels in the tissue. What type of tissue is this?
A. Epithelial
B. Connective
C. Muscle
D. Cartilage
E. Nervous correct answer epithelial
Beriberi is a disease caused by lack of ______________________.
A. Thiamine
B. Vitamin c
C. Niacin
D. Protein correct answer thiamine
Bile is secreted into which organ?
A. Small intestine
B. Liver
,C. Large intestine
D. Stomach correct answer small intestine
Enlargement of the thyroid, commonly known as a goiter, might be expected to
affect__________.
A. Swallowing
B. Insulin levels
C. Sleep
D. Digestion correct answer swallowing
For the average person, what is true about caloric intake?
A. It should increase with age after age 25.
B. It should decline with age after age 25.
C. It should remain constant over a lifetime.
D. It should decline and then increase with age. Correct answer it should decline
with age after age 25.
Going from superior to inferior, the sequence of the vertebral column is:
A. Sacral, coccyx, thoracic, lumbar, and cervical
B. Coccyx, sacral, lumbar, thoracic, and cervical
C. Cervical, lumbar, thoracic, sacral, and coccyx
,D. Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx correct answer cervical, thoracic,
lumbar, sacral, and coccyx
How do the intercostal muscles between the ribs assist with respiration?
A. By protecting the delicate bronchioles and alveoli.
B. By signaling a decrease in intra-alveolar pressure.
C. By enlarging and reducing the space in the thorax
D. By maintaining a medial separation between pleurae. Correct answer by
enlarging and reducing the space in the thorax
How does a sagittal section divide the body?
A. Into right and left regions
B. Into upper and lower regions
C. Into front and back regions
D. Between the dorsal and ventral cavities correct answer into right and left
regions
How does a transverse section divide the body?
A. Into right and left regions
B. Into upper and lower regions
C. Into front and back regions
D. Between the dorsal and ventral cavities correct answer into upper and lower
regions
, How does the digestive system work with the urinary system?
A. The digestive system controls the functions of the ureter.
B. The urinary system removes toxins from the products of urination.
C. The digestive system manufactures hormones that influence urination.
D. The urinary system eliminates some waste products of digestion. Correct
answer the urinary system eliminates some waste products of digestion.
How does the endocrine system work with the reproductive system?
A. The reproductive system transforms minerals into useful nutrients.
B. The endocrine system determines the sex of the embryo.
C. The reproductive system controls the growth of secondary sex organs.
D. The endocrine system produces chemicals that regulate sexual fuctions.
Correct answer the endocrine system produces chemicals the regulate sexual
fuctions.
How does the integumentary system work with the nervous system?
A. The integumentary system removes heat from the neurons in the nervous
system.
B. The nervous system circulates nutrients outward to the integumentary system.
C. Touch input via the integumentary system sends messages to the nervous
system.
