HESI A2 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS

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HESI A2 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Superior vena cava

Answer:

returns blood to the heart, draining the head, neck and upper torso Question 2: Which hormone stimulates milk production in the breasts during lactation?

Answer:

prolactin

Question 3: What is the main function of calcitonin?

Answer:

Decreasing the calcium concentration in the blood Question 4: In which of the following muscle types are the filaments arranged in a disorderly manner?

Answer:

smooth

Question 5: Name a part of the upper respiratory tract

Answer:

pharynx

Question 6: olfactory

Answer:

smell

Question 7: Bile is secreted into which organ?

Answer:

small intestine

Question 8: What does the parathyroid hormone regulate?

Answer:

calcium Question 9: The opening in the skull that is superior to the atlas is known as the?

Answer:

Foramen Magnum

Question 10: what is the longest muscle in the body?

Answer:

satorius

Question 11: Fats are broken down in the small intestine using which enzyme(s)?

Answer:

Fats also known as lipids are broken down using lipase produced by the pancreas and bile produced by the liver but transferred to the small intestine through the bile duct.Question 12: Which sequence outlines the correct flow of blood through the heart?

Answer:

Blood enters the heart on the right side, collecting in the right atrium. After moving through the right ventricle, blood leaves the heart through the pulmonary artery to travel to the lungs to release carbon dioxide and absorb oxygen. The blood returns to the left side of the heart, through the pulmonary vein, going to the left atrium, then through the mitral valve to the left ventricle. Lastly, the blood leaves the heart through the aorta.

Question 13: sodium

Answer:

regulates fluid level in body

Question 14: connective tissue

Answer:

supports Question 15: If a patient injures the ulnar nerve, where would the patient feel pain?

Answer:

arm

Question 16: abduction

Answer:

the movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part Question 17: How much of a female's blood volume is composed of red blood cells?

Answer:

40%

Question 18: Which organ is the most hollow?

Answer:

-The solid organs are the liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries and uterus.-The hollow organs are the stomach, small intestines, colon, gallbladder, bile ducts, fallopian tubes, ureters and urinary bladder.

Question 19: cell membrane

Answer:

-physical isolation -regulation of exchange w/ the environment -structural support

Question 20: Which of the following statements is anatomically correct?

Answer:

The hip is proximal to the knee

Question 21: progestrone

Answer:

stimulates the development of endometrium

Question 22: tendons

Answer:

connects muscle to bone

Question 23: Saltatory conduction

Answer:

Electrical impulses called "action potentials" move along the axon of a neuron

Question 24: Latissimus dorsi

Answer:

Muscle responsible for the adduction of the shoulder.

Question 25: Where does gas exchange occur in the human body?

Answer:

alveoli

Question 26: adduction

Answer:

Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body

Question 27: epiglottis

Answer:

structure that prevents food from entering the airway Question 28: What is the name of the process in the lungs by which oxygen is transported from the air to the blood?

Answer:

diffusion