HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY TEST 1

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HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY TEST 1

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Question 1: What is the purpose of gastric mucous?

Answer:

To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive enzymes.Question 2: Which of the following male reproductive organs is also part of the urinary system?

Answer:

urethra Question 3: Which of the following is a byproduct of anaerobic respiration that can lead to muscular fatigue, muscle cramps, muscle pain, or a burning sensation in the muscles?

Answer:

lactic acid

Question 4: What is erythropoiesis and where does it occur?

Answer:

The formation of red blood cells; red bone marrow

Question 5: Which of the following muscles is located towards the outer side of the leg?

Answer:

Vastus lateralis

Question 6: Which of the following is not a bone of the lower extremities?

Answer:

ulna

Question 7: Where does digestion begin in the alimentary cancel?

Answer:

Oral Cavity Question 8: The internal reproductive organs are located in which of the following anatomical regions?

Answer:

pelvic

Question 9: Where is the popliteal artery located?

Answer:

behind the knee

Question 10: Which of the following best describes the anatomical position?

Answer:

Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the palms facing anteriorly Question 11: Which organelle is responsible for regulating the transport of substances in and out of the cell?

Answer:

cell membrane Question 12: Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an abundance of in leukocytes?

Answer:

lysosomes

Question 13: What is the function of endocrine glands?

Answer:

They secrete hormones directly into the blood.

Question 14: Which of the following glands secrete earwax?

Answer:

ceruminous

Question 15: What does the presence of antidiuretic hormone stimulate?

Answer:

Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate Question 16: Which of the following lists the correct pathway of blood through the circulatory system?

Answer:

Right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, body tissues, vena cava, right atrium Question 17: Which of the following types of cancer would present warning signs that are identified using the ABCDE method?

Answer:

melanoma Question 18: A patient who is on a plant-based diet complains that their skin is appearing to take on a yellowish color. Which of the following foods would you expect the patient to have eaten a large amount of?

Answer:

carrots

Question 19: The shoulder is an example of which type of synovial joint?

Answer:

ball and socket

Question 20: A sprain occurs when which of the following structures is stretched or torn?

Answer:

ligament Question 21: Which of the following occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?

Answer:

Heart rate increases, pupils dilate, digestion slows down Question 22: A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at risk of

Answer:

extensive bleeding Question 23: Which of the following is defined as "group of similar cells and their intercellular matrix that carry out a specific function together?"

Answer:

Tissues

Question 24: Which bones form via intramembranous ossification?

Answer:

Flat bones of the skull, the mandible, and the clavicles.

Question 25: The carpals articulate with the distal ends of which two bones?

Answer:

radius and ulna