HESI A2 AP 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: cerebrum function

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Sensory, movement, thinking, and personality

Question 2: efferent neurons

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motor neurons that carry neural impulses away from the central nervous system and towards muscles to cause movement

Question 3: Diecephalon

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Consists of the hypothalamus, thymus, pineal gland & pituitary gland

Question 4: autonomic nervous system (ANS)

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parasympathetic (rest and digest) and sympathetic (fight or flight)

Question 5: What are the 2 groups of the PnS?

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Somatic and autonomic

Question 6: Antagonist

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opponent

Question 7: Brainstem

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responsible for automatic survival functions

Question 8: appendicular skeleton

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bones of the shoulder, pelvis, and upper and lower extremities

Question 9: afferent neurons

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sensory neurons that carry nerve impulses from sensory stimuli towards the central nervous system and brain

Question 10: Cerebellum function

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muscle coordination and balance

Question 11: Hemopoiesis

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blood cell formation in the red bone marrow

Question 12: What are the layers of the epidermis?

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stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratum corneum

Question 13: connective tissue

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Most abundant tissue that forms the framework of the body, providing support and structure to other organs

Question 14: What are the 4 types of connective tissues?

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fibrous, bone, cartilage, blood

Question 15: Osteoblasts

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bone forming cells

Question 16: nervous tissue

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A body tissue that carries electrical messages back and forth between the brain and every other part of the body.

Question 17: Histology

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study of tissues

Question 18: dorsal cavity

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includes the cranial and spinal cavities.

Question 19: Cytology

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study of cells

Question 20: Osteoclasts

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Bone-destroying cells

Question 21: transverse plane

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horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions

Question 22: axial skeleton

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the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs

Question 23: Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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Cranial and peripheral nerves

Question 24: glandular epithelium

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Composed of cells specialized to produce and secrete substances into ducts or into body fluids

Question 25: Muscle tissue

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Voluntary and involuntary (smooth muscles)

Question 26: sagittal plane

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divides body into left and right

Question 27: frontal plane

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Divides the body into front and back portions.

Question 28: epithelial tissue

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A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out