HESI - ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE TEST EXAM

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Question 1: What is the prime mover ?

Answer:

the muscle that executes a movement

Question 2: Function of Ribosomes ?

Answer:

Important for the synthesis of proteins

Question 3: what is the function of endocrine glands ?

Answer:

correlating and integrating body functions such as digestions and reproduction

Question 4: Muscle Tissues ?

Answer:

Have the ability to contract or shorten

Question 5: the heart has an intrinsic beat that is initiated by the ________ and transmitted along a conduction system through the myocardium.

Answer:

sinoatrial node

Question 6: what are the main parts of a neuron ?

Answer:

cell body, axon, dendrites

Question 7: what are the carpals ?

Answer:

wrist bones

Question 8: what is the function of the cerebellum ?

Answer:

responsible for muscular coordination

Question 9: How many layers does the skin consist of ?

Answer:

Two : Dermis & Epidermis

Question 10: what is the function of the endocrine system ?

Answer:

assist the nervous system in homeostasis and plays an important role in growth and sexual maturation.

Question 11: what is the antagonist ?

Answer:

the muscles that produces the opposite movement that was completed by the prime mover.

Question 12: how many bones does the thoracic vertebrae have ?

Answer:

12

Question 13: Nerve Tissue ?

Answer:

Composed of neurons and connective tissue cells (Neuroglia).

Question 14: all actions of the nervous system depend on _______

Answer:

the transmission of nerve impulses over neurons, or nerve cells.

Question 15: what does the addutor muscle do ?

Answer:

returns the limb back towards the body

Question 16: what does a flexor muscle do ?

Answer:

reduce the angle at the joint

Question 17: Where does mitosis occur ?

Answer:

Stratum Germinativum Question 18: What are the layers of the Epidermis from outer layer to inner layer ?

Answer:

Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, and stratum germinativum (Inner most layer).

Question 19: What does the body's framework consist of ?

Answer:

bone, cartilage, ligaments, and joints

Question 20: where do motor impulses leave from ?

Answer:

through the ventral horns of the spinal cord

Question 21: how many bones does the lumbar vertebrae have ?

Answer:

5

Question 22: where are the semilunar valves found ?

Answer:

at the entrances of the pulmonary trunk and the aorta

Question 23: What are the four fundamental tissues ?

Answer:

Epithelial,connective,muscle,nervous

Question 24: Function of the nucleus ?

Answer:

Carries DNA

Question 25: what are metacarpals ?

Answer:

bones of the hand

Question 26: What are the 5 types of WBC's ?

Answer:

neutrophils, monocytes, lymphocytes,

Question 27: how many pairs of spinal nerves exist in the spinal cord ?

Answer:

31

Question 28: what is the function of motor (efferent) neurons ?

Answer:

transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS toward the effector organs such as muscles, glands, and digestive organs.