NURSE SHAI STUDY GUIDE HESI A2 ANATOMY EXAM

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NURSE SHAI STUDY GUIDE HESI A2 ANATOMY EXAM

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Question 1: skeletal system

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Protects and supports body organs and provides a framework the muscles use to support movement.Made up of bones and joints

Question 2: functions of integumentary system

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temperature regulation cell fluids maintenance synthesis of vitamin d and detection of stimuli

Question 3: Testes

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male gonads produce sperm

Question 4: urinary system functions

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excretes waste products from the blood, controls water balance by regulating volume of urine produced, stores urine prior to voluntary elimination, regulates blood ion concentrations and pH

Question 5: respiratory system

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Brings oxygen into the body. Gets rid of carbon dioxide.

Question 6: CNS

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central nervous system; brain and spinal cord sensory imformation and responding

Question 7: parathyroid glands function

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regulate calcium levels throughout the body

Question 8: digestive system

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Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells.

Question 9: skin

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epidermis, dermis, hypodermis

Question 10: axial skeleton

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Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column

Question 11: blood

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A connective tissue with a fluid matrix called plasma in which red blood cells, white blood cells, and cell fragments called platelets are suspended.

Question 12: oblique plane

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passes through the body at an angle

Question 13: transverse plane

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divides the body into superior and inferior parts

Question 14: B cells

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a lymphocyte not processed by the thymus gland, and responsible for producing antibodies.

Question 15: lyphatic system

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composed of lymphatic vessels, tissues, nodes, tonsils, spleen and lymph

Question 16: Parasagital (parasagital plane)

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dividing specimen into unequal parts left and right

Question 17: adrenal glands

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a pair of endocrine glands just above the kidneys. the adrenals secrete the hormones epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline), which help to arouse the body in times of stress.

Question 18: WBC

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leukocytes

Question 19: thoracic vertebrae

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T1-T12

Question 20: nervous system function

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Recognizes and coordinates the body's response to changes in its internal and external environments

Question 21: PNS (peripheral nervous system)

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the sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body sends messages to all parts of the body

Question 22: repoductive system

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a system of organs that involved with animal reproduction, especially sexual reproduction

Question 23: frontal plane

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Divides the body into front and back portions.

Question 24: cervical vertebrae

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C1-C7

Question 25: cardiovascular system

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Blood vessels transport blood, which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, etc. The heart pumps blood.

Question 26: Layers of the epidermis (superficial to deep)

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

Question 27: 4 main types of tissue

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epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous

Question 28: appendicular skeleton

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Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton