HESI Anatomy and Physiology Review Questions
and Answers
1. Which of the following hormones decreases the concentration of blood
glucose?
A. insulin
B. glucagon
C. growth hormone
D. glucocorticoids
2.Which structure controls the hormones secreted by the pituitary gland?
A. hypothalamus
B. adrenal gland
C. testes
D. pancreas
3.How much of a female’s blood volume is composed of red blood cells?
A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 40%
D. 70%
4.Which type of cholesterol is considered to be the best for health?
A. LDL
B. HDL
C. VLDL
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,D. VHDL
5. Where are the vocal cords located?
A. bronchi
B. trachea
C. larynx
D. epiglottis
6. Where does gas exchange occur in the human body?
A. alveoli
B. bronchi
C. larynx
D. pharynx
7. What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions?
A. Chloride
B. Sodium
C. Calcium
D. Magnesium
8. In which of the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal
reproductive organs be found?
A. Thoracic cavity
B. Mediastinum
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, C. Abdominal cavity
D. Pelvic cavity
9.What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
A. Diaphragm
B. Mediastinum
C. Liver
D. Lungs
10. Which of the following epithelial types is correctly matched with its major
function?
A. Simple squamous epithelium—secretion or absorption
B. Stratified squamous epithelium—changes shape when stretched
C. Stratified squamous epithelium—diffusion
D. Simple columnar epithelium—secretion or absorption
11. A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following
characteristics: cells found on internal surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix,
cells tall and thin, no blood vessels in the tissue. What type of tissue is this?
A. Epithelial
B. Connective
C. Muscle
D. Cartilage
E. Nervous
12. Nerve tissue is composed of neurons and connective tissue cells that are
referred to as which of the following?
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and Answers
1. Which of the following hormones decreases the concentration of blood
glucose?
A. insulin
B. glucagon
C. growth hormone
D. glucocorticoids
2.Which structure controls the hormones secreted by the pituitary gland?
A. hypothalamus
B. adrenal gland
C. testes
D. pancreas
3.How much of a female’s blood volume is composed of red blood cells?
A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 40%
D. 70%
4.Which type of cholesterol is considered to be the best for health?
A. LDL
B. HDL
C. VLDL
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,D. VHDL
5. Where are the vocal cords located?
A. bronchi
B. trachea
C. larynx
D. epiglottis
6. Where does gas exchange occur in the human body?
A. alveoli
B. bronchi
C. larynx
D. pharynx
7. What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions?
A. Chloride
B. Sodium
C. Calcium
D. Magnesium
8. In which of the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal
reproductive organs be found?
A. Thoracic cavity
B. Mediastinum
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, C. Abdominal cavity
D. Pelvic cavity
9.What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
A. Diaphragm
B. Mediastinum
C. Liver
D. Lungs
10. Which of the following epithelial types is correctly matched with its major
function?
A. Simple squamous epithelium—secretion or absorption
B. Stratified squamous epithelium—changes shape when stretched
C. Stratified squamous epithelium—diffusion
D. Simple columnar epithelium—secretion or absorption
11. A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following
characteristics: cells found on internal surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix,
cells tall and thin, no blood vessels in the tissue. What type of tissue is this?
A. Epithelial
B. Connective
C. Muscle
D. Cartilage
E. Nervous
12. Nerve tissue is composed of neurons and connective tissue cells that are
referred to as which of the following?
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