HESI Entrance Exam A&P Practice Test
Questions With Complete Solutions
What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Calcium
Which of the the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal
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reproductive organs be found? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pelvic cavity
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What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Diaphragm
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A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following characteristics:
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cells found on internal surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix, cells tall and
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thin, no blood vessels in the tissue.
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What type of tissue is this? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Epithelial
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Nerve tissue is composed of neuron and connective tissue cells that are referred
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to as which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Neuroglia
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Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and
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structure for the organs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Connective
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, What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cell
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Which type of cell division takes place in the gonads? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Meiosis
In what area of the body would you expect to find and especially thick stratum
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corneum? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Heel of the foot
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What are the glands of the skin that produce a thin, watery secretion? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Eccrine glands
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Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by
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participating in the production of which of the following? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Vitamin D
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Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Support the body, hemopoiesis, provide protection
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The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of
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the humerus.
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What is he describing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Diaphysis
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You have been given a sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an
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assemblage of needlelike structures.
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Questions With Complete Solutions
What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Calcium
Which of the the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal
| | | | | | | | | | |
reproductive organs be found? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pelvic cavity
| | | | | | | |
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Diaphragm
|
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Epithelial
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Nerve tissue is composed of neuron and connective tissue cells that are referred
| | | | | | | | | | | |
to as which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Neuroglia
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Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
structure for the organs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Connective
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, What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cell
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Which type of cell division takes place in the gonads? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Meiosis
In what area of the body would you expect to find and especially thick stratum
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
corneum? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Heel of the foot
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What are the glands of the skin that produce a thin, watery secretion? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Eccrine glands
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Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by
| | | | | | | | | | | |
participating in the production of which of the following? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Vitamin D
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Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Support the body, hemopoiesis, provide protection
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The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the humerus.
| |
What is he describing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Diaphysis
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You have been given a sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
assemblage of needlelike structures.
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