A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS
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 - ANS-EPITHELIAL
BERIBERI IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY LACK OF ______________________.
A. THIAMINE
B. VITAMIN C
C. NIACIN
D. PROTEIN - ANS-THIAMINE
BILE IS SECRETED INTO WHICH ORGAN?
A. SMALL INTESTINE
B. LIVER
C. LARGE INTESTINE
D. STOMACH - ANS-SMALL INTESTINE
ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT__________.
A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN LEVELS
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION - ANS-SWALLOWING
FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON, WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT CALORIC INTAKE?
A. IT SHOULD INCREASE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
B. IT SHOULD DECLINE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
C. IT SHOULD REMAIN CONSTANT OVER A LIFETIME.
D. IT SHOULD DECLINE AND THEN INCREASE WITH AGE. - ANS-IT SHOULD DECLINE
WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
,GOING FROM SUPERIOR TO INFERIOR, THE SEQUENCE OF THE VERTEBRAL
COLUMN IS:
A. SACRAL, COCCYX, THORACIC, LUMBAR, AND CERVICAL
B. COCCYX, SACRAL, LUMBAR, THORACIC, AND CERVICAL
C. CERVICAL, LUMBAR, THORACIC, SACRAL, AND COCCYX
D. CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL, AND COCCYX - ANS-CERVICAL,
THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL, AND COCCYX
HOW DO THE INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES BETWEEN THE RIBS ASSIST WITH
RESPIRATION?
A. BY PROTECTING THE DELICATE BRONCHIOLES AND ALVEOLI.
B. BY SIGNALING A DECREASE IN INTRA-ALVEOLAR PRESSURE.
C. BY ENLARGING AND REDUCING THE SPACE IN THE THORAX
D. BY MAINTAINING A MEDIAL SEPARATION BETWEEN PLEURAE. - ANS-BY
ENLARGING AND REDUCING THE SPACE IN THE THORAX
HOW DOES A SAGITTAL SECTION DIVIDE THE BODY?
A. INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS
B. INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS
C. INTO FRONT AND BACK REGIONS
D. BETWEEN THE DORSAL AND VENTRAL CAVITIES - ANS-INTO RIGHT AND LEFT
REGIONS
HOW DOES A TRANSVERSE SECTION DIVIDE THE BODY?
A. INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS
B. INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS
C. INTO FRONT AND BACK REGIONS
D. BETWEEN THE DORSAL AND VENTRAL CAVITIES - ANS-INTO UPPER AND LOWER
REGIONS
HOW DOES THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE URINARY SYSTEM?
A. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE URETER.
B. THE URINARY SYSTEM REMOVES TOXINS FROM THE PRODUCTS OF URINATION.
C. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MANUFACTURES HORMONES THAT INFLUENCE
URINATION.
D. THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION. -
ANS-THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION.
HOW DOES THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM?
A. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TRANSFORMS MINERALS INTO USEFUL
NUTRIENTS.
, B. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DETERMINES THE SEX OF THE EMBRYO.
C. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE GROWTH OF SECONDARY SEX
ORGANS.
D. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PRODUCES CHEMICALS THAT REGULATE SEXUAL
FUCTIONS. - ANS-THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PRODUCES CHEMICALS THE
REGULATE SEXUAL FUCTIONS.
HOW DOES THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM WORK WITH THE NERVOUS SYSTEM?
A. THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM REMOVES HEAT FROM THE NEURONS IN THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
B. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CIRCULATES NUTRIENTS OUTWARD TO THE
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM.
C. TOUCH INPUT VIA THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SENDS MESSAGES TO THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
D. MESSAGES FROM THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AFFECT THE COLOR AND TEXTURE
OF THE SKIN. - ANS-TOUCH INPUT VIA INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SENDS
MESSAGES TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
HOW DOES THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM WORK WITH THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM?
A. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM PRODUCES RED BLOOD CELLS FOR THE LYMPHATIC
SYSTEM.
B. LYMPH DRAWS EXCESS FLUID FROM THE CELLS AND DEPOSITS IT INTO THE
BLOOD VESSELS.
C. THE HEART REGULATES THE PRODUCTION OF LYMPH IN THE LYMPH GLANDS.
D. WHITE CELLS FROM THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM ELIMINATES EXCESS RED BLOOD
CELLS.Q - ANS-LYMPH DRAWS EXCESS FLUID FROM THE CELLS AND DEPOSITS IT
INTO THE BLOOD VESSELS.
HOW DOES THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM WORK WITH THE SKELETAL SYSTEM?
A. MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE SKELETON AT THE
JOINTS.
B. THE HARD BONES OF THE SKELETON PROTECT THE VOLUNTARY MUSCLES OF
THE LIMBS.
C. THE CARDIAC MUSCLES PRODUCE CALCIUM THAT IS NEEDED FOR STURDY
BONES.
D. SMOOTH MUSCLES ON INTERNAL ORGANS LEACH EXCESS MINERALS FROM
THE BONES. - ANS-MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE
SKELETON AT THE JOINTS.
HOW DOES THE NERVOUS SYSTEM WORK WITH THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM?
A. THE MUSCLE OF THE BODY PRODUCE CHEMICALS THAT FEED THE NERVES.
B. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM TELLS THE MUSCLES HOW TO RESPOND TO THE
ENVIRONMENT.
QUESTIONS
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 - ANS-EPITHELIAL
BERIBERI IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY LACK OF ______________________.
A. THIAMINE
B. VITAMIN C
C. NIACIN
D. PROTEIN - ANS-THIAMINE
BILE IS SECRETED INTO WHICH ORGAN?
A. SMALL INTESTINE
B. LIVER
C. LARGE INTESTINE
D. STOMACH - ANS-SMALL INTESTINE
ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT__________.
A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN LEVELS
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION - ANS-SWALLOWING
FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON, WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT CALORIC INTAKE?
A. IT SHOULD INCREASE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
B. IT SHOULD DECLINE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
C. IT SHOULD REMAIN CONSTANT OVER A LIFETIME.
D. IT SHOULD DECLINE AND THEN INCREASE WITH AGE. - ANS-IT SHOULD DECLINE
WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
,GOING FROM SUPERIOR TO INFERIOR, THE SEQUENCE OF THE VERTEBRAL
COLUMN IS:
A. SACRAL, COCCYX, THORACIC, LUMBAR, AND CERVICAL
B. COCCYX, SACRAL, LUMBAR, THORACIC, AND CERVICAL
C. CERVICAL, LUMBAR, THORACIC, SACRAL, AND COCCYX
D. CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL, AND COCCYX - ANS-CERVICAL,
THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL, AND COCCYX
HOW DO THE INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES BETWEEN THE RIBS ASSIST WITH
RESPIRATION?
A. BY PROTECTING THE DELICATE BRONCHIOLES AND ALVEOLI.
B. BY SIGNALING A DECREASE IN INTRA-ALVEOLAR PRESSURE.
C. BY ENLARGING AND REDUCING THE SPACE IN THE THORAX
D. BY MAINTAINING A MEDIAL SEPARATION BETWEEN PLEURAE. - ANS-BY
ENLARGING AND REDUCING THE SPACE IN THE THORAX
HOW DOES A SAGITTAL SECTION DIVIDE THE BODY?
A. INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS
B. INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS
C. INTO FRONT AND BACK REGIONS
D. BETWEEN THE DORSAL AND VENTRAL CAVITIES - ANS-INTO RIGHT AND LEFT
REGIONS
HOW DOES A TRANSVERSE SECTION DIVIDE THE BODY?
A. INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS
B. INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS
C. INTO FRONT AND BACK REGIONS
D. BETWEEN THE DORSAL AND VENTRAL CAVITIES - ANS-INTO UPPER AND LOWER
REGIONS
HOW DOES THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE URINARY SYSTEM?
A. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE URETER.
B. THE URINARY SYSTEM REMOVES TOXINS FROM THE PRODUCTS OF URINATION.
C. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MANUFACTURES HORMONES THAT INFLUENCE
URINATION.
D. THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION. -
ANS-THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION.
HOW DOES THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM?
A. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TRANSFORMS MINERALS INTO USEFUL
NUTRIENTS.
, B. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DETERMINES THE SEX OF THE EMBRYO.
C. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE GROWTH OF SECONDARY SEX
ORGANS.
D. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PRODUCES CHEMICALS THAT REGULATE SEXUAL
FUCTIONS. - ANS-THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PRODUCES CHEMICALS THE
REGULATE SEXUAL FUCTIONS.
HOW DOES THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM WORK WITH THE NERVOUS SYSTEM?
A. THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM REMOVES HEAT FROM THE NEURONS IN THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
B. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CIRCULATES NUTRIENTS OUTWARD TO THE
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM.
C. TOUCH INPUT VIA THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SENDS MESSAGES TO THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
D. MESSAGES FROM THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AFFECT THE COLOR AND TEXTURE
OF THE SKIN. - ANS-TOUCH INPUT VIA INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SENDS
MESSAGES TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
HOW DOES THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM WORK WITH THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM?
A. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM PRODUCES RED BLOOD CELLS FOR THE LYMPHATIC
SYSTEM.
B. LYMPH DRAWS EXCESS FLUID FROM THE CELLS AND DEPOSITS IT INTO THE
BLOOD VESSELS.
C. THE HEART REGULATES THE PRODUCTION OF LYMPH IN THE LYMPH GLANDS.
D. WHITE CELLS FROM THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM ELIMINATES EXCESS RED BLOOD
CELLS.Q - ANS-LYMPH DRAWS EXCESS FLUID FROM THE CELLS AND DEPOSITS IT
INTO THE BLOOD VESSELS.
HOW DOES THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM WORK WITH THE SKELETAL SYSTEM?
A. MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE SKELETON AT THE
JOINTS.
B. THE HARD BONES OF THE SKELETON PROTECT THE VOLUNTARY MUSCLES OF
THE LIMBS.
C. THE CARDIAC MUSCLES PRODUCE CALCIUM THAT IS NEEDED FOR STURDY
BONES.
D. SMOOTH MUSCLES ON INTERNAL ORGANS LEACH EXCESS MINERALS FROM
THE BONES. - ANS-MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE
SKELETON AT THE JOINTS.
HOW DOES THE NERVOUS SYSTEM WORK WITH THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM?
A. THE MUSCLE OF THE BODY PRODUCE CHEMICALS THAT FEED THE NERVES.
B. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM TELLS THE MUSCLES HOW TO RESPOND TO THE
ENVIRONMENT.
