HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE
EXAM WITH ANSWERS
What is muscle tissue classified as? - answer-
Voluntary(skeletal muscles) and involuntary(smooth
& cardiac)
What is meiosis? - answer-The cell division that takes
place in the gonads, i.e. the ovaries and testes.
What is histology? - answer-The study of tissues
What is a tissue? - answer-A group of cells that act
together to perform a specific function.
What are the fundamental tissues? - answer-Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(Elephants Can Make News)
,What is the function of epithelial cells? - answer-
Cover, line, and protect the body and the internal
organs.
What is the function of connective tissue? - answer-
Framework of the body. Provides support and
structure to organs.
What is neuroglia? - answer-The neurons and
connective tissue cells that compose nerve tissue.
What ability does muscle tissue have? - answer-Ability
to contract and shorten.
What two layers compose the skin? - answer-
Epidermis and dermis.
What is the epidermis? - answer-The outermost
protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells.
,What is the dermis? - answer-The underlying layer of
connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings,
and the associated skin tissues.
What are the layers of the epidermis? - answer-
Corneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
Germivatum ( basale & spinosum)
Mnemonic: Candy Lions Growl Great.
What does the protein pigment melanin protect
against? - answer-Radiation from the Sun
What is the dermis composed of? - answer-Fibrous
connective tissue with nerve endings, blood vessels,
sensory nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands.
What are the 2 types of sweat glands? - answer-ecrine
& apocrine
, What do ecrine sweat glands produce? - answer-
Sweat. Regulate body temperature.
What do apocrine sweat glands produce? - answer-
Secretions contain bits of cytoplasm from cells,
attracting bacteria that produces body odor.
What do sebaceous glands secrete? - answer-They
secrete sebum through the hair follicles, which
lubricates the skin and prevents drying.
What secretion produces oil? - answer-Holocrine
secretion.
What are sebaceous glands prone to during
adolescence? - answer-Becoming clogged and
attracting bacteria.
What protein composes the hair and skin? - answer-
Keratin
EXAM WITH ANSWERS
What is muscle tissue classified as? - answer-
Voluntary(skeletal muscles) and involuntary(smooth
& cardiac)
What is meiosis? - answer-The cell division that takes
place in the gonads, i.e. the ovaries and testes.
What is histology? - answer-The study of tissues
What is a tissue? - answer-A group of cells that act
together to perform a specific function.
What are the fundamental tissues? - answer-Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(Elephants Can Make News)
,What is the function of epithelial cells? - answer-
Cover, line, and protect the body and the internal
organs.
What is the function of connective tissue? - answer-
Framework of the body. Provides support and
structure to organs.
What is neuroglia? - answer-The neurons and
connective tissue cells that compose nerve tissue.
What ability does muscle tissue have? - answer-Ability
to contract and shorten.
What two layers compose the skin? - answer-
Epidermis and dermis.
What is the epidermis? - answer-The outermost
protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells.
,What is the dermis? - answer-The underlying layer of
connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings,
and the associated skin tissues.
What are the layers of the epidermis? - answer-
Corneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
Germivatum ( basale & spinosum)
Mnemonic: Candy Lions Growl Great.
What does the protein pigment melanin protect
against? - answer-Radiation from the Sun
What is the dermis composed of? - answer-Fibrous
connective tissue with nerve endings, blood vessels,
sensory nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands.
What are the 2 types of sweat glands? - answer-ecrine
& apocrine
, What do ecrine sweat glands produce? - answer-
Sweat. Regulate body temperature.
What do apocrine sweat glands produce? - answer-
Secretions contain bits of cytoplasm from cells,
attracting bacteria that produces body odor.
What do sebaceous glands secrete? - answer-They
secrete sebum through the hair follicles, which
lubricates the skin and prevents drying.
What secretion produces oil? - answer-Holocrine
secretion.
What are sebaceous glands prone to during
adolescence? - answer-Becoming clogged and
attracting bacteria.
What protein composes the hair and skin? - answer-
Keratin
