HESI A2 UPDATE Q & A
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
1. Movement of water across a membrane
Osmosis
2. Cartilaginous connection between articulating bones made up of cartilage
3. Synovial joints highly moveable hinge, pivot, saddle
4. Two types of asexual
reproduction? Binary fission and
mitosis
5. What links the nasopharynx to the middle ear?
Eustachian tube
6. Calciferol is controlled by?
Parathyroid
7. Endocytosis
Engulfs and brings in
8. Exocytosis
Fuses within plasma membrane and releases content outside of cell
9. Pituitary gland produces
Adrenocorticotropic hormone GH
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10. Adrenal gland secretes
Cortisol and aldosterone
11. Aerobic respiration takes place in the mitochondria and requires oxygen
and glucose, and produces carbon dioxide, water, and energy.
12. Anaerobic respiration also produces energy and uses glucose, but
it produces less energy and does not require oxygen.
13. What part of the respiratory system is I the upper respiratory?
Bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli
14. Aerobic respiration happens in presence of
Oxygen
15. Which of the following statements is anatomically correct?
A. The knee is distal to the ankle.
B. The heart is inferior to the diaphragm
C. The his is proximal to the knee
D. The wrist is proximal to the elbow
16. If you wanted to separate the abdominal cavity for the thoracic cavity, which plane
would you use?
A. Sagittal
B. Transverse
C. Frontal
D. Coronal
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17. You have been given a sample tissue that has pillar shaped cells arranged tightly
together. The tissue you have is:
A. Squamous Epithelium
B. Cuboidal Epithelium
C. Columnar Epithelium
D. Transitional Epithelium
18. The epidermis is classified as a(n):
A. Cell
B. Tissue
C. Organ
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D. System
19. The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the
humerus. What area is he describing?
A. Epiphysis
B. Articular cartilage
C. Perichondrium
D. Diaphysis
20. Going for superior to inferior, the sequence of the vertebral column is:
A. Sacral, coccyx, thoracic, lumbar, and cervical
B. Coccyx, sacral, lumber, thoracic, and cervical
C. Cervical, lumbar, thoracic, sacral, and
coccyx D. Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and
coccyx
21. Which of the following is true of skeletal muscle? (select all that apply)
A. Skeletal muscle comprises 10% of the body’s
weight. B. Skeletal muscle attaches to bones by tendons
C. Muscle contraction helps keep the body warm
D. Skeletal muscles continuously contract to maintain posture.
22. If an impulse is traveling from a sense receptor toward the spinal cord, it is traveling
along what type of neuron?
A. Motor neuron
B. Sensory neuron
C. Interneuron
D. Bipolar neuron
23. What does the parathyroid hormone regulate?
A. Magnesium
B. Calcium
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
1. Movement of water across a membrane
Osmosis
2. Cartilaginous connection between articulating bones made up of cartilage
3. Synovial joints highly moveable hinge, pivot, saddle
4. Two types of asexual
reproduction? Binary fission and
mitosis
5. What links the nasopharynx to the middle ear?
Eustachian tube
6. Calciferol is controlled by?
Parathyroid
7. Endocytosis
Engulfs and brings in
8. Exocytosis
Fuses within plasma membrane and releases content outside of cell
9. Pituitary gland produces
Adrenocorticotropic hormone GH
, HESI A2 UPDATE Q & A
10. Adrenal gland secretes
Cortisol and aldosterone
11. Aerobic respiration takes place in the mitochondria and requires oxygen
and glucose, and produces carbon dioxide, water, and energy.
12. Anaerobic respiration also produces energy and uses glucose, but
it produces less energy and does not require oxygen.
13. What part of the respiratory system is I the upper respiratory?
Bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli
14. Aerobic respiration happens in presence of
Oxygen
15. Which of the following statements is anatomically correct?
A. The knee is distal to the ankle.
B. The heart is inferior to the diaphragm
C. The his is proximal to the knee
D. The wrist is proximal to the elbow
16. If you wanted to separate the abdominal cavity for the thoracic cavity, which plane
would you use?
A. Sagittal
B. Transverse
C. Frontal
D. Coronal
, HESI A2 UPDATE Q & A
17. You have been given a sample tissue that has pillar shaped cells arranged tightly
together. The tissue you have is:
A. Squamous Epithelium
B. Cuboidal Epithelium
C. Columnar Epithelium
D. Transitional Epithelium
18. The epidermis is classified as a(n):
A. Cell
B. Tissue
C. Organ
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D. System
19. The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the
humerus. What area is he describing?
A. Epiphysis
B. Articular cartilage
C. Perichondrium
D. Diaphysis
20. Going for superior to inferior, the sequence of the vertebral column is:
A. Sacral, coccyx, thoracic, lumbar, and cervical
B. Coccyx, sacral, lumber, thoracic, and cervical
C. Cervical, lumbar, thoracic, sacral, and
coccyx D. Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and
coccyx
21. Which of the following is true of skeletal muscle? (select all that apply)
A. Skeletal muscle comprises 10% of the body’s
weight. B. Skeletal muscle attaches to bones by tendons
C. Muscle contraction helps keep the body warm
D. Skeletal muscles continuously contract to maintain posture.
22. If an impulse is traveling from a sense receptor toward the spinal cord, it is traveling
along what type of neuron?
A. Motor neuron
B. Sensory neuron
C. Interneuron
D. Bipolar neuron
23. What does the parathyroid hormone regulate?
A. Magnesium
B. Calcium
