HESI A2 Anatomy and Physiology (4) Exam (Latest
2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers|
100% correct| Grade A
What is histology? - ANSWERThe study of tissues
What is a tissue? - ANSWERA group of cells that act together to perform a specific
function.
What are the fundamental tissues? - ANSWEREpithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(Elephants Can Make News)
What is the function of epithelial cells? - ANSWERCover, line, and protect the body
and the internal organs.
What is the function of connective tissue? - ANSWERFramework of the body.
Provides support and structure to organs.
What is neuroglia? - ANSWERThe neurons and connective tissue cells that compose
nerve tissue.
What ability does muscle tissue have? - ANSWERAbility to contract and shorten.
What is muscle tissue classified as? - ANSWERVoluntary(skeletal muscles) and
involuntary(smooth & cardiac)
What is meiosis? - ANSWERThe cell division that takes place in the gonads, i.e. the
ovaries and testes.
What two layers compose the skin? - ANSWEREpidermis and dermis.
What is the epidermis? - ANSWERThe outermost protective layer of dead keratinized
epithelial cells.
What is the dermis? - ANSWERThe underlying layer of connective tissue with blood
vessels, nerve endings, and the associated skin tissues.
What are the layers of the epidermis? - ANSWERCorneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
Germivatum ( basale & spinosum)
Mnemonic: Candy Lions Growl Great.
, What does the protein pigment melanin protect against? - ANSWERRadiation from
the Sun
What is the dermis composed of? - ANSWERFibrous connective tissue with nerve
endings, blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands.
What are the 2 types of sweat glands? - ANSWERecrine & apocrine
What do ecrine sweat glands produce? - ANSWERSweat. Regulate body
temperature.
What do apocrine sweat glands produce? - ANSWERSecretions contain bits of
cytoplasm from cells, attracting bacteria that produces body odor.
What do sebaceous glands secrete? - ANSWERThey secrete sebum through the hair
follicles, which lubricates the skin and prevents drying.
What secretion produces oil? - ANSWERHolocrine secretion.
What are sebaceous glands prone to during adolescence? - ANSWERBecoming
clogged and attracting bacteria.
What protein composes the hair and skin? - ANSWERKeratin
What makes the body's framework? - ANSWERBone, cartilage, ligaments & joints.
What are the functions of the skeletal system? - ANSWERSupport, movement, blood
cell formation, protection of internal organs, detoxification, muscle attachment,
mineral storage. *A MIME BATHED SEALS SINGING "MY PONY"*
How are bones classified? - ANSWERBy shape.
Long
Short
flat
irregular
sesamoid
*LEMURS SING SALSA FOR INDIANS*
What is the name for the cells that compose compact bone? - ANSWEROsteoblasts
What occurs to osteoblasts when they become fixed in the dense bone matrix? -
ANSWERThey stop dividing but continue to maintain body tissues as osteocytes.
How many bones make up the axial skeleton? - ANSWER28 bones of the skull. 14-
facial, 14-cranium.
2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers|
100% correct| Grade A
What is histology? - ANSWERThe study of tissues
What is a tissue? - ANSWERA group of cells that act together to perform a specific
function.
What are the fundamental tissues? - ANSWEREpithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(Elephants Can Make News)
What is the function of epithelial cells? - ANSWERCover, line, and protect the body
and the internal organs.
What is the function of connective tissue? - ANSWERFramework of the body.
Provides support and structure to organs.
What is neuroglia? - ANSWERThe neurons and connective tissue cells that compose
nerve tissue.
What ability does muscle tissue have? - ANSWERAbility to contract and shorten.
What is muscle tissue classified as? - ANSWERVoluntary(skeletal muscles) and
involuntary(smooth & cardiac)
What is meiosis? - ANSWERThe cell division that takes place in the gonads, i.e. the
ovaries and testes.
What two layers compose the skin? - ANSWEREpidermis and dermis.
What is the epidermis? - ANSWERThe outermost protective layer of dead keratinized
epithelial cells.
What is the dermis? - ANSWERThe underlying layer of connective tissue with blood
vessels, nerve endings, and the associated skin tissues.
What are the layers of the epidermis? - ANSWERCorneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
Germivatum ( basale & spinosum)
Mnemonic: Candy Lions Growl Great.
, What does the protein pigment melanin protect against? - ANSWERRadiation from
the Sun
What is the dermis composed of? - ANSWERFibrous connective tissue with nerve
endings, blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands.
What are the 2 types of sweat glands? - ANSWERecrine & apocrine
What do ecrine sweat glands produce? - ANSWERSweat. Regulate body
temperature.
What do apocrine sweat glands produce? - ANSWERSecretions contain bits of
cytoplasm from cells, attracting bacteria that produces body odor.
What do sebaceous glands secrete? - ANSWERThey secrete sebum through the hair
follicles, which lubricates the skin and prevents drying.
What secretion produces oil? - ANSWERHolocrine secretion.
What are sebaceous glands prone to during adolescence? - ANSWERBecoming
clogged and attracting bacteria.
What protein composes the hair and skin? - ANSWERKeratin
What makes the body's framework? - ANSWERBone, cartilage, ligaments & joints.
What are the functions of the skeletal system? - ANSWERSupport, movement, blood
cell formation, protection of internal organs, detoxification, muscle attachment,
mineral storage. *A MIME BATHED SEALS SINGING "MY PONY"*
How are bones classified? - ANSWERBy shape.
Long
Short
flat
irregular
sesamoid
*LEMURS SING SALSA FOR INDIANS*
What is the name for the cells that compose compact bone? - ANSWEROsteoblasts
What occurs to osteoblasts when they become fixed in the dense bone matrix? -
ANSWERThey stop dividing but continue to maintain body tissues as osteocytes.
How many bones make up the axial skeleton? - ANSWER28 bones of the skull. 14-
facial, 14-cranium.
