HESI ENTRANCE EXAM A&P PRACTICE EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

HESI ENTRANCE EXAM A&P PRACTICE EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions? Correct Answer: 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: Epithelial2 Nerve tissue is composed of neuron and connective tissue cells that are referred to as which of the following? Correct Answer: Neuroglia Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and structure for the organs? Correct Answer: Connective What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs? Correct Answer: Cell Which type of cell division takes place in the gonads? Correct Answer: Meiosis In what area of the body would you expect to find and especially thick stratum corneum? Correct Answer: Heel of the foot What are the glands of the skin that produce a thin, watery secretion? Correct Answer: Eccrine glands Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by participating in the production of which of the following?3 Correct Answer: Vitamin D Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system? Correct Answer: Support the body, hemopoiesis, provide protection The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the humerus. What is he describing? Correct Answer: Diaphysis You have been given a sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of needlelike structures. What is the tissue? Correct Answer: Spongy bone The only moveable bone in the skull is? Correct Answer: Mandible Which mineral is responsible for regulating fluid in the body? Correct Answer: Magnesium Why are the skeletal muscles also called voluntary muscles? Correct Answer: They are under conscious control.4 All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over ______. Correct Answer: Neurons Motor or _____ neurons transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS. Correct Answer: Efferent Jeffery has contracted bulbar poliomyelitis, and it has affected the medulla oblongata. The doctors warned the family that his condition is grave and death may be imminent. What functions of the medulla oblongata have warranted such a dire prognosis? Correct Answer: The medulla oblongata contains vital centers that control heart action, blood vessel diameter, and respiration. What are chemical messengers that control growth, differentiation,and the metabolism of specific target cells called? Correct Answer: Hormones Which of the following are tropic hormones? Correct Answer: Somatotropin, follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone. Which leukocytes are correctly matched with their function or description?