HESI A2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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1. Anatomicpposition
Thepbodypisperect,pthepfeetparepslightlypapart,pthepheadpispheldphigh,pandptheppalmspofpthep
handsparepfacingpforward
2. Whichpofpthepfollowingpispapstructurepfoundpinpthepupperprespiratory?pPharynx
3. Appersonpwhophaspdamageptoptheirpulnarpnervepwillphavepdecreasespsensationpinp
Arm
4. Whichpbonepdosepnotparticulatepwithpanypotherpbone?pHyoid
5. Whichpofpthepfollowingpstatementspbestp describependocrinepglands?
Theypsecretepchemicalspintopthepblood
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6. Dietpispimportantpbecausepboneparepstoragepplacespfor
Calciumpandpphosphorous
p
7. Whichporganpisppartpofpbothpthepmalepreproductivepsystempandpthepurinarypsystem?p
Urethra
8. Redpbloodpcellpproductionpispknownpaspwhichpofpthepfollowing?
A. Hematopoiesis
B. Erythropoiesis
C. Phagocytosis
D. Thrombopoiesis
9. Whenpanpindividualpispunderpstress,phormonesparepreleased.pWhichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpo
nepofptheplocationspinpwhichphormonesparepreleasedpwhenpunderpstress?
A. Parathyroid
B. Adrenalpcortex
C. Posteriorppituitary
D. Hypothalamus
10. Thepcentralpnervouspsystempispmadepuppofpallpexceptpwhichpofpthepfollowing?
A. Brain
B. Heart
, C. Retina
D. Spinalpcord
11. Thepthyrotrophic-releasingpgrowthphormone-releasing,pandpgonadotropin-
releasingphormonesparepreleasedpbypwhichpofpthepfollowingpendocrinepsystempgland
s?
A. Thymus
B. Pituitarypgland
C. Pinealpgland
D. Hypothalamus
12. Whatpispthepmostpvisibleppartpofpthepear?
A. Pinna
B. OrganpofpCorti
C. Cochlea
D. Earpcanal
13. Whichpofpthep followingpispanporganpofpthep respiratorypsystem?
A. Brain
B. Larynx
C. Urethra
D. Pancreas
14. Thepmotorpcortexphelpspthepbrainpbypmonitoringpandpcontrollingpthepbody'spmovement.p
Wherepispthepmotorpcortexplocatedpwithinpthepbrain?
A. Top,pmiddlepportionpofpthepparietalplobe.
B. Backpofpthephead
C. Frontp portionpofpthepparietalplobe.
D. Aroundpthepauditorypcortex
15. Thepheartpcontainspfourpchambers.pWhichpofpthesepfourpchamberspisptheplargestpandptheps
trongest?pA.pLeftpventricle
B.p Leftpatrium
C.p Rightpventricle
D.pRightpatrium
16. Whichpofpthepfollowingporganspispinvolvedpwithpthepimmunepsystem?
A. Heart
, B. Bronchi
C. Appendix
D. Esophagus
17. Whichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpapprincipalporganpofpthepnervouspsystem?
A. Brian
B. Thymus
C. Ganglia
D. Spinalpcord
18. Wherepdopthependocrinepsystempandpthepnervouspsystempmeet?
A. Atptheppituitarypglandpandptheppinealpgland
B. Atpthephypothalamuspandppituitarypgland
C. Atptheppinealpgland
D. Atpthepthyroidpgland
19. Theppancreaspispanpendocrinepsystempglandpmainlypresponsiblepforpwhichpofpthepf
ollowing?
A. Properpbonepdevelopment
B. Metabolismpcontrol
C. Maintainingphealthypsugarplevels
D. Distributionpofpstoredpfat.
20. Thepstomachpliningpmembranepname?
Thepmucouspmembranepofpthepstomachpcontainspsimplepcolumnarpepitheliumptissuepwithpmanypexo
crinepcells.
21. skinpaidspinpmaintainingpthepcalciumpandpphophateplevelspofpthepbodypbypparticipatingpinpt
hepproductionpofpwhichpofpthepfollowing
vitaminpd
22. allpactionpofpthepnervouspsystempdependponptheptransmissionpofpnervepimpulsespoverpwhichpo
fpthepfollowing?
neurons
23. whichphormonepinitiatesptheppreparationpofpthependometriumpofptheputeruspforppregnancype
strogen
24. whichpfemalepreproductiveporgan'spproducepoocytes,pestrogenpandpprogesteronep ovaries
, 25. thepbuttockspisponpwhichpsurfacepthepbodypdorsal
26. thepesophaguspisplocatedpatpwhichpbodypcavitypthoracic
27. whichpispaphollowporganpgallbladder
28. whichpmusclepispincludedpinpthepquadricepspfemorispgroup
vastusplateralis
p
29. whatpoccurpwhenpthepsympatheticpnervouspsystempispstimulated?
cardiacpoutput
p
30. whichphormonepispproducepbypthepposteriorppituitarypglandp oxytocin
31. whichpstructurepregulatptheptransportpofpsubstancepinpandpoutpofpapcell
thepcellularpmembrane
p
32. appersonpwhopdamagesptoptheirpulnarpnervepwillphavepdecreasepsesutiorpinpwhichpareap arm
33. whenpassessingpapfemalepclientpwhopdescribespherselfpaspapvegetarianpinpthepnursepnotespt
hatpshephaspanpunusualpskinpcolor.pThepnursepshouldpaskpthepclientpifpshephaspeatenplargepa
mountpof:
carrotpandpsquash
34. whichpstructurepproducespB-lymphocytes
p Redpbonepmarrow
35. howpmanypdayspispthepavaragepmenstrulpcycle
14
36. wherepinpthephumanpbodyparepnutrientspabsorbedp smallpintestines
37. Thepcentralpnervouspsystempispmadepuppofpallpexceptpwhichpofpthepfollowing?
heart
38. Thepmotorpcortexphelpspthepbrainpbypmonitoringpandpcontrollingpthepbody'spmovement.p
Wherepispthepmotorpcortexplocatedpwithinpthepbrain?
top,pthepmiddlepportionpofpthepparietalplobe.
39. Thepheartpcontainspfourpchambers.pWhichpofpthesepfourpchamberspisptheplargestpandptheps
trongest?pLeftpventricle
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40. Whichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpapprincipalporganpofpthepnervouspsystem?pt
hymus
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1. Anatomicpposition
Thepbodypisperect,pthepfeetparepslightlypapart,pthepheadpispheldphigh,pandptheppalmspofpthep
handsparepfacingpforward
2. Whichpofpthepfollowingpispapstructurepfoundpinpthepupperprespiratory?pPharynx
3. Appersonpwhophaspdamageptoptheirpulnarpnervepwillphavepdecreasespsensationpinp
Arm
4. Whichpbonepdosepnotparticulatepwithpanypotherpbone?pHyoid
5. Whichpofpthepfollowingpstatementspbestp describependocrinepglands?
Theypsecretepchemicalspintopthepblood
p
6. Dietpispimportantpbecausepboneparepstoragepplacespfor
Calciumpandpphosphorous
p
7. Whichporganpisppartpofpbothpthepmalepreproductivepsystempandpthepurinarypsystem?p
Urethra
8. Redpbloodpcellpproductionpispknownpaspwhichpofpthepfollowing?
A. Hematopoiesis
B. Erythropoiesis
C. Phagocytosis
D. Thrombopoiesis
9. Whenpanpindividualpispunderpstress,phormonesparepreleased.pWhichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpo
nepofptheplocationspinpwhichphormonesparepreleasedpwhenpunderpstress?
A. Parathyroid
B. Adrenalpcortex
C. Posteriorppituitary
D. Hypothalamus
10. Thepcentralpnervouspsystempispmadepuppofpallpexceptpwhichpofpthepfollowing?
A. Brain
B. Heart
, C. Retina
D. Spinalpcord
11. Thepthyrotrophic-releasingpgrowthphormone-releasing,pandpgonadotropin-
releasingphormonesparepreleasedpbypwhichpofpthepfollowingpendocrinepsystempgland
s?
A. Thymus
B. Pituitarypgland
C. Pinealpgland
D. Hypothalamus
12. Whatpispthepmostpvisibleppartpofpthepear?
A. Pinna
B. OrganpofpCorti
C. Cochlea
D. Earpcanal
13. Whichpofpthep followingpispanporganpofpthep respiratorypsystem?
A. Brain
B. Larynx
C. Urethra
D. Pancreas
14. Thepmotorpcortexphelpspthepbrainpbypmonitoringpandpcontrollingpthepbody'spmovement.p
Wherepispthepmotorpcortexplocatedpwithinpthepbrain?
A. Top,pmiddlepportionpofpthepparietalplobe.
B. Backpofpthephead
C. Frontp portionpofpthepparietalplobe.
D. Aroundpthepauditorypcortex
15. Thepheartpcontainspfourpchambers.pWhichpofpthesepfourpchamberspisptheplargestpandptheps
trongest?pA.pLeftpventricle
B.p Leftpatrium
C.p Rightpventricle
D.pRightpatrium
16. Whichpofpthepfollowingporganspispinvolvedpwithpthepimmunepsystem?
A. Heart
, B. Bronchi
C. Appendix
D. Esophagus
17. Whichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpapprincipalporganpofpthepnervouspsystem?
A. Brian
B. Thymus
C. Ganglia
D. Spinalpcord
18. Wherepdopthependocrinepsystempandpthepnervouspsystempmeet?
A. Atptheppituitarypglandpandptheppinealpgland
B. Atpthephypothalamuspandppituitarypgland
C. Atptheppinealpgland
D. Atpthepthyroidpgland
19. Theppancreaspispanpendocrinepsystempglandpmainlypresponsiblepforpwhichpofpthepf
ollowing?
A. Properpbonepdevelopment
B. Metabolismpcontrol
C. Maintainingphealthypsugarplevels
D. Distributionpofpstoredpfat.
20. Thepstomachpliningpmembranepname?
Thepmucouspmembranepofpthepstomachpcontainspsimplepcolumnarpepitheliumptissuepwithpmanypexo
crinepcells.
21. skinpaidspinpmaintainingpthepcalciumpandpphophateplevelspofpthepbodypbypparticipatingpinpt
hepproductionpofpwhichpofpthepfollowing
vitaminpd
22. allpactionpofpthepnervouspsystempdependponptheptransmissionpofpnervepimpulsespoverpwhichpo
fpthepfollowing?
neurons
23. whichphormonepinitiatesptheppreparationpofpthependometriumpofptheputeruspforppregnancype
strogen
24. whichpfemalepreproductiveporgan'spproducepoocytes,pestrogenpandpprogesteronep ovaries
, 25. thepbuttockspisponpwhichpsurfacepthepbodypdorsal
26. thepesophaguspisplocatedpatpwhichpbodypcavitypthoracic
27. whichpispaphollowporganpgallbladder
28. whichpmusclepispincludedpinpthepquadricepspfemorispgroup
vastusplateralis
p
29. whatpoccurpwhenpthepsympatheticpnervouspsystempispstimulated?
cardiacpoutput
p
30. whichphormonepispproducepbypthepposteriorppituitarypglandp oxytocin
31. whichpstructurepregulatptheptransportpofpsubstancepinpandpoutpofpapcell
thepcellularpmembrane
p
32. appersonpwhopdamagesptoptheirpulnarpnervepwillphavepdecreasepsesutiorpinpwhichpareap arm
33. whenpassessingpapfemalepclientpwhopdescribespherselfpaspapvegetarianpinpthepnursepnotespt
hatpshephaspanpunusualpskinpcolor.pThepnursepshouldpaskpthepclientpifpshephaspeatenplargepa
mountpof:
carrotpandpsquash
34. whichpstructurepproducespB-lymphocytes
p Redpbonepmarrow
35. howpmanypdayspispthepavaragepmenstrulpcycle
14
36. wherepinpthephumanpbodyparepnutrientspabsorbedp smallpintestines
37. Thepcentralpnervouspsystempispmadepuppofpallpexceptpwhichpofpthepfollowing?
heart
38. Thepmotorpcortexphelpspthepbrainpbypmonitoringpandpcontrollingpthepbody'spmovement.p
Wherepispthepmotorpcortexplocatedpwithinpthepbrain?
top,pthepmiddlepportionpofpthepparietalplobe.
39. Thepheartpcontainspfourpchambers.pWhichpofpthesepfourpchamberspisptheplargestpandptheps
trongest?pLeftpventricle
appendix
40. Whichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpapprincipalporganpofpthepnervouspsystem?pt
hymus
