1. Which plane divides the body into left and 6. Which type of bone has a diaphysis and two
right sides? epiphyses?
a. Coronal a. Long bone
b. Frontal b. Short bone
c. Sagittal c. Flat bone
d. Transverse d. Irregular bone
2. The tibia is _______ to the femur. 7. Which of the following is not a part of the
vertebral column?
a. proximal
a. Atlas
b. medial
b. Axis
c. lateral
c. Coccyx
d. distal
d. Vomer
3. Which tissue has multinucleated striated
cylindrical fibers and moves the body under 8. The pectoralis major pulls the arm towards
voluntary control? the midline. This movement is called
_________.
a. Compact bone
a. flexion
b. Cancellous bone
b. abduction
c. Smooth muscle
c. adduction
d. Skeletal muscle
d. supination
4. Which is the most abundant nervous
tissue? 9. What is the role of calcium in muscle
contraction?
a. Neurons
b. Dendrites a. Calcium binds to tropomyosin and leads to
the uncovering of the active site of actin.
c. Neuroglia
b. Calcium binds to troponin and leads to the
d. Myelin uncovering of the active site of actin.
c. Calcium binds to myosin to initiate the
5. Which of the following structure-function is formation of cross-bridges between
incorrectly paired? myosin and actin.
a. Thymus—development of T lymphocyte d. Calcium binds to actin to initiate the
formation of cross-bridges between
b. Red bone marrow—Production of B myosin and actin.
lymphocyte
Yellow bone marrow—Production of 10. The nervous system is divided into two
c.
platelets parts, namely ___________ and ____________.
d. Spleen—Filters blood
a. the central nervous system and autonomic
nervous system
b. the central nervous system and somatic
nervous system
c. the central nervous system and peripheral
nervous system
d. the central nervous system and spinal cord
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,11. Which of the following glands is correctly 17. Which of the following describes
paired with its hormone? exhalation?
a. Parathyroid gland-Thyroid hormone a. Diffusion of oxygen from blood to the
alveoli and carbon dioxide from alveoli to
b. Pancreas-Glucagon the blood
c. Adrenal cortex-Epinephrine b. Flow of air from the lungs to the exterior
d. Gonads-Follicle stimulating hormone through the nose or mouth
Drawing in air into the lungs through the
c.
12. Which structure controls the activity of the nose or mouth
endocrine system?
d. Diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli to the
blood and carbon dioxide from the blood
a. Pituitary gland to the alveoli
b. Hypothalamus
c. Thyroid gland 18. Which of the following correctly describes
chyme?
d. Parathyroid gland
a. Partially digested food mixed with saliva
13. Where does erythropoiesis take place? b. Partially digested food mixed with gastric
juice
a. Thymus
c. Partially digested food mixed with an
b. Bone marrow intestinal secretion
c. Kidneys
d. Partially digested food mixed with
d. Heart pancreatic secretions
14. The left atrium receives blood from the 19. Which structure transports urine from the
______. kidney to the bladder?
a. Ureter
a. pulmonary vein
b. Urethra
b. pulmonary artery
c. Collecting duct
c. superior vena cava
d. Prostate
d. inferior vena cava
20. What is the functional unit of the kidney?
15. What does an EKG do?
a. Nephron
a. Records interatrial pressure
b. Glomerulus
b. Records interventricular pressure
c. Tubules
c. Records the electrical activity of the heart
d. Ureter
d. Records the mechanical activity of the
heart
21. Which of the following correctly describes
the function of the luteinizing hormone?
16. What is the function of the small intestine?
a. It stimulates the production of testoster-
a. Absorption of nutrients one in males.
b. Mastication b. It stimulates spermatogenesis in males.
c. Compaction of waste into feces c. It stimulates the maturation of the ovarian
d. Propulsion of feces to the rectum follicle in females.
d. It stimulates the proliferative phase of the
menstrual cycle in females.
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, 22. Which of the following statements is
incorrect about estrogen?
a. It is responsible for the female secondary
sex characteristics.
b. It is produced by the cells of the ovarian
follicle.
c. It stimulates ovulation.
d. It stimulates the proliferative phase of the
menstrual cycle.
23. Which of the following does not describe
the dermis?
a. A vascular layer of the skin
b. The thickest layer of the skin
c. The layer of the skin that contains the
network of capillaries necessary for
thermoregulation
d. The layer of the skin where cells containing
the pigment melanin are found
24. Which of the following is a function of a
neutrophil?
a. Production of antibodies
b. Phagocytosis of bacteria
c. Initiating allergic response
d. Elimination of protozoa
25. The specialized junction from which nerve
impulses pass from one neuron to the next
is called a _______________________.
a. synapse
b. axon terminal
c. dendrite
d. node of Ranvier
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right sides? epiphyses?
a. Coronal a. Long bone
b. Frontal b. Short bone
c. Sagittal c. Flat bone
d. Transverse d. Irregular bone
2. The tibia is _______ to the femur. 7. Which of the following is not a part of the
vertebral column?
a. proximal
a. Atlas
b. medial
b. Axis
c. lateral
c. Coccyx
d. distal
d. Vomer
3. Which tissue has multinucleated striated
cylindrical fibers and moves the body under 8. The pectoralis major pulls the arm towards
voluntary control? the midline. This movement is called
_________.
a. Compact bone
a. flexion
b. Cancellous bone
b. abduction
c. Smooth muscle
c. adduction
d. Skeletal muscle
d. supination
4. Which is the most abundant nervous
tissue? 9. What is the role of calcium in muscle
contraction?
a. Neurons
b. Dendrites a. Calcium binds to tropomyosin and leads to
the uncovering of the active site of actin.
c. Neuroglia
b. Calcium binds to troponin and leads to the
d. Myelin uncovering of the active site of actin.
c. Calcium binds to myosin to initiate the
5. Which of the following structure-function is formation of cross-bridges between
incorrectly paired? myosin and actin.
a. Thymus—development of T lymphocyte d. Calcium binds to actin to initiate the
formation of cross-bridges between
b. Red bone marrow—Production of B myosin and actin.
lymphocyte
Yellow bone marrow—Production of 10. The nervous system is divided into two
c.
platelets parts, namely ___________ and ____________.
d. Spleen—Filters blood
a. the central nervous system and autonomic
nervous system
b. the central nervous system and somatic
nervous system
c. the central nervous system and peripheral
nervous system
d. the central nervous system and spinal cord
HESI® A2 Anatomy & Physiology Practice Test 132
,11. Which of the following glands is correctly 17. Which of the following describes
paired with its hormone? exhalation?
a. Parathyroid gland-Thyroid hormone a. Diffusion of oxygen from blood to the
alveoli and carbon dioxide from alveoli to
b. Pancreas-Glucagon the blood
c. Adrenal cortex-Epinephrine b. Flow of air from the lungs to the exterior
d. Gonads-Follicle stimulating hormone through the nose or mouth
Drawing in air into the lungs through the
c.
12. Which structure controls the activity of the nose or mouth
endocrine system?
d. Diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli to the
blood and carbon dioxide from the blood
a. Pituitary gland to the alveoli
b. Hypothalamus
c. Thyroid gland 18. Which of the following correctly describes
chyme?
d. Parathyroid gland
a. Partially digested food mixed with saliva
13. Where does erythropoiesis take place? b. Partially digested food mixed with gastric
juice
a. Thymus
c. Partially digested food mixed with an
b. Bone marrow intestinal secretion
c. Kidneys
d. Partially digested food mixed with
d. Heart pancreatic secretions
14. The left atrium receives blood from the 19. Which structure transports urine from the
______. kidney to the bladder?
a. Ureter
a. pulmonary vein
b. Urethra
b. pulmonary artery
c. Collecting duct
c. superior vena cava
d. Prostate
d. inferior vena cava
20. What is the functional unit of the kidney?
15. What does an EKG do?
a. Nephron
a. Records interatrial pressure
b. Glomerulus
b. Records interventricular pressure
c. Tubules
c. Records the electrical activity of the heart
d. Ureter
d. Records the mechanical activity of the
heart
21. Which of the following correctly describes
the function of the luteinizing hormone?
16. What is the function of the small intestine?
a. It stimulates the production of testoster-
a. Absorption of nutrients one in males.
b. Mastication b. It stimulates spermatogenesis in males.
c. Compaction of waste into feces c. It stimulates the maturation of the ovarian
d. Propulsion of feces to the rectum follicle in females.
d. It stimulates the proliferative phase of the
menstrual cycle in females.
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, 22. Which of the following statements is
incorrect about estrogen?
a. It is responsible for the female secondary
sex characteristics.
b. It is produced by the cells of the ovarian
follicle.
c. It stimulates ovulation.
d. It stimulates the proliferative phase of the
menstrual cycle.
23. Which of the following does not describe
the dermis?
a. A vascular layer of the skin
b. The thickest layer of the skin
c. The layer of the skin that contains the
network of capillaries necessary for
thermoregulation
d. The layer of the skin where cells containing
the pigment melanin are found
24. Which of the following is a function of a
neutrophil?
a. Production of antibodies
b. Phagocytosis of bacteria
c. Initiating allergic response
d. Elimination of protozoa
25. The specialized junction from which nerve
impulses pass from one neuron to the next
is called a _______________________.
a. synapse
b. axon terminal
c. dendrite
d. node of Ranvier
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