HESI A2 Anatomy & Physiology - 2024
The specialized junction from which nerve impulses pass from one neuron to the next is called a
_______________________. ANS: Synapse
Which type of bone has a diaphysis and two epiphyses? ANS: Long bone
Which of the following correctly describes the function of luteinizing hormone? ANS: It stimulates the
production of testosterone in males
Which of the following statements is incorrect about estrogen? ANS: It stimulates ovulation ( This is the
luteinizing hormone job)
What is the role of calcium in muscle contraction? ANS: Calcium binds to troponin and leads to the
uncovering of the active site of actin.
Which structure controls the activity of the endocrine system? ANS: Hypothalmus
The left atrium receives blood from the ______. ANS: Pulmonary vein
Which is the most abundant nervous tissue? ANS: Neuroglia
The tibia is _______ to the femur. ANS: Distal
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an abundance of in leukocytes? ANS:
Lysosomes
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at risk of ____________. ANS:
extensive bleeding
,A sprain occurs when which of the following structures is stretched or torn? ANS: Ligament
Which of the following glands secrete earwax? ANS: Ceruminous
What is the function of endocrine glands? ANS: They secrete hormones directly into the blood.
Which of the following occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated? ANS: Heart rate
increases
Pupils dilate
Digestion slows down
Which bones form via intramembranous ossification? ANS: The flat bones of the skull, the mandible,
and clavicles
The carpals articulate with the distal ends of which two bones? ANS: Radius and ulna
Which of the following best describes the function of the mitral valve? ANS: Lets blood flow from the
left atrium to the left ventricle
Which type of connection do ligaments create? ANS: Bone to Bone
Which of the four chambers of the heart has the thickest muscular wall? ANS: Left ventricle
Which important minerals are stored within the skeletal system? ANS: Calcium and phosphorous
Which type of tissue is most widely distributed throughout the body? ANS: Connective tissue
, In which of the following reproductive structures does the fertilization of an ovum occur? ANS:
Fallopian tube
Which of the following structures is part of the upper respiratory system? ANS: Pharynx
Eccrine glands secrete a watery substance onto the surface of the skin to maintain temperature
homeostasis through which process? ANS: Evaporation
What, in addition to adenosine triphosphate, must be present for a muscle to contract? ANS: Calcium
Mitosis occurs in which layer of the skin? ANS: Stratum germinativum
A patient reveals to you that they were recently involved in a car accident that they believe resulted in a
deviated septum. Which of the following bones may have been injured in the accident, resulting in the
deviated septum? ANS: vomer is a thin, vertical bone in the nose.
Which of the following describes cellular respiration? ANS: It is an oxidative catabolic activity
Which structure in the epidermis is responsible for cooling the body to maintain temperature
homeostasis? ANS: Eccrine glands ( produces sweat )
Which system coordinates and regulates processes within the body through the use of hormones? ANS:
Endocrine system
What is one of the functions of the hypothalamus? ANS: Regulate body temperature
The specialized junction from which nerve impulses pass from one neuron to the next is called a
_______________________. ANS: Synapse
Which type of bone has a diaphysis and two epiphyses? ANS: Long bone
Which of the following correctly describes the function of luteinizing hormone? ANS: It stimulates the
production of testosterone in males
Which of the following statements is incorrect about estrogen? ANS: It stimulates ovulation ( This is the
luteinizing hormone job)
What is the role of calcium in muscle contraction? ANS: Calcium binds to troponin and leads to the
uncovering of the active site of actin.
Which structure controls the activity of the endocrine system? ANS: Hypothalmus
The left atrium receives blood from the ______. ANS: Pulmonary vein
Which is the most abundant nervous tissue? ANS: Neuroglia
The tibia is _______ to the femur. ANS: Distal
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an abundance of in leukocytes? ANS:
Lysosomes
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at risk of ____________. ANS:
extensive bleeding
,A sprain occurs when which of the following structures is stretched or torn? ANS: Ligament
Which of the following glands secrete earwax? ANS: Ceruminous
What is the function of endocrine glands? ANS: They secrete hormones directly into the blood.
Which of the following occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated? ANS: Heart rate
increases
Pupils dilate
Digestion slows down
Which bones form via intramembranous ossification? ANS: The flat bones of the skull, the mandible,
and clavicles
The carpals articulate with the distal ends of which two bones? ANS: Radius and ulna
Which of the following best describes the function of the mitral valve? ANS: Lets blood flow from the
left atrium to the left ventricle
Which type of connection do ligaments create? ANS: Bone to Bone
Which of the four chambers of the heart has the thickest muscular wall? ANS: Left ventricle
Which important minerals are stored within the skeletal system? ANS: Calcium and phosphorous
Which type of tissue is most widely distributed throughout the body? ANS: Connective tissue
, In which of the following reproductive structures does the fertilization of an ovum occur? ANS:
Fallopian tube
Which of the following structures is part of the upper respiratory system? ANS: Pharynx
Eccrine glands secrete a watery substance onto the surface of the skin to maintain temperature
homeostasis through which process? ANS: Evaporation
What, in addition to adenosine triphosphate, must be present for a muscle to contract? ANS: Calcium
Mitosis occurs in which layer of the skin? ANS: Stratum germinativum
A patient reveals to you that they were recently involved in a car accident that they believe resulted in a
deviated septum. Which of the following bones may have been injured in the accident, resulting in the
deviated septum? ANS: vomer is a thin, vertical bone in the nose.
Which of the following describes cellular respiration? ANS: It is an oxidative catabolic activity
Which structure in the epidermis is responsible for cooling the body to maintain temperature
homeostasis? ANS: Eccrine glands ( produces sweat )
Which system coordinates and regulates processes within the body through the use of hormones? ANS:
Endocrine system
What is one of the functions of the hypothalamus? ANS: Regulate body temperature
