HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS. STUDY THIS ONE
The largest organ in the body is the ________.
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach - CORRECT ANSWERS-a) skin
A medical scientists wants to study the parenchyma of the kidney. This scientist would correctly be
known, most specifically, as a:
a) biologist
b) doctor
c) anatomist
d) histologist - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
What is Erythropoiesis?
a) red blood cell formation
b) white blood cell formation
c) the destruction of red blood cells
d) the destruction of white blood cells - CORRECT ANSWERS-a) red blood cell formation
Blood cell formation is called Hemopoiesis.
Erythro- red blood cells
In which part of the body is keratin NOT found?
a) hair
, b) skin
c) nails
d) teeth - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) teeth
Keratin is a family of fibrous structural proteins. Keratin is the key structural component of hair, nails, and
the outer layer of human skin
What is the relationship between sarcomeres and muscle cells?
a) sarcomeres are muscle cells
b) sarcomeres contain muscle cells
c) muscle cells contain myofibrils, which in turn are made up of sarcomeres
d) muscle cells contain sarcomeres, which in turn are made up of myofibrils - CORRECT
ANSWERS-c) muscle cells contain myofibrils, which in turn are made up of sarcomeres
A person who has torn their vastus lateralis muscle will need which of the following?
a) an arm sling
b) a cane or crutches
c) insulin
d) a neck brace - CORRECT ANSWERS-b) a cane or crutches
The vastus lateralis muscle is a voluntary muscle in the legs. It is part of the quadriceps.
Muscles produce contraction due to the sliding of:
a) filaments
b) sarcomeres
c) flexors
d) neutrons - CORRECT ANSWERS-a) filaments
During muscle contraction, filaments slide together by using energy supplied by ATP.
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS. STUDY THIS ONE
The largest organ in the body is the ________.
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach - CORRECT ANSWERS-a) skin
A medical scientists wants to study the parenchyma of the kidney. This scientist would correctly be
known, most specifically, as a:
a) biologist
b) doctor
c) anatomist
d) histologist - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
What is Erythropoiesis?
a) red blood cell formation
b) white blood cell formation
c) the destruction of red blood cells
d) the destruction of white blood cells - CORRECT ANSWERS-a) red blood cell formation
Blood cell formation is called Hemopoiesis.
Erythro- red blood cells
In which part of the body is keratin NOT found?
a) hair
, b) skin
c) nails
d) teeth - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) teeth
Keratin is a family of fibrous structural proteins. Keratin is the key structural component of hair, nails, and
the outer layer of human skin
What is the relationship between sarcomeres and muscle cells?
a) sarcomeres are muscle cells
b) sarcomeres contain muscle cells
c) muscle cells contain myofibrils, which in turn are made up of sarcomeres
d) muscle cells contain sarcomeres, which in turn are made up of myofibrils - CORRECT
ANSWERS-c) muscle cells contain myofibrils, which in turn are made up of sarcomeres
A person who has torn their vastus lateralis muscle will need which of the following?
a) an arm sling
b) a cane or crutches
c) insulin
d) a neck brace - CORRECT ANSWERS-b) a cane or crutches
The vastus lateralis muscle is a voluntary muscle in the legs. It is part of the quadriceps.
Muscles produce contraction due to the sliding of:
a) filaments
b) sarcomeres
c) flexors
d) neutrons - CORRECT ANSWERS-a) filaments
During muscle contraction, filaments slide together by using energy supplied by ATP.
