A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS

A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS
WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD?

A. THE NOSE
B. THE EARS
C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE
D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - answer-THE NOSE

WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID?

A. OXYTOCIN
B. TSH
C. ADRENALINE
D. T4 (THYROXINE) - answer-T4 (THYROXINE)

ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT .

A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN LEVELS
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION - answer-SWALLOWING

WHICH KINDS OF MUSCLES ARE INVOLVED IN PERISTALSIS?

A. SMOOTH MUSCLES
B. CARDIAC MUSCLES
C. SKELETAL MUSCLES
D. EPAXIAL MUSCLES - answer-SMOOTH MUSCLES

WHAT MIGHT AN INJURY TO THE PARIETAL LOBE EFFECT?

A. BREATHING
B. ATTENTION
C. MEMORY
D. PERCEPTION - answer-PERCEPTION

WHY MIGHT CERTAIN YOUNG PEOPLE BE UNDERWEIGHT?

A. THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT.
B. THEY EAT LITTLE PROTEIN AND TOO MUCH FAT AND SUGAR.
C. THEY EAT SEVERAL MEALS A DAY AND FAIL TO EXERCISE ENOUGH.

,D. THEY SELDOM EAT A MEAL THAT CONTAINS FOODS FROM ALL FOOD GROUPS. -
answer-THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT.

HOWkDOESkTHEkDIGESTIVEkSYSTEMkWORKkWITHkTHEkURINARYkSYSTEM?

A. THEkDIGESTIVEkSYSTEMkCONTROLSkTHEkFUNCTIONSkOFkTHEkURETER.
B. THEkURINARYkSYSTEMkREMOVESkTOXINSkFROMkTHEkPRODUCTSkOFkURINATION.
C. THEkDIGESTIVEkSYSTEMkMANUFACTURESkHORMONESkTHATkINFLUENC
EkURINATION.
D. THEkURINARYkSYSTEMkELIMINATESkSOMEkWASTEkPRODUCTSkOFkDIGESTION.k-
kanswer-
THEkURINARYkSYSTEMkELIMINATESkSOMEkWASTEkPRODUCTSkOFkDIGESTION.

WHICHkGLANDkISkLOCATEDkSUPERIORkTOkTHEkKIDNEY?

A. PITUITARY
B. ADRENAL
C. HYPOTHALAMUS
D. PANCREASk-kanswer-ADRENAL

TOkWHATkTWOkSYSTEMSkMIGHTkTHEkURETHRAkBELONG?

A. REPRODUCTIVEkANDkENDOCRINE
B. URINARYkANDkREPRODUCTIVE
C. ENDOCRINEkANDkURINARY
D. DIGESTIVEkANDkCARDIOVASCULARk-kanswer-

URINARYkANDkREPRODUCTIVEkTHEkAXIALkSKELETALkSYSTEMkCONTAINSkALLkOFk

THESEkEXCEPT .

A. THEkSKULL
B. THEkRIBS
C. THEkBREASTBONE
D. THEkRADIUSk-kanswer-THEkRADIUS

THEkGALLkBLADDERkISkPARTkOFkTHE .

A. ENDOCRINEkSYSTEM
B. URINARYkSYSTEM
C. DIGESTIVEkSYSTEM
D. NERVOUSkSYSTEMk-kanswer-THEkDIGESTIVEkSYSTEM

WHICHkISknotkANkEXAMPLEkOFkAkNONSPECIFICkIMMUNEkRESPONSE?

A. INFLAMMATION
B. VASODILATION
C. RELEASESkOFkHISTAMINE
D. PRODUCTIONkOFkANTIBODIESk-kanswer-PRODUCTIONkOFkANTIBODIES

, WHICHkORGANkSYSTEMkISkPRIMARILYkRESPONSIBLEkFORkREGULATIN
GkELECTROLYTES?

A. THEkENDOCRINEkSYSTEM
B. THEkURINARYkSYSTEM
C. THEkLYMPHATICkSYSTEM
D. THEkNERVOUSkSYSTEMk-kanswer-

THEkURINARYkSYSTEMkWHATkISkTHEkFUNCTIONkOFkTHEk

CORONARYkARTERY?

A. ITkCARRIESkOXYGENATEDkBLOODkTOkTHEkHEART.
B. ITkCARRIESkDEOXYGENATEDkBLOODkTOkTHEkLUNGS.
C. ITkDISTRIBUTESkBLOODkTOkTHEkBODY.
D. ITkSUPPLIESkBLOODkTOkTHEkHEARTkMUSCLES.k-kanswer-
ITkSUPPLIESkBLOODkTOkTHEkHEARTkMUSCLES.

WHATkCONDITIONkMIGHTkRESULTkFROMkLACKkOFkVITAMINkC?

A. KWASHIORKOR
B. PELLAGRA
C. RICKETS
D. SCURVYk-kanswer-SCURVY

HOWkDOESkTHEkMUSCULARkSYSTEMkWORKkWITHkTHEkSKELETALkSYSTEM?

A. MUSCLESkATTACHEDkTOkTENDONSkCONTRACTkTOkBENDkTHEkSKELETONkATkT
HEkJOINTS.
B. THEkHARDkBONESkOFkTHEkSKELETONkPROTECTkTHEkVOLUNTARYkMUSCLESkOFkT
HEkLIMBS.
C. THEkCARDIACkMUSCLESkPRODUCEkCALCIUMkTHATkISkNEEDEDkFORkSTURDYkBONES.
D. SMOOTHkMUSCLESkONkINTERNALkORGANSkLEACHkEXCESSkMINERALSkFROMkT
HEkBONES.k-kanswer-
MUSCLESkATTACHEDkTOkTENDONSkCONTRACTkTOkBENDkTHEkSKELETONkATkTHEkJ
OINTS.

WHICHkISknotkPRODUCEDkBYkTHEkPITUITARYkGLAND?

A. FSH
B. TRH
C. LH
D. ADHk-kanswer-TRH

THEkRIBSkARE TOkTHEkLUNGSkINkTHEkHUMANkBODY?

A. MEDIAL
B. SUPERIOR
C. ANTERIOR
D. DEEPk-kanswer-ANTERIOR