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HESI A2 Anatomy &Physiology - 2024 with
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2025
The specialized junction from which nerve impulses pass
from one neuron to the next is called a
_______________________. - answer Synapse
Which type of bone has a diaphysis and two epiphyses? -
answer Long bone
Which of the following correctly describes the function of
luteinizing hormone? - answer It stimulates the production
of testosterone in males
Which of the following statements is incorrect about
estrogen? - answer It stimulates ovulation ( This is the
luteinizing hormone job)
What is the role of calcium in muscle contraction? - answer
Calcium binds to troponin and leads to the uncovering of
the active site of actin.
Which structure controls the activity of the endocrine
system? - answer Hypothalmus
,The left atrium receives blood from the ______. - answer
Pulmonary vein
Which is the most abundant nervous tissue? - answer
Neuroglia
The tibia is _______ to the femur. - answer Distal
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find
an abundance of in leukocytes? - answer Lysosomes
A patient with a lower than normal amount of
thrombocytes could be at risk of ____________. - answer
extensive bleeding
A sprain occurs when which of the following structures is
stretched or torn? - answer Ligament
Which of the following glands secrete earwax? - answer
Ceruminous
What is the function of endocrine glands? - answer They
secrete hormones directly into the blood.
Which of the following occurs when the sympathetic
nervous system is stimulated? - answer Heart rate
increases
,Pupils dilate
Digestion slows down
Which bones form via intramembranous ossification? -
answer The flat bones of the skull, the mandible, and
clavicles
The carpals articulate with the distal ends of which two
bones? - answer Radius and ulna
Which of the following best describes the function of the
mitral valve? - answer Lets blood flow from the left atrium
to the left ventricle
Which type of connection do ligaments create? - answer
Bone to Bone
Which of the four chambers of the heart has the thickest
muscular wall? - answer Left ventricle
Which important minerals are stored within the skeletal
system? - answer Calcium and phosphorous
Which type of tissue is most widely distributed throughout
the body? - answer Connective tissue
In which of the following reproductive structures does the
fertilization of an ovum occur? - answer Fallopian tube
, Which of the following structures is part of the upper
respiratory system? - answer Pharynx
Eccrine glands secrete a watery substance onto the
surface of the skin to maintain temperature homeostasis
through which process? - answer Evaporation
What, in addition to adenosine triphosphate, must be
present for a muscle to contract? - answer Calcium
Mitosis occurs in which layer of the skin? - answer 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? -
answer vomer is a thin, vertical bone in the nose.
Which of the following describes cellular respiration? -
answer It is an oxidative catabolic activity
Which structure in the epidermis is responsible for cooling
the body to maintain temperature homeostasis? - answer
Eccrine glands ( produces sweat )
Which system coordinates and regulates processes within
the body through the use of hormones? - answer
Endocrine system
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