HESI 3rd anatomy and physiology practice exam

Remember that VEINS carry blood to the heart, whereas arteries carry blood away from the heart.

True!!!

Which of the following causes bone matrix resorption in response to a decrease of calcium levels in the blood?

Osteoclasts

Antidiuretic hormone

helps the kidney regulate osmolarity (the electrolyte-water balance in the body) is secreted by the POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND.

Which of the following is the name of the imaginary vertical plane that equally divides the body into left and right?

Sagittal plane

Mitosis occurs in which layer of the skin?

Stratum germinativum

Which of the following describes the distal region of the humerus?

The epiphysis that articulates with the radius and ulna

Which of the following organelles is responsible for digesting damaged cellular structures, as well as macromolecules and bacteria ingested by the cell?

Lysosomes

White blood cells contain many _______ because they need to dispose of harmful intruders such as bacteria and viruses. Which of the following options correctly completes the statement above?

Lysosomes

The respiratory system is composed of organs that facilitate gas exchange between the blood and the external environment. Which of the following describes the group of organs that function during gas exchange?

Organ system

Which blood vessel returns blood from the lungs back to the heart?

Pulmonary(lungs) vein.

Which of the following could result from a damaged olfactory nerve?

Reduced sense of smell

Which part of the eye allows us to see color?

Retina

A patient reveals to you that they were recently involved in a car accident that believe resulted in a devised septum. Which of the following bones may have been injured in the accident, resulting in the deviated septum?

Vomer

Ribosomes

protein synthesis

Endocrine system

regulates metabolism and maintains homeostasis

Oxycotin

stimulates lactation. It is produced by the HYPOTHALAMUS and secreted by the posterior pituitary gland.

What, in addition to adenosine triphosphate, must be present for a muscle to contract?

Calcium

The pulse point located on the neck is palpated over which artery?

Carotid artery

Estrogen

A hormone that is important for sexual and reproductive development, mainly in women. It is also produced in the ovaries.

Cortisol

A hormone that regulates a wide range of processes throughout the body, but is best known as the body's "stress hormone".

What is secreted by the adrenal glands?

Cortisol and aldosterone

Which of the following types of tissues function in the covering, lining, and protection of surfaces and body cavities?

Epithelial tissue

Eccrine glands secrete a water substance into the surface of the skin to maintain temperature homeostasis through which process?

Evaporation

In what area of the body would you expect to find especially thick stratum corneum?

Heel of the foot

Which of the following describes cellular respiration?

It is an oxidative anabolic activity

Progesterone

Prepares the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy. It is produced by the corpus luteum in the ovaries.

Cerumen is secreted by apocrine glands located in which of the following structures?

The external auditory canal

T lymphocytes are developed by which I the following glands?

Thymus

Aldosterone

affects the body's ability to regulate blood pressure