HESI 3rd anatomy and physiology practice exam
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 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
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
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
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".
Remember that VEINS carry blood to the heart, whereas arteries carry blood away from the heart.
True!!!