HESI A2 AP V1 With ANSWERS

HESI A2 AP V 1

What is the Respiratory center of the nervous system?

a. Medulla Oblongata

b. Hypothalamus

c. Hypocamgus

d. Cerebellum

2. Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory?

a. Lungs

b. Bronchi

c. Alveoli

d. Pharynx

3. A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreases sensation in

a. Leg

b. Torso

c. Arm

d. Neck

4. Which bone dose not articulate with any other bone?

a. Os coxa

b. Navicular

c. Hyoid

d. Clavicle

5. Which of the following statements best describe endocrine glands?

a. They secrete chemicals into the blood

b. The secrete their products into duct

c. The release their secretions on an internal or external surface

d. The include the salivary gland       

6. Diet is important because bone are storage places for

a. Sodium and potassium

b. Calcium and potassium

c. Phosphorous and zinc

d. Calcium and phosphorous

7. Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and the urinary system?

a. Epididymis

b. Urethra

c. Testis

d. Ureter

8. Ligaments provides with connection?

a. Muscle to bone

b. Muscle to muscle

c. Bone to bone

d. Viscera to bone

9. What structure conduct urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?

a. Urethra

b. Renal pelvis

c. Ureter

d. Renal column

10. Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by with molecule?

a. Creatine-phosphate

b. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

c. Lactic acid

d. Adenosine diphosphate

11. As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to resorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?

a. Chondrocytes

b. Osteocytes

c. Chondroblasts

d. Osteoclasts

12. Sweat on the skin’s surface cools the body through which process?

a. Facilltated diffustion

b. Evaporation

c. Osmosis

d. Filration

13. When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian in the nurse notes that she has an unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten large amount of:

a) rice and egg

b) tumps and beets

c) spinach and muster greens

d) carrot and squash.

14. Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who is standing erect with feet forward?

a. Palms of the hand facing laterally

b. Palms of the hand facing anteriorly

c. Palms of the hand face posteriorly

d. Palms of the hand facing medially

15. Which structure is a ball and socket joint?

a. Ankle

b. Knee

c. Shoulder

d. Elbow

16. Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus, and stapes?

a. Mouth

b. Lungs

c. Skull ear

17. What are like cells grouped together called?

a. An organ

b. A tissue

c. A system

d. A membrane

18. The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?

a. Popliteal

b. Dorsal Pedi’s

c. Femoral

d. Posterior tibial

19. Ceruminous glands secrete

a. Ear wax

b. Keratin

c. Mucus

d. Sebum

20. What type of synovial joint is the elbow?

a. Hinge

b. Pivot

c. Ball and socket

d. Saddle

21. What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated? Increased

a. Uterine activity

b. Cardiac output

c. Gastrointestinal activity

d. Pancreatic activity

22. Where does digestion begin in the digestive system?

a. Oral cavity

b. Small intestine

c. Esophagus

d. Stomach

23. Which structure regulates the transport of substances in and out of a cell?

a. The cell membrane

b. The cell’s cytoplasm

c. The cell wall

d. The nuclear membrane

24. The mediastinum is located within which cavity?

a. Pericardial

b. Abdominal

c. Thoracic

d. Pelvic

25. What is the effect of serotonin, a neurotransmitter?

a. Regulates blood pressure and heart rate

b. Regulates pituitary hormone secretion

c. Involved with mood, anxiety and sleep

d. Helps coordinate voluntary motor function

26. What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in the nephrons when antidiuretic hormone AHD is secreted?

a. The tubules become impermeable to water

b. Serum potassium retention increases

c. Large quantities of dilute urine are formed

d. Water is reabsorbed from the urinary filtrate

27. What is the function of the thrombocytes (platelets)?

a. Defend against infection

b. Play role in blood clotting

c. From connective tissue

d. Transport respiratory gases

28. Which muscle of the quadriceps femoris group lies on the slide surface of the lower extremity?

a. Rectus femoris

b. Vastus lateralis

c. Gastrocnemius

d. Anterior tibialis

29. Which structure is located on the sternum

a. Hyoid bone

b. Ossa Cozae

c. Sesamoid bone

d. Xiphoid process