Question 1

Which of the following is not a bone of the lower extremities?

Accepted Answer

A) Tibia 
B) Ulna 
C) Fibula 
D) Femur 
A) Tibia 
B) Ulna 
C) Fibula 
D) Femur

Question 2

Which of the following terms describes the process of forming new red blood cells?

Accepted Answer

A) Erythropoiesis 
B) Thrombopoiesis 
C) Hematopoiesis 
D) Autopoiesis 
A) Erythropoiesis 
B) Thrombopoiesis 
C) Hematopoiesis 
D) Autopoiesis

Question 3

What of the following is not true about osteoblasts?

Accepted Answer

A) These are the cells that form the compact bone 
B) When they become fixed in the dense bone matrix, they stop dividing 
C) These are the cells from a cancellous bone 
D) They continue to maintain bone tissue as osteocytes when they are fixed in the dense bone matrix 
A) These are the cells that form the compact bone 
B) When they become fixed in the dense bone matrix, they stop dividing 
C) These are the cells from a cancellous bone 
D) They continue to maintain bone tissue as osteocytes when they are fixed in the dense bone matrix

Question 4

What is the outermost layer of the epidermis?

Accepted Answer

A) Stratum lucidum 
B) Stratum corneum 
C) Dermis 
D) Stratum germinativum 
A) Stratum lucidum 
B) Stratum corneum 
C) Dermis 
D) Stratum germinativum

Question 5

Exposure to sunlight causes the skin to synthesize vitamin D, which helps to maintain levels of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Calcium and phosphate 
B) Calcium and sodium 
C) Sodium and phosphate 
D) Sodium and oxygen 
A) Calcium and phosphate 
B) Calcium and sodium 
C) Sodium and phosphate 
D) Sodium and oxygen

Question 6

Which of the following blood vessels delivers blood to the lower extremities?

Accepted Answer

A) iliac artery 
B) Carotid artery 
C) Brachial artery 
D) Axillary artery 
A) iliac artery 
B) Carotid artery 
C) Brachial artery 
D) Axillary artery

Question 7

The vertebral column is divided into how many sections?

Accepted Answer

A) 7 
B) 12 
C) 6 
D) 5 
A) 7 
B) 12 
C) 6 
D) 5

Question 8

Which blood vessel delivers blood directly into the right atrium?

Accepted Answer

A) Aorta 
B) Vena cava 
C) Brachial artery 
D) Coronary artery 
A) Aorta 
B) Vena cava 
C) Brachial artery 
D) Coronary artery

Question 9

Which of the following parts of an animal cell helps in the synthesis of proteins?

Accepted Answer

A) Cell membrane 
B) Cytoplasm 
C) Ribosomes 
D) Mitochondria 
A) Cell membrane 
B) Cytoplasm 
C) Ribosomes 
D) Mitochondria

Question 10

Which of the following lists the heart's primary valves in the order in which blood passes through them?

Accepted Answer

A) Bicuspid, tricuspid, aortic semilunar valve, pulmonary semilunar valve 
B) Tricuspid, bicuspid, aortic semilunar valve, pulmonary semilunar valve 
C) Tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar valve, bicuspid, aortic semilunar valve 
D) Tricuspid, aortic semilunar valve, bicuspid, pulmonary semilunar valve 
A) Bicuspid, tricuspid, aortic semilunar valve, pulmonary semilunar valve 
B) Tricuspid, bicuspid, aortic semilunar valve, pulmonary semilunar valve 
C) Tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar valve, bicuspid, aortic semilunar valve 
D) Tricuspid, aortic semilunar valve, bicuspid, pulmonary semilunar valve

Question 11

Oxytocin is the hormone released from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Thyroid 
B) Neurohypophysis 
C) Follicle 
D) Adenohypophysis 
A) Thyroid 
B) Neurohypophysis 
C) Follicle 
D) Adenohypophysis

Question 12

Where would you find the occipital lobe?

Accepted Answer

A) Lower extremities 
B) The head 
C) The dorsal region 
D) Upper extremities 
A) Lower extremities 
B) The head 
C) The dorsal region 
D) Upper extremities

Question 13

Wrist bones are called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Humerus 
B) Metacarpals 
C) Carpals 
D) Phalanges 
A) Humerus 
B) Metacarpals 
C) Carpals 
D) Phalanges

Question 14

The skull is comprised of how many bones?

Accepted Answer

A) 30 
B) 12 
C) 22 
D) 18 
A) 30 
B) 12 
C) 22 
D) 18

Question 15

Which of the following is not a component of the respiratory system?

Accepted Answer

A) Alveoli 
B) Trachea 
C) Bronchi 
D) Brain 
A) Alveoli 
B) Trachea 
C) Bronchi 
D) Brain

Question 16

How does serotonin affect the body?

Accepted Answer

A) It helps to regulate motivation, euphoria, and fine motor function. 
B) It helps to regulate mood, anxiety, sleep, memory, and appetite. 
C) It helps to regulate urine output and maintains osmolarity. 
D) It stimulates the uterine muscles to contract during childbirth and promotes lactation. 
A) It helps to regulate motivation, euphoria, and fine motor function. 
B) It helps to regulate mood, anxiety, sleep, memory, and appetite. 
C) It helps to regulate urine output and maintains osmolarity. 
D) It stimulates the uterine muscles to contract during childbirth and promotes lactation.

Question 17

The clavicle is a part of the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) Upper portion of appendicular skeleton 
B) Axial skeleton 
C) Lower portion of appendicular skeleton 
D) vertebral column 
A) Upper portion of appendicular skeleton 
B) Axial skeleton 
C) Lower portion of appendicular skeleton 
D) vertebral column

Question 18

How many thoracic vertebrae are there in a vertebral column?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 
B) 7 
C) 5 
D) 6 
A) 12 
B) 7 
C) 5 
D) 6

Question 19

The carpals articulate with the distal ends of which two bones?

Accepted Answer

A) Radius and ulna 
B) Tibia and fibula 
C) Metacarpals and phalanges 
D) Tarsals and metatarsals 
A) Radius and ulna 
B) Tibia and fibula 
C) Metacarpals and phalanges 
D) Tarsals and metatarsals

Question 20

Which plane divides the body into left and right sides?

Accepted Answer

A) Sagittal 
B) Coronal 
C) Transverse 
D) Frontal 
A) Sagittal 
B) Coronal 
C) Transverse 
D) Frontal

Which of the following is not a bone of the lower extremities?

Which of the following terms describes the process of forming new red blood cells?

What of the following is not true about osteoblasts?

What is the outermost layer of the epidermis?

Exposure to sunlight causes the skin to synthesize vitamin D, which helps to maintain levels of which of the following?

Which of the following blood vessels delivers blood to the lower extremities?

The vertebral column is divided into how many sections?

Which blood vessel delivers blood directly into the right atrium?

Which of the following parts of an animal cell helps in the synthesis of proteins?

Which of the following lists the heart's primary valves in the order in which blood passes through them?

Oxytocin is the hormone released from which of the following?

Where would you find the occipital lobe?

Wrist bones are called which of the following?

The skull is comprised of how many bones?

Which of the following is not a component of the respiratory system?

How does serotonin affect the body?

The clavicle is a part of the ___________.

How many thoracic vertebrae are there in a vertebral column?

The carpals articulate with the distal ends of which two bones?

Which plane divides the body into left and right sides?

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Exam 8: HESI-A2-Anatomy & Physiology

Which of the following is not a bone of the lower extremities?

Which of the following terms describes the process of forming new red blood cells?

What of the following is not true about osteoblasts?

What is the outermost layer of the epidermis?

Exposure to sunlight causes the skin to synthesize vitamin D, which helps to maintain levels of which of the following?

Which of the following blood vessels delivers blood to the lower extremities?

The vertebral column is divided into how many sections?

Which blood vessel delivers blood directly into the right atrium?

Which of the following parts of an animal cell helps in the synthesis of proteins?

Which of the following lists the heart's primary valves in the order in which blood passes through them?

Oxytocin is the hormone released from which of the following?

Where would you find the occipital lobe?

Wrist bones are called which of the following?

The skull is comprised of how many bones?

Which of the following is not a component of the respiratory system?

How does serotonin affect the body?

The clavicle is a part of the ___________.

How many thoracic vertebrae are there in a vertebral column?

The carpals articulate with the distal ends of which two bones?

Which plane divides the body into left and right sides?

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