HESI A&P
What is the characteristic of viral herpes
Skin Eruption
When a boxer gets hit and has a deviated septum. what bone is affected
Vomer
Which of the following is a structure is a structure found in the upper respiratory system
Pharynx
A man has a growth on his skin and a small sample needs to be removed and observed under a microscope. What procedure will be used
Biopsy
Which organ is part of both the male urinary and reproductive system?
Urethra
Where does digestion begin the digestive system?
Oral Cavity
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 amounts of?
Carrots and Squash
What cavity of the heart normally has the thickest wall?
Left Ventricle
Arrector pili are responsible for which action?
Appearance of goose bumps
What structure regulates the transport of substances in and out of the cell?
Cell Membrane
Which structure of the eye picks up color?
Cones
What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in the nephrons when antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is secreted?
Water is reabsorbed from urinary filtrate
Client has a large pituitary tumor. What part of the body does this effect?
The head
When drawing blood from the antecubital region, which vessel is used?
The median cubital
What are the macromolecules the genetic code is carried on?
DNA
Which anatomical structure houses the terminal bronchioles?
The lungs
How many days is the average menstrual cycle?
28 days
Where in the human body are most nutrients absorbed?
The small intestine
An over-production of cerumen can accumulate in which area?
In the external ear canal
What is the most abundant type of cell in the epidermis?
Keratinocytes
A sprain occurs when there is a tear in which structures?
Ligament
Why are the hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes from the stomach unable to digest the stomach itself?
The stomach wall is protected by large amounts of mucus
What do ceruminous glands secrete
Earwax
Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by which molecule?
Lactic acid
Calcaneus is located in which part of the body?
The foot
Which advice would be appropriate to offer a person who has a very active apocrine gland?
Use deodorant regularly
Which process is increased when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?
Cardiac output
The distal end if the two bones that articulate with the carpals are broken. Which bones are these?
Ulna and radius
Which structure of the epidermis is found only in thick skin?
Lucidum
What contributes to phagocytosis in white blood cells?
Lysosomes
What is the function of the thrombocytes?
Play role in blood clotting
A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensation in?
Arm, inability to abduct arms and fingers
Which bone does not articulate with any other bone?
The hyoid bone
Which of the following statements best describes the endocrine glands?
They secrete chemicals into the blood, growth, metabolism, sexual development, and function
Diet is important because bone are storage places for?
Calcium & Phosporus
Ligaments provide which connection?
Bone to bone
Which structure conducts urine from the kidney to urinary bladder?
Ureter
As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to re-absorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?
Osteoclasts (break down bone so it can release Ca+ into interstitial fluid)
Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?
Evaporation
Which hand position describes an anatomical positition of a person who is standing erect with feet forward?
Palms facing anterior
Which structure is a ball & socket joint?
The shoulder
Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus, and the stapes
Skull & ear
What are like cells grouped together called?
Tissue
The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?
Popliteal
What type of synovial joint is the elbow?
Hinge
The mediastinum is located within which cavity?
Thoracic cavity
What is the effect of serotonin, a neurotransmitter?
Involved with mood, anxiety, sleep, happiness, and appetites
Which muscle of the quad femoris group lies on the outer side surface of lower extremity?
Vastus lateralis
Which structure is located on the sternum?
Xiphoid Process
The occipital region is located in which part of the body?
Head/skull
Which structure carries oxygen to the cells?
Hemoglobin
Which gland is commonly known as the "Master Gland"
The pituitary gland
What epidermal derivative is involved in temperature homeostasis?
Eccrine gland (merocrine/sweat gland)
Which statements are true about bone?
Osteoblasts build up bone, Epiphysial is the end of the bone, and the diaphysis is the shaft of the bone
Aqueous humor is watery fluid in which part of the body?
Eye (In front of the eye, between the lens, & cornea)
Dorsiflexion & plantarflexion are types of joint movement that are associated with which part of the body?
The foot
Within which vessel does blood return from the lungs?
Pulmonary veins (Remember pulmonary is the heart, veins take deoxygenated blood back to the heart, arteries carry oxygen & nutrients away from the heart)
Which part of the brain is involved in auditory functioning?
Temporal
What internal structure of the ear is concerned with hearing?
Cochlea
Fertilization of an ovum occurs in which anatomical structure?
The fallopian tubes i.e. uterine tubes
Where is the tibialis anterior muscle located?
Lower leg
An overproduction of cerumen can accumulate in which area?
External ear and canals
The mitral valve is located between which two structures?
The left ventricle and left atrium
The olfactory nerve is associated in which sense?
Smell
Vessel carries blood from the body to the heart?
Vena Cava
Hormones produced by the ovaries are?
Estrogen and progesterone
Plane divides the body into right and left halves?
Sagittal plane
Two divisions that make up the nervous system?
PNS & CNS
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the distal region of the humerus. What part of the bone is he describing?
Epiphysis
Part of the brain that attaches to the spinal cord?
Medulla Oblongata
Which term is used to describe movement of the arms and legs away from the midline of the body?
Abduction
Structure that provides a pulse reading in the neck?
Carotid artery
Which hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary gland?
Oxytocin & ADH
What is the primary function of hemoglobin?
Carry oxygen
What stimulates chemoreceptors to function?
Rise in CO2; Fall in O2
Which condition causes a client to say "I can't see far away?"
Nearsightedness
What is the function of the golgi apparatus?
What organ produces insulin?
Pancreas
Fertilization occurs in the?
Oviduct
When drawing blood from antecubital region, which blood vessel is used to obtain blood?
Median Cubital
What hormone induces growth of public and axillary hair at puberty?
Testosterone and Estrogen
Increase rate of breathing results in what blood PH charge?
Alkalosis
What is the function of the hypothalamus?
Regulates balance and thermoregulation
How many carbs per gram do carbs contain?
4
When water molecules move across the cell membrane from high to low concentration, this process is called?
Osmosis
What is the result of carbon dioxide in the body?
Body becomes more acidic
What part of the body is the lower back?
Lumbar
High levels of which ion would most likely result in a cardiac arrest?
Potassium
What blood vessels perfuses (goes through) the kidney?
Renal vein (this vein drains the kidney)
What gland is located on the anterior surface of the trachea?
Thyroid gland
In white blood cells, what contributes to phagocytosis?
Macrophages & Neutrophils
What structure of the eye picks out color?
Retina
What is the most protective layer of the skin?
Epidermis
The organ of corti is located where?
The ear
The Rough ER functions in the human cells to?
Synthesize proteins
Tissue repair is enhanced by a diet high in?
Protein
What is the definition of chyme?
Semi-fluid mass of partially digested food expelled by the stomach in the duodenum
What are the hormones?
Chemical messengers
What female reproductive organ produces oocytes, estrogen, & progesterone?
Ovaries
What cellular process helps to move debris and mucous through the lining of tubules?
Cilia
which is a hollow organ?
Gall bladder
Which muscle(s) is included in the quad femoris group?
Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intrmedius
Which structure is responsible for normal respiratory function?
Medulla Oblongata
Client has a large pituitary tumor. What part of the body does this effect?
Low blood pressure, sickness, head hurting, and vision problems
Which structures produce B-Lymphocytes?
Red bone marrow
What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulation increased?
Blood pressure rises & goose bumps
The buttocks are which surface of the body?
Dorsal
The esophagus is located in which body cavity?
Thoracic
The tympanic membrane is located between which structures?
External auditory canal & middle ear
Which structure produces T-Lymphocytes?
Thymus
Urinary system in the human body primary task is to?
Expel waste
Which of the following produce progesterone to prepare the uterus for pregnancy?
Corpus Luteum
What are finger prints made of?
Friction ridges
ABCD of cancer?
Melanoma
which of the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organ to be found?
Pelvic region
Which one up angle at the joint?
Extensor
Which hormone is released by the posterior lobe?
Oxytocin & ADH
Order of organization of living things?
Organelle, Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ System, Organisms
all living things are made up of?
Cells
What bones are formed first during intramembranous ossificaton?
Flat bones of the skull, mandible, and clavicle.
Most obvious skin cancer?
Basal cell carcinoma
Active transport requires?
Requires energy (ATP) from cell
Passive transport?
Does not require energy
Diffusion is?
Movement of molecules or particles along a concentration gradient (high to low concentration)
Osmosis is?
Movement of water across a membrane (low to high concentration)
Fibrous joints are?
Stationary & held together by ligaments only
Cartilaginous is?
Connection between articulating bones made up of cartilage
Synovial joints are?
Freely mobile
Types of asexual reproduction?
Binary fission and mitosis
What is the eustachian tube?
Links the nasopharynx to the middle ear
Calciferol (Vitamin D) is controlled by?
Parathyroid Hormone
Sebaceous gland function?
Secretes oil
What is endocytosis?
Engulfs and brings in
What is exocytosis?
Fuses with plasma membrane and releases contents outside of the cell
Pituitary gland produces?
ADH and growth hormone
What doees adrenal gland secrete?
Cortisol and Aldosterone
Aerobic respiration takes place in?
Mitochondria and requires oxygen and glucose to produce carbon dioxide, water, and energy
Anaerobic respiration produces?
Energy and uses glucose, but produces less energy and does NOT require oxygen
What parts of the respiratory system are in the upper respiratory?
Bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli
Aerobic respirations happens in the presence of?
Oxygen
What is the soft spot on a baby's head?
Fontanelle
Layers of the epidermis?
Stratum corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, and basale
The top of the sternum is called?
The manubrium
Parts of the sternum are?
The manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
What makes up most plasma?
Water
Polypeptides are?
Chains of amino acids
What is mitosis?
The process of cell division that occurs in five stages before pinching two daughter cells in a process called cytokinesis
What is meosis?
Is to make haploid gametes and production of germ cells
Ribsa are attached to what?
The sternum