HESI Anatomy And Physiology Practice Test 2

Question 1

What would happen if the phrenic nerve was injured?

Accepted Answer

Inability to control one's breathing

Answer

An increase in the number of facial spasms

Answer

A rise in body temperature

Answer

Irregular heart rate

Question 2

Which valve is in charge of stopping blood from flowing backward from the right ventricle to the right atrium?

Accepted Answer

Tricuspid valve

Answer

Semilunar valve

Answer

Pulmonary valve

Answer

Mitral valve

Question 3

Which kind of circulation is connected with the right side of the heart?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary circulation

Answer

Systemic circulation

Answer

Myocardial circulation

Answer

Ventricular circulation

Question 4

Which of the following does the diaphragm perform during exhalation?

Accepted Answer

Relaxes and lifts

Answer

Contracts and lifts

Answer

Does not move

Answer

Relaxes and lowers

Question 5

A person with AB- blood should not receive blood from which other blood type?

Accepted Answer

AB+

Answer

A-

Answer

O-

Answer

B-

Question 6

Which blood type is considered the universal donor?

Accepted Answer

O-

Answer

AB-

Answer

O+

Answer

AB+

Question 7

What is the only artery in the body to carry oxygen-poor blood?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary Artery

Answer

Renal Artery

Answer

Vena Cava

Answer

Interosseous artery

Question 8

Chocolate cysts of the ovaries are attributed to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Endometriosis

Answer

Menorrhagia

Answer

Ectopic pregnancy

Answer

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 9

Which of the following is not true of synovial joints?

Accepted Answer

They are found in the intervertebral discs of the spinal column.

Answer

They are the most common joint in the body.

Answer

They are the most moveable joint type in the body.

Answer

They have a fluid-filled capsule that surrounds their articulating surface.

Question 10

Ligaments connect which two structures?

Accepted Answer

Bone to bone

Answer

Muscle to bone

Answer

Muscle to muscle

Answer

Tendon to bone