Hesi Anatomy, Physiology, And Biology Review

Front 1

Using anatomic directions, describe the location of the ankle in relation to the knee.

Back 1

Distal

Front 2

What is the serous membrane surrounding the heart called?

Back 2

Pericardium

Front 3

What is the actively mitotic layer of the epidermis called?

Back 3

Stratum Germinativum

Front 4

What is the total number of phalanges in the human skeleton?

Back 4

56

Front 5

The flexor carpi ulnaris is located in what part of the body?

Back 5

Wrist

Front 6

What area of the brain controls muscle cordination and balance?

Back 6

Cerebellum

Front 7

What is the nickname for the pituatary gland?

Back 7

The Master Gland

Front 8

Which of the following is not a type of white blood cell?

Back 8

Erythrocytes

Front 9

What cellular structures trap bacteria and pollutants in the upper respiratory system?

Back 9

Cilia

Front 10

What is the largest gland of the human body?

Back 10

Liver

Front 11

What structure acts as a storage area for urine?

Back 11

Urinary bladder.

Front 12

What portion of the uterus is under direct hormonal effect?

Back 12

Edometrium

Front 13

What is the most important characteristic of water?

Back 13

Polarity of hydrogen-oxygen bonds.

Front 14

Which of the following biologic macromolecules ar emost important to the cellular membrane?

Back 14

Phospholipids

Front 15

What cellular organelle is the site of the catabolic pathway leading to cellular energy production?

Back 15

Mitochondrion

Front 16

What type of cellular reproduction do bacteria undergo?

Back 16

Binary fission

Front 17

What is the probability that a recessive trait would be expressed in offspring if two parents are both heterozygous for the desired trait were crossed.

Back 17

25%

Front 18

In hwich organelle does transcription begin?

Back 18

mRNA

Front 19

At what phase of meosis does crossing over occur?

Back 19

Prophase I

Front 20

Within liver cells, glycogen can be decomposed to yield glucose. For this process to occur, which substances must also be present?

Back 20

Glucagon and epinephrine
(adrenaline)

Front 21

Which cellular process results in the formation of sugar from carbon dioxide?

Back 21

Calvin cycle

Front 22

What is the name for the small, tail-like projection from the cellular membrane that is used for locomotion?

Back 22

Flagella

Front 23

Whcih word refers to a region of the spinal cord?

Back 23

Lumbar

Front 24

The phalanx is a

Back 24

bone

Front 25

The dermis is classified as an

Back 25

organ

Front 26

Upper motor neurons originate in what area of the body?

Back 26

Motor area of the cerebral hemispheres

Front 27

Where are the pressoreceptors and chemoreceptors (specialized sensory nerves that assist with the regulation of circulation and respiration?

Back 27

Carotid body

Front 28

Where are the baroreceptors located?

Back 28

Aorta

Front 29

Which structure is an example of a long bone?

Back 29

Metatarsal

Front 30

Which structure is divided into four lobes?

Back 30

Liver

Front 31

Eye movement and papillary reflexes originate in which part of the central nervous system?

Back 31

Midbrain

Front 32

Which vessel transports blood from the lung to the heart?

Back 32

Pulmonary vein

Front 33

What does the word pulmonary refer to?

Back 33

Lungs

Front 34

Venous refers to which body system?

Back 34

Circulation

Front 35

What is the primary sympathetic neurohormone?

Back 35

Norepinephrine

Front 36

An improper balance between calcium and which substance can adversly affect the growth of healthy bone tissue?

Back 36

Phosphorus

Front 37

The functions of the pulmonary vein is to carry

Back 37

oxygenated blood to the left atrium.

Front 38

What substance causes extreme dilation of arterioles and capillaries, stagnating blood flow within the tissues and leading to profound shock?

Back 38

Histamine

Front 39

What is the expected pH of the stomach?

Back 39

.90 to 1.5

Front 40

What mineral is responsible for muscle contraction?

Back 40

Calcium

Front 41

Bile is secreted into which organ?

Back 41

Small intestine

Front 42

What is the funtion of glucocorticoids that are secreted from the adrenal cortex?

Back 42

Carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism.

Front 43

What does parathyroid hormone regulate?

Back 43

Calcium

Front 44

What is the function of aldosterone?

Back 44

Conserves sodium in the body

Front 45

What is the function of the baroreceptors?

Back 45

To decrease heart rate.

Front 46

Which nerve is responsible for regulating the amount of light enetering the eye?

Back 46

Oculomotor nerve

Front 47

What component of th eblood helps maintain glomerular oncotic pressure at a normal level of 33 mm Hg, which in turn keeps a large amount of water from escaping the capillary?

Back 47

Protein

Front 48

What is the benefit of water's ability to make hydrogen bonds?

Back 48

Hiigh specific heat

Front 49

What is the weakest of all the molecular forces?

Back 49

Dispersion

Front 50

How could water be boiled at room temperature?

Back 50

Lower the pressure

Front 51

What is the primary purpose of the flagella on the surface of cells?

Back 51

Movement

Front 52

What process is responsible for actively transporting small particles across the cell membrane?

Back 52

Pinocytosis

Front 53

What is the primary cause of water molecules moving into or out of the cell?

Back 53

Water molecule pressure gradient along the cell membrane.

Front 54

Why is DNA important for metabolic activities of the cell?

Back 54

Controls synthesis of enzymes.

Front 55

Which outcome measure would most likely indicate that a sample of water contains acid?

Back 55

pH

Front 56

Which structure is the primary control center for cellular activities?

Back 56

Nucleus

Front 57

A diploid germ cell containing 72 chromosomes undergoes meiosis. How many chromosomes will be in each gamete?

Back 57

36

Front 58

Chemical reactions in living systems proceed along catabolic pathways, and there tends to be an increase in

Back 58

Entrophy