HESI 3RD ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SCORED A+
The pulse point located on the neck is palpated over which artery? - Answer Carotid
artery
T lymphocytes are developed by which I the following glands? - Answer Thymus
Which blood vessel returns blood from the lungs back to the heart? - Answer
Pulmonary(lungs) vein.
Remember that VEINS carry blood to the heart, whereas arteries carry blood away from
the heart. - Answer True!!!
What is secreted by the adrenal glands? - Answer Cortisol and aldosterone
Cortisol - Answer A hormone that regulates a wide range of processes throughout the
body, but is best known as the body's "stress hormone".
Aldosterone - Answer affects the body's ability to regulate blood pressure
Oxycotin - Answer stimulates lactation. It is produced by the HYPOTHALAMUS and
secreted by the posterior pituitary gland.
Antidiuretic hormone - Answer helps the kidney regulate osmolarity (the electrolyte-
water balance in the body) is secreted by the POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND.
Progesterone - Answer Prepares the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy. It is
produced by the corpus luteum in the ovaries.
Estrogen - Answer A hormone that is important for sexual and reproductive
development, mainly in women. It is also produced in the ovaries.
Cerumen is secreted by apocrine glands located in which of the following structures? -
Answer The external auditory canal
Eccrine glands secrete a water substance into the surface of the skin to maintain
temperature homeostasis through which process? - Answer Evaporation
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