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Assesses A&P knowledge including major organs, systems, and body functions.

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Q1: Arrector pili are responsible for which action?

Answer Choices:

A. Production of sweat.
B. Acceleration of wrinkling in aging.
C. Appearance of goose bumps.
D. Increase in skin pigmentation.
Correct Answer: Appearance of goose bumps.
Rationale:
Arrector pili muscles contract, causing hair to stand up (goosebumps).

Q2: Which process is increased when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?

Answer Choices:

A. pancreatic activity.
B. Cardiac output.
C. Uterine activity.
D. Gastrointestinal activity.
Correct Answer: Cardiac output.
Rationale:
The sympathetic system triggers the "fight-or-flight" response, increasing heart rate and cardiac output.

Q3:  What cavity of the heart normally has the thickest wall?

Answer Choices:

A. Right atrium.
B. Left ventricle.
C. Left atrium.
D. Right ventricle.
Correct Answer: Left ventricle.
Rationale:
The left ventricle pumps blood to the entire body and has the thickest walls.

Q4: A client has a large pituitary tumor. The nurse knows that this tumor exists in which part of the body ?

Answer Choices:

A. Trunk
B. Abdomen.
C. Head.
D. Neck
Correct Answer: Head.
Rationale:
The pituitary gland is found in the brain (head).

Q5: When assessing a female patient who describes herself as a strict vegetarian, the nurse notes that she has an yellow tone to her skin. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten large amounts of which foods?

Answer Choices:

A. Spinach and mustard greens.
B. Carrots and squash.
C. Turnips and beets.
D. Rice and eggs.
Correct Answer: Carrots and squash.
Rationale:
Beta-carotene in carrots and squash can turn skin yellow.

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Category: HESI A2
Subcategory: ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY
Domain: Anatomy & Physiology
Last Updated: Nov 29, 2025
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