Questions and Answers 100 Pass

HESI A2 - Anatomy and Physiology Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive tract?

• To use enzymes to break down food.
• To perform gas exchange.
• To remove waste from the body
• To use peristalsis to move food along ✔✔B) To perform gas exchange

The body, at all times, attempts to maintain homeostasis. The best definition of homeostasis is:

• a process that maintains the immune system's defenses.

• a process in which the body resists change to its genetic structure.

• a process that maintains the stability of the human body's internal environment in response to

changes in internal and external conditions.

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• a function via which the body breaks down glucose to use as energy. ✔✔C) a process that

maintains the stability of the human body's internal environment in response to changes in internal and external conditions.

The endocrine system of the body is responsible for:

• defense through the use of antibodies.

• metabolism through the use of enzymes.

• communication through the use of hormones.

• blood flow through the use of the heart muscle. ✔✔C) communication through the use of

hormones.

Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ______ position.

• lateral
• superior 2 / 3

• anterior
• posterior ✔✔C) anterior

Vitamin K is created in the

• liver
• Lungs
• Intestinal tract
• Pancreas ✔✔C) Intestinal tract

The largest organ in the body is the _____.

• GI tract
• Skin
• Femur
• Stomach ✔✔B) Skin
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