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Anatomy and physiology practice quiz

14 questions at the level of the TEAS Science section. Answer one and the explanation opens under it, with a line on why each wrong option is wrong.

14 anatomy and physiology questionsAnswer one and the explanation opens underneath it.

1Human anatomy and physiology

Which sequence lists the organs of the digestive tract in the order food passes through them?

2Human anatomy and physiology

Moving from the body surface inward, the layers of the skin and the tissue beneath it are arranged in which order?

3Human anatomy and physiology

Fertilization of an egg by a sperm normally takes place in the

4Human anatomy and physiology

Which function of the skeletal system is carried out by red bone marrow?

5Human anatomy and physiology

Smooth muscle is found in the

6Human anatomy and physiology

A laboratory report shows that a patient's erythrocyte count is well below normal. Which function of the blood is most directly reduced?

7Human anatomy and physiology

In a healthy person, the most powerful stimulus for increasing the rate and depth of breathing is a rise in the blood level of

8Human anatomy and physiology

A person has been sweating heavily for several hours without drinking. How do the kidneys respond to conserve body water?

9Human anatomy and physiology

Blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles and sweat glands are located mainly in the

10Human anatomy and physiology

Antibodies that circulate in the blood and bind to specific antigens are produced by

11Human anatomy and physiology

The sutures that join the bones of the skull are classified as

12Human anatomy and physiology

When blood pH falls because acid is accumulating, the kidneys help restore normal pH by

13Human anatomy and physiology

Blood is classified as which type of tissue?

14Human anatomy and physiology

During labor, pressure of the baby's head on the cervix stimulates the release of oxytocin, which strengthens uterine contractions, which push the head harder against the cervix and trigger still more oxytocin. Which statement about this loop is correct?

14 questions cannot score you

They can tell you whether anatomy feels familiar. They cannot tell you how many points it is costing you, or whether your hours belong here or in another section. A scored test with all four sections can.

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What the TEAS asks about anatomy and physiology

The Science section is 50 questions in 60 minutes, and44 of them are scored. Anatomy and physiology is 18 of those, more than Biology and Chemistry put together. Most questions ask for one of two things: where a structure is, or what it does.

The questions are spread across the body systems, with the same few coming up most:

  • Cardiovascular. The chambers and valves of the heart, the order blood flows through them, and what the vessels and blood components do.
  • Respiratory. The path air takes, where gas exchange happens, and how the diaphragm moves it.
  • Digestive. The order of the organs, which enzymes act where, and what the accessory organs add.
  • Nervous and muscular. The central and peripheral divisions, the parts of a neuron, and the three types of muscle.
  • Endocrine. The glands and the hormones each one releases.

The reproductive, urinary, immune, skeletal and integumentary systems appear as well, along with the vocabulary of position and direction and the idea of homeostasis and negative feedback.

Why this is the topic to study first

Two things make an hour of anatomy worth more than an hour of almost anything else on the exam. It carries 18scored questions, and it responds quickly to practice: it is a finite list of structures and functions, which is exactly what drilling is good at. Chemistry responds as quickly but carries 8 questions.

That is the argument behind studying by points per hour, and the study plan generator will put it into a calendar for your test date.

How to use a quiz like this

  • Read the explanation even when you were right. A lucky guess teaches nothing until you know why the answer holds.
  • Read why the wrong options are wrong. On the exam the wrong options are built from real facts about a neighboring structure. Knowing what each one actually describes is half the topic.
  • Note the system, not the question. If you miss two questions on the heart, the thing to review is the heart, not those two questions.

Questions

How hard are these questions?

They are written to the level of the TEAS 7 Science section, which tests anatomy and physiology as general education, not as clinical nursing. The quiz starts with the easier questions and ends with the harder ones.

How much of the TEAS is anatomy and physiology?

18 of the 150 scored questions, which is 12% of your total score. It is the largest topic in the Science section and tied for the largest on the whole exam.

Do I need to take an anatomy and physiology course before the TEAS?

No. The TEAS is sat before a nursing program, and nothing about the exam requires the course. Having taken A&P helps, because most questions ask for a structure and what it does, but the content is a defined list that can be studied directly. Any course your program requires before admission is a separate matter, and it is listed on the program’s own page.

What should I do after this quiz?

A short quiz on one topic cannot tell you where your points are across the exam. The free 30-question diagnostic scores all four sections and ranks the topics by points per hour of study.

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