HESI A2 Anatomy & Physiology Exam
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Grade 2025\2026
A patient who is on a plant-based diet complains that their skin is appearing to take on a yellowish color.
Which of the following foods would you expect the patient to have eaten a large amount of?
- correct answer Carrots
Which of the following best describes the anatomical position?
- correct answer Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides, feet flat
and directed forward, and the palms facing anteriorly
Which of the following is a byproduct of anaerobic respiration that can lead to muscular fatigue, muscle
cramps, muscle pain, or a burning sensation in the muscles?
- correct answer Lactic acid
The shoulder is an example of which type of synovial joint?
- correct answer Ball and socket
Which of the following muscles is located towards the outer side of the leg?
- correct answer Vastus lateralis
Which of the following lists the correct pathway of blood through the circulatory system?
- correct answer Right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs,
pulmonary vein, left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, body tissues, vena cava, right
atrium
, Which of the following types of cancer would present warning signs that are identified using the ABCDE
method?
- correct answer Melanoma
Where is the popliteal artery located?
- correct answer Behind the knee
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at risk of ____________.
- correct answer extensive bleeding
Which of the following is not a bone of the lower extremities?
- correct answer Ulna
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an abundance of in leukocytes?
- correct answer Lysosomes
What is the purpose of gastric mucous?
- correct answer To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive enzymes.
Which of the following occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?
- correct answer Heart rate increases, pupils dilate, digestion slows down
The internal reproductive organs are located in which of the following anatomical regions?
- correct answer Pelvic
Where does digestion begin in the alimentary canal?
- correct answer Oral cavity
Which organelle is responsible for regulating the transport of substances in and out of the cell?
- correct answer Cell membrane
Which of the following glands secrete earwax?
- correct answer Ceruminous
Questions & Answer verified actual A+
Grade 2025\2026
A patient who is on a plant-based diet complains that their skin is appearing to take on a yellowish color.
Which of the following foods would you expect the patient to have eaten a large amount of?
- correct answer Carrots
Which of the following best describes the anatomical position?
- correct answer Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides, feet flat
and directed forward, and the palms facing anteriorly
Which of the following is a byproduct of anaerobic respiration that can lead to muscular fatigue, muscle
cramps, muscle pain, or a burning sensation in the muscles?
- correct answer Lactic acid
The shoulder is an example of which type of synovial joint?
- correct answer Ball and socket
Which of the following muscles is located towards the outer side of the leg?
- correct answer Vastus lateralis
Which of the following lists the correct pathway of blood through the circulatory system?
- correct answer Right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs,
pulmonary vein, left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, body tissues, vena cava, right
atrium
, Which of the following types of cancer would present warning signs that are identified using the ABCDE
method?
- correct answer Melanoma
Where is the popliteal artery located?
- correct answer Behind the knee
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at risk of ____________.
- correct answer extensive bleeding
Which of the following is not a bone of the lower extremities?
- correct answer Ulna
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an abundance of in leukocytes?
- correct answer Lysosomes
What is the purpose of gastric mucous?
- correct answer To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive enzymes.
Which of the following occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?
- correct answer Heart rate increases, pupils dilate, digestion slows down
The internal reproductive organs are located in which of the following anatomical regions?
- correct answer Pelvic
Where does digestion begin in the alimentary canal?
- correct answer Oral cavity
Which organelle is responsible for regulating the transport of substances in and out of the cell?
- correct answer Cell membrane
Which of the following glands secrete earwax?
- correct answer Ceruminous
