HESI A2 Actual Exam Questions w ith 100%
Ver ified Cor r ect Answ er s
1. Which of these statements is true regarding the way light travels?
A. Sound travels faster than light.
B. The speed of light is always the same regardless of the medium through
which it travels.
C. Light travels as both a wave and a particle.
D. Light can not travel through a vacuum.
Correct C. Light travels as both a wave and a particle.
Light is a curiosity in that it acts as both a wave and a particle. It only changes direction via reflection (bouncing off of
something) or refraction (passing from one medium to another). In a vacuum, the speed of light is constant, but when
passing through a medium that has an index of refraction different from a vacuum, light's speed slows.
2. Which of these elements is liquid at room temperature?
A. mercury
B. zinc
C. manganese
D. magnesium
Correct A. mercury
,Mercury is the only one of the elements listed here that is liquid at room temperature. The element bromine also has
this property.
3. Where is the hyoid bone located?
A. neck
B. pelvis
C. rib cage
D. leg
Correct A. neck
The hyoid bone is located between the chin and thyroid cartilage.
4. A person with AB- blood should not receive blood from which other
blood type?
A. B-
B. A-
C. O-
D. AB+
Correct D. AB+
Those with an AB- blood type should not receive blood from those with AB+ blood. Although both AB+ and AB-
blood have A and B antigens, the person with AB- blood lacks a special protein, or "Rhesus" Factor (Rh), circulating in
,their blood. If they are given blood that has the Rh factor present, their body will make antibodies to this foreign
substance and complications will occur. This is especially true in pregnancy situations where the mother is Rh- and the
baby she is carrying is Rh+.
5. Which blood type is considered the universal donor?
A. O-
B. O+
C. AB-
D. AB+
Correct A. O-
O- blood lacks both A and B antigens and the Rh factor, making it the only blood type that can donate to everyone. Note
the correct use of the terms antibody and antigen
O- is the best donor because it does not have A, B or Rh antigens.
AB+ is the universal receiver because it does not have A, B or Rh antibodies.
6. What is the only artery in the body to carry oxygen-poor blood?
A. renal artery
B. interosseous artery
C. vena cava
D. pulmonary artery
, Correct D. pulmonary artery
Most arteries in the body carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart, but the pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor
blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs. The vena cava would not be correct because it is not an artery, it
is a vein and the question asks for an artery.
7. Chocolate cysts of the
ovaries are attributed to .
A. menorrhagia
B. ectopic pregnancy
C. pelvic inflammatory disease
D. endometriosis
Correct D. endometriosis
Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue from the uterus (endometrium) grows in other parts of the body, such
as the ovaries or bowel. If a woman has endometrial tissue in her ovary, the tissue bleeds and builds up over time, and as
the blood ages it turns brown, hence the term "chocolate cyst."
8. Which is not true of synovial joints?
A. They are found in the intervertebral discs of the spinal column
B. They have a fluid-filled capsule that surrounds their articulating surface
C. They are the most common joint in the body
D.They are the most moveable joint type in the body
Ver ified Cor r ect Answ er s
1. Which of these statements is true regarding the way light travels?
A. Sound travels faster than light.
B. The speed of light is always the same regardless of the medium through
which it travels.
C. Light travels as both a wave and a particle.
D. Light can not travel through a vacuum.
Correct C. Light travels as both a wave and a particle.
Light is a curiosity in that it acts as both a wave and a particle. It only changes direction via reflection (bouncing off of
something) or refraction (passing from one medium to another). In a vacuum, the speed of light is constant, but when
passing through a medium that has an index of refraction different from a vacuum, light's speed slows.
2. Which of these elements is liquid at room temperature?
A. mercury
B. zinc
C. manganese
D. magnesium
Correct A. mercury
,Mercury is the only one of the elements listed here that is liquid at room temperature. The element bromine also has
this property.
3. Where is the hyoid bone located?
A. neck
B. pelvis
C. rib cage
D. leg
Correct A. neck
The hyoid bone is located between the chin and thyroid cartilage.
4. A person with AB- blood should not receive blood from which other
blood type?
A. B-
B. A-
C. O-
D. AB+
Correct D. AB+
Those with an AB- blood type should not receive blood from those with AB+ blood. Although both AB+ and AB-
blood have A and B antigens, the person with AB- blood lacks a special protein, or "Rhesus" Factor (Rh), circulating in
,their blood. If they are given blood that has the Rh factor present, their body will make antibodies to this foreign
substance and complications will occur. This is especially true in pregnancy situations where the mother is Rh- and the
baby she is carrying is Rh+.
5. Which blood type is considered the universal donor?
A. O-
B. O+
C. AB-
D. AB+
Correct A. O-
O- blood lacks both A and B antigens and the Rh factor, making it the only blood type that can donate to everyone. Note
the correct use of the terms antibody and antigen
O- is the best donor because it does not have A, B or Rh antigens.
AB+ is the universal receiver because it does not have A, B or Rh antibodies.
6. What is the only artery in the body to carry oxygen-poor blood?
A. renal artery
B. interosseous artery
C. vena cava
D. pulmonary artery
, Correct D. pulmonary artery
Most arteries in the body carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart, but the pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor
blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs. The vena cava would not be correct because it is not an artery, it
is a vein and the question asks for an artery.
7. Chocolate cysts of the
ovaries are attributed to .
A. menorrhagia
B. ectopic pregnancy
C. pelvic inflammatory disease
D. endometriosis
Correct D. endometriosis
Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue from the uterus (endometrium) grows in other parts of the body, such
as the ovaries or bowel. If a woman has endometrial tissue in her ovary, the tissue bleeds and builds up over time, and as
the blood ages it turns brown, hence the term "chocolate cyst."
8. Which is not true of synovial joints?
A. They are found in the intervertebral discs of the spinal column
B. They have a fluid-filled capsule that surrounds their articulating surface
C. They are the most common joint in the body
D.They are the most moveable joint type in the body
