HESI A2 Anatomy and Physiology| Verified Questions and
Correct Answers| Updated 2026 for a complete 100% score |
Graded A+
Besides enzymes, what other substances are contributed by the pancreas? - Correct Answer
✅💯water to dilute the chyme
bicarbonate ions to neutralize the acid from the stomach
Female reproductive organs - Correct Answer ✅💯
How are bones classified? - Correct Answer ✅💯By shape.
Long
Short
flat
irregular
sesamoid
*LEMURS SING SALSA FOR INDIANS*
How are muscles classified? - Correct Answer ✅💯According to the movements they elicit
How are the five types of leukocytes distinguished? - Correct Answer ✅💯Size
Appearance of nucleus
Staining properties
Presence or absence of visible cytoplasmic granules
How do hormones affect cell activity? - Correct Answer ✅💯Alters the rate of protein
synthesis.
How do muscles make movement? - Correct Answer ✅💯Contraction in response to
nervous stimulation.
How do skeletal muscles work? - Correct Answer ✅💯In pairs: the prime mover and the
antagonist.
How is the structure of the veins in comparison to the structure of arteries? - Correct Answer
✅💯Thinner and less elastic, as they carry blood under lower pressure
How is the structure of the walls of arteries? - Correct Answer ✅💯Thick and elastic in
order to carry blood under high pressure
How long is the spinal cord? - Correct Answer ✅💯18 inches long and extends from the
base of the skull to the first or second lumbar vertebrae.
How many bones make the facial skeleton? - Correct Answer ✅💯2 nasal bones
2 maxillary bones
, 2 zygomatic bones
1 mandible
2 palatine bones
1 vomer
2 lacrimal bones
2 inferior nasal bones
How many bones make the skeletal column? - Correct Answer ✅💯33 bones
How many bones make up the axial skeleton? - Correct Answer ✅💯28 bones of the skull.
14-facial, 14-cranium.
How many cervical vertebrae in the skeletal column? - Correct Answer ✅💯7
How many coccygeal vertebrae? - Correct Answer ✅💯1-the tailbone
How many lumbar vertebrae? - Correct Answer ✅💯5
How many pairs of nerves exit the spinal cord? - Correct Answer ✅💯31 pairs of nerves
exit the spinal cord.
How many sacral vertebrae? - Correct Answer ✅💯5
How many thoracic vertebrae in the skeletal column? - Correct Answer ✅💯12
In which process are platelets active? - Correct Answer ✅💯Blood clotting
In which renal structure does filtration actually occur? - Correct Answer ✅💯Bowman's
capsule of the nephron.
Male reproductive organs - Correct Answer ✅💯
Other than nourishment, what is another function of the placenta? - Correct Answer
✅💯Maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts for milk production.
What ability does muscle tissue have? - Correct Answer ✅💯Ability to contract and shorten.
What are causes vasoconstriction and vasodilation? - Correct Answer ✅💯The contraction
and relaxation of smooth muscle in the arterial walls.
What are erythrocytes transformed for? - Correct Answer ✅💯The transport of O2.
What are hormones? - Correct Answer ✅💯Chemical messengers controlling growth,
differentiation & metabolism of cells.
What are sebaceous glands prone to during adolescence? - Correct Answer ✅💯Becoming
clogged and attracting bacteria.
What are simple (spinal) reflexes? - Correct Answer ✅💯Those in which nerve impulses
travel through the spinal cord only and do not reach the brain.
What are some important endocrine glands? - Correct Answer ✅💯Thyroid
Correct Answers| Updated 2026 for a complete 100% score |
Graded A+
Besides enzymes, what other substances are contributed by the pancreas? - Correct Answer
✅💯water to dilute the chyme
bicarbonate ions to neutralize the acid from the stomach
Female reproductive organs - Correct Answer ✅💯
How are bones classified? - Correct Answer ✅💯By shape.
Long
Short
flat
irregular
sesamoid
*LEMURS SING SALSA FOR INDIANS*
How are muscles classified? - Correct Answer ✅💯According to the movements they elicit
How are the five types of leukocytes distinguished? - Correct Answer ✅💯Size
Appearance of nucleus
Staining properties
Presence or absence of visible cytoplasmic granules
How do hormones affect cell activity? - Correct Answer ✅💯Alters the rate of protein
synthesis.
How do muscles make movement? - Correct Answer ✅💯Contraction in response to
nervous stimulation.
How do skeletal muscles work? - Correct Answer ✅💯In pairs: the prime mover and the
antagonist.
How is the structure of the veins in comparison to the structure of arteries? - Correct Answer
✅💯Thinner and less elastic, as they carry blood under lower pressure
How is the structure of the walls of arteries? - Correct Answer ✅💯Thick and elastic in
order to carry blood under high pressure
How long is the spinal cord? - Correct Answer ✅💯18 inches long and extends from the
base of the skull to the first or second lumbar vertebrae.
How many bones make the facial skeleton? - Correct Answer ✅💯2 nasal bones
2 maxillary bones
, 2 zygomatic bones
1 mandible
2 palatine bones
1 vomer
2 lacrimal bones
2 inferior nasal bones
How many bones make the skeletal column? - Correct Answer ✅💯33 bones
How many bones make up the axial skeleton? - Correct Answer ✅💯28 bones of the skull.
14-facial, 14-cranium.
How many cervical vertebrae in the skeletal column? - Correct Answer ✅💯7
How many coccygeal vertebrae? - Correct Answer ✅💯1-the tailbone
How many lumbar vertebrae? - Correct Answer ✅💯5
How many pairs of nerves exit the spinal cord? - Correct Answer ✅💯31 pairs of nerves
exit the spinal cord.
How many sacral vertebrae? - Correct Answer ✅💯5
How many thoracic vertebrae in the skeletal column? - Correct Answer ✅💯12
In which process are platelets active? - Correct Answer ✅💯Blood clotting
In which renal structure does filtration actually occur? - Correct Answer ✅💯Bowman's
capsule of the nephron.
Male reproductive organs - Correct Answer ✅💯
Other than nourishment, what is another function of the placenta? - Correct Answer
✅💯Maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts for milk production.
What ability does muscle tissue have? - Correct Answer ✅💯Ability to contract and shorten.
What are causes vasoconstriction and vasodilation? - Correct Answer ✅💯The contraction
and relaxation of smooth muscle in the arterial walls.
What are erythrocytes transformed for? - Correct Answer ✅💯The transport of O2.
What are hormones? - Correct Answer ✅💯Chemical messengers controlling growth,
differentiation & metabolism of cells.
What are sebaceous glands prone to during adolescence? - Correct Answer ✅💯Becoming
clogged and attracting bacteria.
What are simple (spinal) reflexes? - Correct Answer ✅💯Those in which nerve impulses
travel through the spinal cord only and do not reach the brain.
What are some important endocrine glands? - Correct Answer ✅💯Thyroid
