HESI A2 Practice Test | Verified Questions and Correct
Answers | Updated 2026 for a perfect score | Graded A+
A bone that is part of the upper limbs is
a. metatarsal
b. metacarpal
c. tibia
d. fibula - Correct Answer ✅💯b. metacarpal
A medical scientists wants to study the parenchyma of the kidney. This scientist
would correctly be known, most specifically, as a:
a) biologist
b) doctor
c) anatomist
d) histologist - Correct Answer ✅💯d) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
A patient of yours is diagnosed with emphysema. In emphysema, the alveoli
have trouble exchanging gases between the atmosphere and the blood. It would
be true to say that this patient has difficulty with what type of respiration? -
Correct Answer ✅💯-external
External respiration is the exchange of gases by the alveoli between the
atmosphere and the blood.
A person who has torn their vastus lateralis muscle will need which of the
following?
a) an arm sling
b) a cane or crutches
c) insulin
d) a neck brace - Correct Answer ✅💯b) a cane or crutches
, The vastus lateralis muscle is a voluntary muscle in the legs. It is part of the
quadriceps.
A ventral wound would be found - Correct Answer ✅💯in the abdomen
A woman's body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle? -
Correct Answer ✅💯-day 14
Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior - Correct Answer ✅💯c) anterior
Bones are classified according to - Correct Answer ✅💯their shape (tissue
type: compact or spongy) (shape: long, short, flat, or irregular)
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate is a substance that performs which of the
following?
a) acts as part of the cell membrane
b) acts as energy for the cell
c) acts as a secondary messenger
d) acts as a hormone - Correct Answer ✅💯c) acts as a secondary messenger
(cyclic AMP)
Deflections of the EKG represent which of the following?
a) the contraction of the heat
b) the relaxation of the heat
c) the electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation
d) they physical movement that precedes contraction and relaxation - Correct
Answer ✅💯c) the electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation
Follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing
hormone are what type of hormones? - Correct Answer ✅💯-tropic
Answers | Updated 2026 for a perfect score | Graded A+
A bone that is part of the upper limbs is
a. metatarsal
b. metacarpal
c. tibia
d. fibula - Correct Answer ✅💯b. metacarpal
A medical scientists wants to study the parenchyma of the kidney. This scientist
would correctly be known, most specifically, as a:
a) biologist
b) doctor
c) anatomist
d) histologist - Correct Answer ✅💯d) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
A patient of yours is diagnosed with emphysema. In emphysema, the alveoli
have trouble exchanging gases between the atmosphere and the blood. It would
be true to say that this patient has difficulty with what type of respiration? -
Correct Answer ✅💯-external
External respiration is the exchange of gases by the alveoli between the
atmosphere and the blood.
A person who has torn their vastus lateralis muscle will need which of the
following?
a) an arm sling
b) a cane or crutches
c) insulin
d) a neck brace - Correct Answer ✅💯b) a cane or crutches
, The vastus lateralis muscle is a voluntary muscle in the legs. It is part of the
quadriceps.
A ventral wound would be found - Correct Answer ✅💯in the abdomen
A woman's body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle? -
Correct Answer ✅💯-day 14
Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior - Correct Answer ✅💯c) anterior
Bones are classified according to - Correct Answer ✅💯their shape (tissue
type: compact or spongy) (shape: long, short, flat, or irregular)
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate is a substance that performs which of the
following?
a) acts as part of the cell membrane
b) acts as energy for the cell
c) acts as a secondary messenger
d) acts as a hormone - Correct Answer ✅💯c) acts as a secondary messenger
(cyclic AMP)
Deflections of the EKG represent which of the following?
a) the contraction of the heat
b) the relaxation of the heat
c) the electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation
d) they physical movement that precedes contraction and relaxation - Correct
Answer ✅💯c) the electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation
Follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing
hormone are what type of hormones? - Correct Answer ✅💯-tropic
