HESI A2 EXAM | NEWEST VERSION | UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
• The body, at all times, attempts to maintain homeostasis. The best definition of
homeostasis is:
a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's internal
environment in response to changes in internal and external conditions
b) a function via which the body breaks down glucose to use as energy
c)a process that maintains the immune system's defenses
d) a process in which the body resists change to genetic structure -✓✓ANSWER:
a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's internal
environment in response to changes in internal and external conditions
• The endocrine system of the body is responsible for:
a) defense through the use of antibodies
b) communication through the use of hormones
c) metabolism through the use of enzymes
d) blood flow through the use of the heart muscle -✓✓ANSWER: b)
communication through the use of hormones
• Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior -✓✓ANSWER: c) anterior
, • Vitamin K is created in the:
a) liver
b) lungs
c) intestinal tract
d) pancreas -✓✓ANSWER: c) intestinal tract
• The largest organ in the body is the ________.
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach -✓✓ANSWER: a) skin
• 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 -✓✓ANSWER: d) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
• What is Erythropoiesis?
a) red blood cell formation
b) white blood cell formation
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
• The body, at all times, attempts to maintain homeostasis. The best definition of
homeostasis is:
a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's internal
environment in response to changes in internal and external conditions
b) a function via which the body breaks down glucose to use as energy
c)a process that maintains the immune system's defenses
d) a process in which the body resists change to genetic structure -✓✓ANSWER:
a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's internal
environment in response to changes in internal and external conditions
• The endocrine system of the body is responsible for:
a) defense through the use of antibodies
b) communication through the use of hormones
c) metabolism through the use of enzymes
d) blood flow through the use of the heart muscle -✓✓ANSWER: b)
communication through the use of hormones
• Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior -✓✓ANSWER: c) anterior
, • Vitamin K is created in the:
a) liver
b) lungs
c) intestinal tract
d) pancreas -✓✓ANSWER: c) intestinal tract
• The largest organ in the body is the ________.
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach -✓✓ANSWER: a) skin
• 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 -✓✓ANSWER: d) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
• What is Erythropoiesis?
a) red blood cell formation
b) white blood cell formation