HESI A2 Practice Test Questions
A bone that is part of the upper limbs is
a. metatarsal
b. metacarpal
c. tibia
d. fibula - ----ANS: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 - ----ANS: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? - ----ANS:-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 - ----ANS: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 - ----ANS:in the abdomen
A woman's body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle? -
----ANS:-day 14
, Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior - ----ANS:c) anterior
Bones are classified according to - ----ANS: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 - ----ANS: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 -
----ANS:c) the electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation
Follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing
hormone are what type of hormones? - ----ANS:-tropic
Tropic hormones act on other endocrine glands.
How many bones are in the cervical vertebrae? - ----ANS:7
How many bones are in the lumbar vertebrae? - ----ANS:5
How many bones are in the thoracic vertebrae? - ----ANS:12
How many pairs of spinal nerves are known to exit the spinal cord? -
----ANS:-31
A bone that is part of the upper limbs is
a. metatarsal
b. metacarpal
c. tibia
d. fibula - ----ANS: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 - ----ANS: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? - ----ANS:-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 - ----ANS: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 - ----ANS:in the abdomen
A woman's body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle? -
----ANS:-day 14
, Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior - ----ANS:c) anterior
Bones are classified according to - ----ANS: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 - ----ANS: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 -
----ANS:c) the electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation
Follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing
hormone are what type of hormones? - ----ANS:-tropic
Tropic hormones act on other endocrine glands.
How many bones are in the cervical vertebrae? - ----ANS:7
How many bones are in the lumbar vertebrae? - ----ANS:5
How many bones are in the thoracic vertebrae? - ----ANS:12
How many pairs of spinal nerves are known to exit the spinal cord? -
----ANS:-31
