GCU A&P HESI EXAM PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS.
Which of the following lists the correct pathway of blood through the circulatory system?
a. Right ventricle, vena cava, systemic circuit, aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right
atrium
b. Left ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left
atrium
c. Left ventricle, vena cava, systemic circuit, aorta, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left
atrium
d. Right ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right
atrium - Correct Answer b. Left ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, right atrium,
right ventricle, lungs, left atrium
Where is the popliteal artery located?
a. Near the top of the cubital fossa
b. On the underside of the wrist
c. Below the jaw line between the trachea and sternomastoid muscle
d. Behind the knee - Correct Answer d. Behind the knee
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at risk of
____________.
a. unnecessary blood clotting
b. extensive bleeding
c. fatigue and shortness of breath
d. inability to fight infection - Correct Answer b. extensive bleeding
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an abundance of in leukocytes?
a. Golgi bodies
b. Mitochondria
c. Lysosomes
d. Ribosomes - Correct Answer c. Lysosomes
,What is erythropoiesis and where does it occur?
a. The formation of bile; Liver
b. The formation of red blood cells; Red bone marrow
c. The formation of white blood cells; Spleen
b. The formation of red blood cells; Heart - Correct Answer b. The formation of red blood
cells; Red bone marrow
Where does digestion begin in the alimentary canal?
a. Small intestine
b. Stomach
c. Oral cavity
d. Esophagus - Correct Answer c. Oral cavity
What is the purpose of gastric mucous?
a. To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive enzymes.
b. To prevent pathogens from being absorbed by the stomach lining and into the
bloodstream.
c. To help break down fibrous foods.
d. To trap waste products to be turned into fecal matter. - Correct Answer a. To protect the
stomach lining from acid and digestive enzymes.
What is the function of endocrine glands?
a. They secrete products directly into a duct that carries the products to where they are
needed.
b. They transmit nerve impulses between parts of the body.
c. They are a group of cells that respond to specific hormones.
d. They secrete hormones directly into the blood. - Correct Answer d. They secrete
hormones directly into the blood.
What does the presence of antidiuretic hormone stimulate?
a. Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate
, b. The release of water into the bladder to be voided as urine
c. Calcium reabsorption by the nephrons
d. The increase of calcium levels in the blood - Correct Answer a. Water reabsorption from
the urinary filtrate
Which of the following best describes the anatomical position?
a. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides, feet flat
and directed forward, and the palms facing posteriorly
b. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides,
feet flat and directed outward, and the palms facing anteriorly.
c. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides,
feet flat and directed forward, and the palms facing towards anteriorly.
d. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides, feet flat
and directed forward, and the palms facing anteriorly - Correct Answer d. Standing
upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides, feet flat and directed
forward, and the palms facing anteriorly
Which of the following is defined as "a group of similar cells and their intercellular matrix
that carry out a specific function together?"
a. Tissues
b. Organs
c. Organ systems
d. Neuroglia - Correct Answer a. Tissues
Which organelle is responsible for regulating the transport of substances in and out of the
cell?
a. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b. Nucleus
c. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
d. Cell membrane - Correct Answer d. Cell membrane
A patient who is on a plant-based diet complains that their skin is appearing to take on a
yellowish color. Which of the following foods would you expect the patient to have eaten a
large amount of?
ANSWERS.
Which of the following lists the correct pathway of blood through the circulatory system?
a. Right ventricle, vena cava, systemic circuit, aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right
atrium
b. Left ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left
atrium
c. Left ventricle, vena cava, systemic circuit, aorta, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left
atrium
d. Right ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right
atrium - Correct Answer b. Left ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, right atrium,
right ventricle, lungs, left atrium
Where is the popliteal artery located?
a. Near the top of the cubital fossa
b. On the underside of the wrist
c. Below the jaw line between the trachea and sternomastoid muscle
d. Behind the knee - Correct Answer d. Behind the knee
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at risk of
____________.
a. unnecessary blood clotting
b. extensive bleeding
c. fatigue and shortness of breath
d. inability to fight infection - Correct Answer b. extensive bleeding
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an abundance of in leukocytes?
a. Golgi bodies
b. Mitochondria
c. Lysosomes
d. Ribosomes - Correct Answer c. Lysosomes
,What is erythropoiesis and where does it occur?
a. The formation of bile; Liver
b. The formation of red blood cells; Red bone marrow
c. The formation of white blood cells; Spleen
b. The formation of red blood cells; Heart - Correct Answer b. The formation of red blood
cells; Red bone marrow
Where does digestion begin in the alimentary canal?
a. Small intestine
b. Stomach
c. Oral cavity
d. Esophagus - Correct Answer c. Oral cavity
What is the purpose of gastric mucous?
a. To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive enzymes.
b. To prevent pathogens from being absorbed by the stomach lining and into the
bloodstream.
c. To help break down fibrous foods.
d. To trap waste products to be turned into fecal matter. - Correct Answer a. To protect the
stomach lining from acid and digestive enzymes.
What is the function of endocrine glands?
a. They secrete products directly into a duct that carries the products to where they are
needed.
b. They transmit nerve impulses between parts of the body.
c. They are a group of cells that respond to specific hormones.
d. They secrete hormones directly into the blood. - Correct Answer d. They secrete
hormones directly into the blood.
What does the presence of antidiuretic hormone stimulate?
a. Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate
, b. The release of water into the bladder to be voided as urine
c. Calcium reabsorption by the nephrons
d. The increase of calcium levels in the blood - Correct Answer a. Water reabsorption from
the urinary filtrate
Which of the following best describes the anatomical position?
a. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides, feet flat
and directed forward, and the palms facing posteriorly
b. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides,
feet flat and directed outward, and the palms facing anteriorly.
c. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides,
feet flat and directed forward, and the palms facing towards anteriorly.
d. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides, feet flat
and directed forward, and the palms facing anteriorly - Correct Answer d. Standing
upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's sides, feet flat and directed
forward, and the palms facing anteriorly
Which of the following is defined as "a group of similar cells and their intercellular matrix
that carry out a specific function together?"
a. Tissues
b. Organs
c. Organ systems
d. Neuroglia - Correct Answer a. Tissues
Which organelle is responsible for regulating the transport of substances in and out of the
cell?
a. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b. Nucleus
c. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
d. Cell membrane - Correct Answer d. Cell membrane
A patient who is on a plant-based diet complains that their skin is appearing to take on a
yellowish color. Which of the following foods would you expect the patient to have eaten a
large amount of?
