HESI A&P Questions & Answers 2025
Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory? - ANS-Pharynx.
A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decrease sensation in? - ANS-
Arm.
Which bone does not articulate with any other bone? - ANS-Hyoid.
Which of the following statements best describes endocrine glands? - ANS-They
secrete chemicals into the blood.
Diet is important because bone are storage places for? - ANS-Calcium and
phosphorous.
Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and the urinary system? -
ANS-Urethra.
Ligaments provide which connection?
A. Muscle to bone
B. Muscle to muscle
C. Bone to bone
D. Viscera to bone - ANS-C. Bone to bone
What structure conducts urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?
A. Urethra
B. Renal pelvis
C. Ureter
D. Renal column - ANS-C. Ureter
Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by which molecule?
A. Creatine-phosphate
B. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
C. Lactic acid
D. Adenosine diphosphate - ANS-C. Lactic acid
As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to reabsorb
bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?
A. Chondrocytes
B. Osteocytes
C. Chondroblasts
, D. Osteoclasts - ANS-D. Osteoclasts
Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?
A. Facilitated diffusion
B. Evaporation
C. Osmosis
D. Filtration - ANS-B. Evaporation
When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian. The nurse notes
that she has an unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten
large amount of:
A. Rice and egg
B. Tumps and beets
C. Spinach and muster greens
D. Carrot and squash - ANS-D. Carrot and squash
Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who is standing erect
with feet forward?
A. Palms of the hand facing laterally
B. Palms of the hand facing anteriorly
C. Palms of the hand face posteriorly
D. Palms of the hand facing medially - ANS-B. Palms of the hand facing anteriorly
Which structure is a ball and socket joint?
A. Ankle
B. Knee
C. Shoulder
D. Elbow - ANS-C. Shoulder
Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus, and stapes?
A. Mouth
B. Lungs
C. Skull ear - ANS-C. Skull ear
What are like cells grouped together called?
A. An organ
B. A tissue
C. A system
D. A membrane - ANS-B. A tissue
Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory? - ANS-Pharynx.
A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decrease sensation in? - ANS-
Arm.
Which bone does not articulate with any other bone? - ANS-Hyoid.
Which of the following statements best describes endocrine glands? - ANS-They
secrete chemicals into the blood.
Diet is important because bone are storage places for? - ANS-Calcium and
phosphorous.
Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and the urinary system? -
ANS-Urethra.
Ligaments provide which connection?
A. Muscle to bone
B. Muscle to muscle
C. Bone to bone
D. Viscera to bone - ANS-C. Bone to bone
What structure conducts urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?
A. Urethra
B. Renal pelvis
C. Ureter
D. Renal column - ANS-C. Ureter
Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by which molecule?
A. Creatine-phosphate
B. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
C. Lactic acid
D. Adenosine diphosphate - ANS-C. Lactic acid
As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to reabsorb
bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?
A. Chondrocytes
B. Osteocytes
C. Chondroblasts
, D. Osteoclasts - ANS-D. Osteoclasts
Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?
A. Facilitated diffusion
B. Evaporation
C. Osmosis
D. Filtration - ANS-B. Evaporation
When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian. The nurse notes
that she has an unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten
large amount of:
A. Rice and egg
B. Tumps and beets
C. Spinach and muster greens
D. Carrot and squash - ANS-D. Carrot and squash
Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who is standing erect
with feet forward?
A. Palms of the hand facing laterally
B. Palms of the hand facing anteriorly
C. Palms of the hand face posteriorly
D. Palms of the hand facing medially - ANS-B. Palms of the hand facing anteriorly
Which structure is a ball and socket joint?
A. Ankle
B. Knee
C. Shoulder
D. Elbow - ANS-C. Shoulder
Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus, and stapes?
A. Mouth
B. Lungs
C. Skull ear - ANS-C. Skull ear
What are like cells grouped together called?
A. An organ
B. A tissue
C. A system
D. A membrane - ANS-B. A tissue