HESI A2 2026 Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhichBofBtheseBstatementsBisBtrueBregardingBtheBwayBlightBtravels?
A.BSoundBtravelsBfasterBthanBlight.
B.BTheBspeedBofBlightBisBalwaysBtheBsameBregardlessBofBtheBmediumBthroughBwhichBitBtrave
ls.
C.BLightBtravelsBasBbothBaBwaveBandBaBparticle.
D.BLightBcanBnotBtravelBthroughBaBvacuum.B-
BC.BLightBtravelsBasBbothBaBwaveBandBaBparticle.
BLightBisBaBcuriosityBinBthatBitBactsBasBbothBaBwaveBandBaBparticle.BItBonlyBchangesBdirectio
nBviaBreflectionB(bouncingBoffBofBsomething)BorBrefractionB(passingBfromBoneBmediumBtoBan
other).BInBaBvacuum,BtheBspeedBofBlightBisBconstant,BbutBwhenBpassingBthroughBaBmediumBt
hatBhasBanBindexBofBrefractionBdifferentBfromBaBvacuum,Blight'sBspeedBslows.
WhichBofBtheseBelementsBisBliquidBatBroomBtemperature?
A.Bmercury
B.Bzinc
C.Bmanganese
D.BmagnesiumB-BA.Bmercury
BMercuryBisBtheBonlyBoneBofBtheBelementsBlistedBhereBthatBisBliquidBatBroomBtemperature.B
TheBelementBbromineBalsoBhasBthisBproperty.
WhereBisBtheBhyoidBboneBlocated?
A.Bneck
B.Bpelvis
C.BribBcage
D.BlegB-BA.Bneck
BTheBhyoidBboneBisBlocatedBbetweenBtheBchinBandBthyroidBcartilage.
ABpersonBwithBAB-BbloodBshouldBnotBreceiveBbloodBfromBwhichBotherBbloodBtype?
,A.BB-
B.BA-
C.BO-
D.BAB+B-BD.BAB+
BThoseBwithBanBAB-
BbloodBtypeBshouldBnotBreceiveBbloodBfromBthoseBwithBAB+Bblood.BAlthoughBbothBAB+Band
BAB-BbloodBhaveBABandBBBantigens,BtheBpersonBwithBAB-
BbloodBlacksBaBspecialBprotein,BorB"Rhesus"BFactorB(Rh),BcirculatingBinBtheirBblood.BIfBtheyBa
reBgivenBbloodBthatBhasBtheBRhBfactorBpresent,BtheirBbodyBwillBmakeBantibodiesBtoBthisBfore
ignBsubstanceBandBcomplicationsBwillBoccur.BThisBisBespeciallyBtrueBinBpregnancyBsituationsBw
hereBtheBmotherBisBRh-BandBtheBbabyBsheBisBcarryingBisBRh+.
WhichBbloodBtypeBisBconsideredBtheBuniversalBdonor?
A.BO-
B.BO+
C.BAB-
D.BAB+B-BA.BO-
BO-
BbloodBlacksBbothBABandBBBantigensBandBtheBRhBfactor,BmakingBitBtheBonlyBbloodBtypeBthat
BcanBdonateBtoBeveryone.
NoteBtheBcorrectBuseBofBtheBtermsBantibodyBandBantigen:
O-BisBtheBbestBdonorBbecauseBitBdoesBnotBhaveBA,BBBorBRhBantigens.
AB+BisBtheBuniversalBreceiverBbecauseBitBdoesBnotBhaveBA,BBBorBRhBantibodies.
WhatBisBtheBonlyBarteryBinBtheBbodyBtoBcarryBoxygen-poorBblood?
A.BrenalBartery
B.BinterosseousBartery
C.BvenaBcava
D.BpulmonaryBarteryB-BD.BpulmonaryBartery
BMostBarteriesBinBtheBbodyBcarryBoxygen-
richBbloodBawayBfromBtheBheart,BbutBtheBpulmonaryBarteryBcarriesBoxygen-
, poorBbloodBfromBtheBrightBventricleBofBtheBheartBtoBtheBlungs.BTheBvenaBcavaBwouldBnotBb
eBcorrectBbecauseBitBisBnotBanBartery,BitBisBaBveinBandBtheBquestionBasksBforBanBartery.
ChocolateBcystsBofBtheBovariesBareBattributedBtoB____.
A.Bmenorrhagia
B.BectopicBpregnancy
C.BpelvicBinflammatoryBdisease
D.BendometriosisB-BD.Bendometriosis
BEndometriosisBisBaBconditionBinBwhichBtheBtissueBfromBtheButerusB(endometrium)BgrowsBin
BotherBpartsBofBtheBbody,BsuchBasBtheBovariesBorBbowel.BIfBaBwomanBhasBendometrialBtissu
eBinBherBovary,BtheBtissueBbleedsBandBbuildsBupBoverBtime,BandBasBtheBbloodBagesBitBturns
Bbrown,BhenceBtheBtermB"chocolateBcyst."
WhichBisBnotBtrueBofBsynovialBjoints?
A.BTheyBareBfoundBinBtheBintervertebralBdiscsBofBtheBspinalBcolumn
B.BTheyBhaveBaBfluid-filledBcapsuleBthatBsurroundsBtheirBarticulatingBsurface
C.BTheyBareBtheBmostBcommonBjointBinBtheBbody
D.BTheyBareBtheBmostBmoveableBjointBtypeBinBtheBbodyB-
BA.BTheyBareBfoundBinBtheBintervertebralBdiscsBofBtheBspinalBcolumn
BInsteadBofBaBsynovialBjoint,BtheBintervertebralBdiscsBofBtheBspinalBcolumnBformBaBfibrocartil
aginousBjoint,BwhichBallowsBslightBmovementBofBtheBvertebraeBofBtheBspine.
LigamentsBconnectB_______.B
A.BtendonBtoBbone
B.BmuscleBtoBbone
C.BboneBtoBbone
D.BmuscleBtoBboneB-BC.BboneBtoBbone
BLigamentsBconnectBboneBtoBbone,BandBtendonsBconnectBmuscleBtoBbone.
WhatBisBtheBlongestBmuscleBinBtheBhumanBbody?
Answers Updated 2026
WhichBofBtheseBstatementsBisBtrueBregardingBtheBwayBlightBtravels?
A.BSoundBtravelsBfasterBthanBlight.
B.BTheBspeedBofBlightBisBalwaysBtheBsameBregardlessBofBtheBmediumBthroughBwhichBitBtrave
ls.
C.BLightBtravelsBasBbothBaBwaveBandBaBparticle.
D.BLightBcanBnotBtravelBthroughBaBvacuum.B-
BC.BLightBtravelsBasBbothBaBwaveBandBaBparticle.
BLightBisBaBcuriosityBinBthatBitBactsBasBbothBaBwaveBandBaBparticle.BItBonlyBchangesBdirectio
nBviaBreflectionB(bouncingBoffBofBsomething)BorBrefractionB(passingBfromBoneBmediumBtoBan
other).BInBaBvacuum,BtheBspeedBofBlightBisBconstant,BbutBwhenBpassingBthroughBaBmediumBt
hatBhasBanBindexBofBrefractionBdifferentBfromBaBvacuum,Blight'sBspeedBslows.
WhichBofBtheseBelementsBisBliquidBatBroomBtemperature?
A.Bmercury
B.Bzinc
C.Bmanganese
D.BmagnesiumB-BA.Bmercury
BMercuryBisBtheBonlyBoneBofBtheBelementsBlistedBhereBthatBisBliquidBatBroomBtemperature.B
TheBelementBbromineBalsoBhasBthisBproperty.
WhereBisBtheBhyoidBboneBlocated?
A.Bneck
B.Bpelvis
C.BribBcage
D.BlegB-BA.Bneck
BTheBhyoidBboneBisBlocatedBbetweenBtheBchinBandBthyroidBcartilage.
ABpersonBwithBAB-BbloodBshouldBnotBreceiveBbloodBfromBwhichBotherBbloodBtype?
,A.BB-
B.BA-
C.BO-
D.BAB+B-BD.BAB+
BThoseBwithBanBAB-
BbloodBtypeBshouldBnotBreceiveBbloodBfromBthoseBwithBAB+Bblood.BAlthoughBbothBAB+Band
BAB-BbloodBhaveBABandBBBantigens,BtheBpersonBwithBAB-
BbloodBlacksBaBspecialBprotein,BorB"Rhesus"BFactorB(Rh),BcirculatingBinBtheirBblood.BIfBtheyBa
reBgivenBbloodBthatBhasBtheBRhBfactorBpresent,BtheirBbodyBwillBmakeBantibodiesBtoBthisBfore
ignBsubstanceBandBcomplicationsBwillBoccur.BThisBisBespeciallyBtrueBinBpregnancyBsituationsBw
hereBtheBmotherBisBRh-BandBtheBbabyBsheBisBcarryingBisBRh+.
WhichBbloodBtypeBisBconsideredBtheBuniversalBdonor?
A.BO-
B.BO+
C.BAB-
D.BAB+B-BA.BO-
BO-
BbloodBlacksBbothBABandBBBantigensBandBtheBRhBfactor,BmakingBitBtheBonlyBbloodBtypeBthat
BcanBdonateBtoBeveryone.
NoteBtheBcorrectBuseBofBtheBtermsBantibodyBandBantigen:
O-BisBtheBbestBdonorBbecauseBitBdoesBnotBhaveBA,BBBorBRhBantigens.
AB+BisBtheBuniversalBreceiverBbecauseBitBdoesBnotBhaveBA,BBBorBRhBantibodies.
WhatBisBtheBonlyBarteryBinBtheBbodyBtoBcarryBoxygen-poorBblood?
A.BrenalBartery
B.BinterosseousBartery
C.BvenaBcava
D.BpulmonaryBarteryB-BD.BpulmonaryBartery
BMostBarteriesBinBtheBbodyBcarryBoxygen-
richBbloodBawayBfromBtheBheart,BbutBtheBpulmonaryBarteryBcarriesBoxygen-
, poorBbloodBfromBtheBrightBventricleBofBtheBheartBtoBtheBlungs.BTheBvenaBcavaBwouldBnotBb
eBcorrectBbecauseBitBisBnotBanBartery,BitBisBaBveinBandBtheBquestionBasksBforBanBartery.
ChocolateBcystsBofBtheBovariesBareBattributedBtoB____.
A.Bmenorrhagia
B.BectopicBpregnancy
C.BpelvicBinflammatoryBdisease
D.BendometriosisB-BD.Bendometriosis
BEndometriosisBisBaBconditionBinBwhichBtheBtissueBfromBtheButerusB(endometrium)BgrowsBin
BotherBpartsBofBtheBbody,BsuchBasBtheBovariesBorBbowel.BIfBaBwomanBhasBendometrialBtissu
eBinBherBovary,BtheBtissueBbleedsBandBbuildsBupBoverBtime,BandBasBtheBbloodBagesBitBturns
Bbrown,BhenceBtheBtermB"chocolateBcyst."
WhichBisBnotBtrueBofBsynovialBjoints?
A.BTheyBareBfoundBinBtheBintervertebralBdiscsBofBtheBspinalBcolumn
B.BTheyBhaveBaBfluid-filledBcapsuleBthatBsurroundsBtheirBarticulatingBsurface
C.BTheyBareBtheBmostBcommonBjointBinBtheBbody
D.BTheyBareBtheBmostBmoveableBjointBtypeBinBtheBbodyB-
BA.BTheyBareBfoundBinBtheBintervertebralBdiscsBofBtheBspinalBcolumn
BInsteadBofBaBsynovialBjoint,BtheBintervertebralBdiscsBofBtheBspinalBcolumnBformBaBfibrocartil
aginousBjoint,BwhichBallowsBslightBmovementBofBtheBvertebraeBofBtheBspine.
LigamentsBconnectB_______.B
A.BtendonBtoBbone
B.BmuscleBtoBbone
C.BboneBtoBbone
D.BmuscleBtoBboneB-BC.BboneBtoBbone
BLigamentsBconnectBboneBtoBbone,BandBtendonsBconnectBmuscleBtoBbone.
WhatBisBtheBlongestBmuscleBinBtheBhumanBbody?