HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST
UPDATE
1 . Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive tract?
a) to use enzymes to break down food
b) to perform gas exchange
c) to remove waste from the body
d) to use peristalsis to move food along: b) to perform gas exchange
Gas exchange is a function of the respiratory system
2. 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
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,d) a process in which the body resists change to genetic structure: a) a process that
maintains the stability of the human body's internal environment in response to
changes in internal and external conditions
3. 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: b) communication through
the use of hormones
4. Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior: c) anterior
5. Vitamin K is created in the:
a) liver
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, b) lungs
c) intestinal tract
d) pancreas: c) intestinal tract
6. The largest organ in the body is the
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach: a) skin
7. 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: d) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST
UPDATE
1 . Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive tract?
a) to use enzymes to break down food
b) to perform gas exchange
c) to remove waste from the body
d) to use peristalsis to move food along: b) to perform gas exchange
Gas exchange is a function of the respiratory system
2. 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
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,d) a process in which the body resists change to genetic structure: a) a process that
maintains the stability of the human body's internal environment in response to
changes in internal and external conditions
3. 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: b) communication through
the use of hormones
4. Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior: c) anterior
5. Vitamin K is created in the:
a) liver
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, b) lungs
c) intestinal tract
d) pancreas: c) intestinal tract
6. The largest organ in the body is the
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach: a) skin
7. 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: d) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
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