HESI A2 Practice test questions
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1. Which of the following is NOT a function of the b) to perform gas exchange
digestive tract?
a) to use enzymes to break down food Gas exchange is a function of the
b) to perform gas exchange respiratory system
c) to remove waste from the body
d) to use peristalsis to move food along
2. The body, at all times, attempts to maintain home- a) a process that maintains the
ostasis. The best definition of homeostasis is: stability of the human body's in-
a) a process that maintains the stability of the ternal environment in response
human body's internal environment in response to changes in internal and exter-
to changes in internal and external conditions nal conditions
b) a function via which the body breaks down glu-
cose to use as energy
c)a process that maintains the immune system's
defenses
d) a process in which the body resists change to
genetic structure
3. The endocrine system of the body is responsible b) communication through the
for: use of hormones
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
4. Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) c) anterior
________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior
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5. Vitamin K is created in the: c) intestinal tract
a) liver
b) lungs
c) intestinal tract
d) pancreas
6. The largest organ in the body is the ________. a) skin
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach
7. A medical scientists wants to study the parenchy- d) histologist
ma of the kidney. This scientist would correctly be
known, most specifically, as a: Histology is the study of tissues.
a) biologist
b) doctor
c) anatomist
d) histologist
8. What is Erythropoiesis? a) red blood cell formation
a) red blood cell formation
b) white blood cell formation Blood cell formation is called He-
c) the destruction of red blood cells mopoiesis.
d) the destruction of white blood cells Erythro- red blood cells
9. In which part of the body is keratin NOT found? d) teeth
a) hair
b) skin Keratin is a family of fibrous
c) nails structural proteins. Keratin is the
d) teeth key structural component of hair,
nails, and the outer layer of hu-
man skin
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1. Which of the following is NOT a function of the b) to perform gas exchange
digestive tract?
a) to use enzymes to break down food Gas exchange is a function of the
b) to perform gas exchange respiratory system
c) to remove waste from the body
d) to use peristalsis to move food along
2. The body, at all times, attempts to maintain home- a) a process that maintains the
ostasis. The best definition of homeostasis is: stability of the human body's in-
a) a process that maintains the stability of the ternal environment in response
human body's internal environment in response to changes in internal and exter-
to changes in internal and external conditions nal conditions
b) a function via which the body breaks down glu-
cose to use as energy
c)a process that maintains the immune system's
defenses
d) a process in which the body resists change to
genetic structure
3. The endocrine system of the body is responsible b) communication through the
for: use of hormones
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
4. Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) c) anterior
________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior
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5. Vitamin K is created in the: c) intestinal tract
a) liver
b) lungs
c) intestinal tract
d) pancreas
6. The largest organ in the body is the ________. a) skin
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach
7. A medical scientists wants to study the parenchy- d) histologist
ma of the kidney. This scientist would correctly be
known, most specifically, as a: Histology is the study of tissues.
a) biologist
b) doctor
c) anatomist
d) histologist
8. What is Erythropoiesis? a) red blood cell formation
a) red blood cell formation
b) white blood cell formation Blood cell formation is called He-
c) the destruction of red blood cells mopoiesis.
d) the destruction of white blood cells Erythro- red blood cells
9. In which part of the body is keratin NOT found? d) teeth
a) hair
b) skin Keratin is a family of fibrous
c) nails structural proteins. Keratin is the
d) teeth key structural component of hair,
nails, and the outer layer of hu-
man skin
