HESI RN EXIT V3 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ 4 main layers of the digestive tract?.
Answer: mucous layersubmucousmuscularserous
◍ The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot
pass..
Answer: reflection
◍ Respiratory system supplies?.
Answer: Oxygen to the body and eliminates carbon dioxide
◍ What are the different waste products in the urine?.
Answer: Urea (produced by the liver stored in the
kidneys)ammoniumcreatinine uric acid urochrome
◍ 1 kilogram = ____ grams.
Answer: 1,000 grams
◍ The healthcare provider prescribes methylergonovine maleate for a
postpartum client with uterine atony...?.
Answer: hypertension
◍ A chemical substance that helps keep the pH from drastically changing is
a(an).
Answer: Buffer
◍ What valve is between the atria and ventricles on the right side of the heart?.
Answer: Tricuspid
◍ Fiber composed of protein and DNA molecules which contains cellular
information for synthesizing proteins.
, Answer: Chromatin
◍ 1 pint = ____ cups.
Answer: 2 cups
◍ motor impulses leave where?.
Answer: ventral horns of the spinal cord
◍ 1 cup = _____ ounces.
Answer: 8 ounces
◍ What is the function of renin?.
Answer: maintains blood pressure, activates angiotensin (produced in the
kidneys)( This peptide hormone is secreted by the kidneys from specialized
cells called granular cells found in the juxtaglomerular apparatus.)
◍ Vasodialtion and vasoconstriction result from which of the following?
A. Contraction of smooth muscle in the arterial wall
B. Relaxation of smooth muscle in the arterial wall
C. Relaxation and contraction of smooth muscle in the arterial wall
D. Contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle in the venous wall..
Answer: Relaxation and contraction of smooth muscle in the artieral wall.
◍ What does the dermis rest on?.
Answer: The subcutaneous tissue that connects the skin to the superficial
muscles
◍ Blood serves to.
Answer: Transport oxygen and nutrients to body cells and to carry away
carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes
◍ Menstruation and the proliferative phase of the uterine cycle correspond to
what event(s) of the ovarian cycle..
Answer: Follicular phase
◍ Bring versus Take.
Answer: Bring: conveys action toward the speaker - to carry from a distant
place to a near place (Please bring your textbooks to class)Take: Conveys
, action away from the speaker - to carry from a near place to a distant place
(Please take your textbooks home)
◍ Activities of the sex organs are under control of.
Answer: Tropic hormones from the pituitary gland
◍ Hormones from the ____ maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts
for milk production.
Answer: Placenta
◍ What is pH?.
Answer: a measure of hydrogen ion concentration
◍ What is the formula for the area of a circle?.
Answer: A=π(r^2)
◍ What type of meds should you NOT crush?.
Answer: SL or enteric coated meds (sublingual)
◍ To evaluate the effectiveness of male client's new prescription for ezetimibe,
which action should the clinic nurse implement?.
Answer: Remind the client to keep his appointments to have his cholesterol
level checked.
◍ gray matter.
Answer: unmyelinated cell bodies and dendrites (nuclei)
◍ Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Answer: adenohypophysis
◍ Pythagorean Theorem.
Answer: used to calculate missing lengths of sides of triangles
(A^2+B^2=C^2)
◍ what hormone stimulates ovulation and the conversion of follicle to corpus
luteum.
Answer: LH
◍ where is cortisol released from?.
, Answer: adrenal cortex
◍ Posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Answer: Neurohypophysis
◍ What is peristalsis?.
Answer: rhythmic contraction of the smooth muscles of the alimentary canal
that push the food forward
◍ The process in which white light separates into colors; occurs when white
light travels through a prism and breaks up into a range of colors.
Answer: Dispersion
◍ Lower Extremity(Appendicular).
Answer: Femur, Tibia, Fibula, Patella, Tarsals(14), Metatarsals(10),
Phalanges(28)
◍ The spinal cord is how many inches long?.
Answer: 18 inches
◍ Special cell division that takes place in the gonads (ovaries and testes -
chromosome number reduced from 46 to 23.
Answer: Meiosis
◍ where are alpha and beta cells found?.
Answer: pancreas
◍ Trigeminal - chewing face & mouth touch & pain.
Answer: Cranial nerve 5
◍ What is peritoneum?.
Answer: the mucus membrane covering the abdominal cavity
◍ define electrocardiogram.
Answer: -measures the wave of electrical activity started by the sinoatorial
node and transmitted through the myocardium
◍ Where is sperm stored once produced?.
Answer: The epididymis
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ 4 main layers of the digestive tract?.
Answer: mucous layersubmucousmuscularserous
◍ The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot
pass..
Answer: reflection
◍ Respiratory system supplies?.
Answer: Oxygen to the body and eliminates carbon dioxide
◍ What are the different waste products in the urine?.
Answer: Urea (produced by the liver stored in the
kidneys)ammoniumcreatinine uric acid urochrome
◍ 1 kilogram = ____ grams.
Answer: 1,000 grams
◍ The healthcare provider prescribes methylergonovine maleate for a
postpartum client with uterine atony...?.
Answer: hypertension
◍ A chemical substance that helps keep the pH from drastically changing is
a(an).
Answer: Buffer
◍ What valve is between the atria and ventricles on the right side of the heart?.
Answer: Tricuspid
◍ Fiber composed of protein and DNA molecules which contains cellular
information for synthesizing proteins.
, Answer: Chromatin
◍ 1 pint = ____ cups.
Answer: 2 cups
◍ motor impulses leave where?.
Answer: ventral horns of the spinal cord
◍ 1 cup = _____ ounces.
Answer: 8 ounces
◍ What is the function of renin?.
Answer: maintains blood pressure, activates angiotensin (produced in the
kidneys)( This peptide hormone is secreted by the kidneys from specialized
cells called granular cells found in the juxtaglomerular apparatus.)
◍ Vasodialtion and vasoconstriction result from which of the following?
A. Contraction of smooth muscle in the arterial wall
B. Relaxation of smooth muscle in the arterial wall
C. Relaxation and contraction of smooth muscle in the arterial wall
D. Contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle in the venous wall..
Answer: Relaxation and contraction of smooth muscle in the artieral wall.
◍ What does the dermis rest on?.
Answer: The subcutaneous tissue that connects the skin to the superficial
muscles
◍ Blood serves to.
Answer: Transport oxygen and nutrients to body cells and to carry away
carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes
◍ Menstruation and the proliferative phase of the uterine cycle correspond to
what event(s) of the ovarian cycle..
Answer: Follicular phase
◍ Bring versus Take.
Answer: Bring: conveys action toward the speaker - to carry from a distant
place to a near place (Please bring your textbooks to class)Take: Conveys
, action away from the speaker - to carry from a near place to a distant place
(Please take your textbooks home)
◍ Activities of the sex organs are under control of.
Answer: Tropic hormones from the pituitary gland
◍ Hormones from the ____ maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts
for milk production.
Answer: Placenta
◍ What is pH?.
Answer: a measure of hydrogen ion concentration
◍ What is the formula for the area of a circle?.
Answer: A=π(r^2)
◍ What type of meds should you NOT crush?.
Answer: SL or enteric coated meds (sublingual)
◍ To evaluate the effectiveness of male client's new prescription for ezetimibe,
which action should the clinic nurse implement?.
Answer: Remind the client to keep his appointments to have his cholesterol
level checked.
◍ gray matter.
Answer: unmyelinated cell bodies and dendrites (nuclei)
◍ Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Answer: adenohypophysis
◍ Pythagorean Theorem.
Answer: used to calculate missing lengths of sides of triangles
(A^2+B^2=C^2)
◍ what hormone stimulates ovulation and the conversion of follicle to corpus
luteum.
Answer: LH
◍ where is cortisol released from?.
, Answer: adrenal cortex
◍ Posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Answer: Neurohypophysis
◍ What is peristalsis?.
Answer: rhythmic contraction of the smooth muscles of the alimentary canal
that push the food forward
◍ The process in which white light separates into colors; occurs when white
light travels through a prism and breaks up into a range of colors.
Answer: Dispersion
◍ Lower Extremity(Appendicular).
Answer: Femur, Tibia, Fibula, Patella, Tarsals(14), Metatarsals(10),
Phalanges(28)
◍ The spinal cord is how many inches long?.
Answer: 18 inches
◍ Special cell division that takes place in the gonads (ovaries and testes -
chromosome number reduced from 46 to 23.
Answer: Meiosis
◍ where are alpha and beta cells found?.
Answer: pancreas
◍ Trigeminal - chewing face & mouth touch & pain.
Answer: Cranial nerve 5
◍ What is peritoneum?.
Answer: the mucus membrane covering the abdominal cavity
◍ define electrocardiogram.
Answer: -measures the wave of electrical activity started by the sinoatorial
node and transmitted through the myocardium
◍ Where is sperm stored once produced?.
Answer: The epididymis
