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EXAM rated A 2026
Which of the following lists the correct pathway of blood through the
circulatory system?
a. Right ventricle, vena cava, systemic circuit, aorta, left atrium, left
ventricle, lungs, right atrium
b. Left ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, right atrium, right
ventricle, lungs, left atrium
c. Left ventricle, vena cava, systemic circuit, aorta, right atrium, right
ventricle, lungs, left atrium
ventricle, lungs, right atrium - correct answer ✅
d. Right ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, left atrium, left
b. Left ventricle, aorta,
systemic circuit, vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left
atrium
Where is the popliteal artery located?
a. Near the top of the cubital fossa
b. On the underside of the wrist
✅
c. Below the jaw line between the trachea and sternomastoid muscle
d. Behind the knee - correct answer d. Behind the knee
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be
at risk of ____________.
a. unnecessary blood clotting
b. extensive bleeding
,GCU A&P HESI EXAM PRACTICE
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✅
c. fatigue and shortness of breath
d. inability to fight infection - correct answer b. extensive bleeding
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an
abundance of in leukocytes?
a. Golgi bodies
b. Mitochondria
✅
c. Lysosomes
d. Ribosomes - correct answer c. Lysosomes
What is erythropoiesis and where does it occur?
a. The formation of bile; Liver
b. The formation of red blood cells; Red bone marrow
✅
c. The formation of white blood cells; Spleen
b. The formation of red blood cells; Heart - correct answer b. The
formation of red blood cells; Red bone marrow
Where does digestion begin in the alimentary canal?
a. Small intestine
b. Stomach
✅
c. Oral cavity
d. Esophagus - correct answer c. Oral cavity
,GCU A&P HESI EXAM PRACTICE
EXAM rated A 2026
What is the purpose of gastric mucous?
a. To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive enzymes.
b. To prevent pathogens from being absorbed by the stomach lining and
into the bloodstream.
c. To help break down fibrous foods.
answer
enzymes.
✅
d. To trap waste products to be turned into fecal matter. - correct
a. To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive
What is the function of endocrine glands?
a. They secrete products directly into a duct that carries the products to
where they are needed.
b. They transmit nerve impulses between parts of the body.
c. They are a group of cells that respond to specific hormones.
✅
d. They secrete hormones directly into the blood. - correct answer
d. They secrete hormones directly into the blood.
What does the presence of antidiuretic hormone stimulate?
a. Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate
b. The release of water into the bladder to be voided as urine
c. Calcium reabsorption by the nephrons
, GCU A&P HESI EXAM PRACTICE
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d. The increase of calcium levels in the blood - correct answer
Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate
✅ a.
Which of the following best describes the anatomical position?
a. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's
sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the palms facing posteriorly
b. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper extremities at
the body's sides, feet flat and directed outward, and the palms facing
anteriorly.
c. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper extremities at
the body's sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the palms facing
towards anteriorly.
d. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's
correct answer ✅
sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the palms facing anteriorly -
d. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper
extremities at the body's sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the
palms facing anteriorly
Which of the following is defined as "a group of similar cells and their
intercellular matrix that carry out a specific function together?"
a. Tissues
b. Organs
✅
c. Organ systems
d. Neuroglia - correct answer a. Tissues
EXAM rated A 2026
Which of the following lists the correct pathway of blood through the
circulatory system?
a. Right ventricle, vena cava, systemic circuit, aorta, left atrium, left
ventricle, lungs, right atrium
b. Left ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, right atrium, right
ventricle, lungs, left atrium
c. Left ventricle, vena cava, systemic circuit, aorta, right atrium, right
ventricle, lungs, left atrium
ventricle, lungs, right atrium - correct answer ✅
d. Right ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, left atrium, left
b. Left ventricle, aorta,
systemic circuit, vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left
atrium
Where is the popliteal artery located?
a. Near the top of the cubital fossa
b. On the underside of the wrist
✅
c. Below the jaw line between the trachea and sternomastoid muscle
d. Behind the knee - correct answer d. Behind the knee
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be
at risk of ____________.
a. unnecessary blood clotting
b. extensive bleeding
,GCU A&P HESI EXAM PRACTICE
EXAM rated A 2026
✅
c. fatigue and shortness of breath
d. inability to fight infection - correct answer b. extensive bleeding
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find an
abundance of in leukocytes?
a. Golgi bodies
b. Mitochondria
✅
c. Lysosomes
d. Ribosomes - correct answer c. Lysosomes
What is erythropoiesis and where does it occur?
a. The formation of bile; Liver
b. The formation of red blood cells; Red bone marrow
✅
c. The formation of white blood cells; Spleen
b. The formation of red blood cells; Heart - correct answer b. The
formation of red blood cells; Red bone marrow
Where does digestion begin in the alimentary canal?
a. Small intestine
b. Stomach
✅
c. Oral cavity
d. Esophagus - correct answer c. Oral cavity
,GCU A&P HESI EXAM PRACTICE
EXAM rated A 2026
What is the purpose of gastric mucous?
a. To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive enzymes.
b. To prevent pathogens from being absorbed by the stomach lining and
into the bloodstream.
c. To help break down fibrous foods.
answer
enzymes.
✅
d. To trap waste products to be turned into fecal matter. - correct
a. To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive
What is the function of endocrine glands?
a. They secrete products directly into a duct that carries the products to
where they are needed.
b. They transmit nerve impulses between parts of the body.
c. They are a group of cells that respond to specific hormones.
✅
d. They secrete hormones directly into the blood. - correct answer
d. They secrete hormones directly into the blood.
What does the presence of antidiuretic hormone stimulate?
a. Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate
b. The release of water into the bladder to be voided as urine
c. Calcium reabsorption by the nephrons
, GCU A&P HESI EXAM PRACTICE
EXAM rated A 2026
d. The increase of calcium levels in the blood - correct answer
Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate
✅ a.
Which of the following best describes the anatomical position?
a. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's
sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the palms facing posteriorly
b. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper extremities at
the body's sides, feet flat and directed outward, and the palms facing
anteriorly.
c. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper extremities at
the body's sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the palms facing
towards anteriorly.
d. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities at the body's
correct answer ✅
sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the palms facing anteriorly -
d. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper
extremities at the body's sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the
palms facing anteriorly
Which of the following is defined as "a group of similar cells and their
intercellular matrix that carry out a specific function together?"
a. Tissues
b. Organs
✅
c. Organ systems
d. Neuroglia - correct answer a. Tissues
