HESI A2 Practice test Questions and Correct Answers
A bone that is part of the upper limbs is
a. metatarsal
b. metacarpal
c. tibia
d. fibula - ansb. metacarpal
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 - ansd) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
A patient of yours is diagnosed with emphysema. In emphysema, the alveoli have trouble exchanging gases
between the atmosphere and the blood. It would be true to say that this patient has difficulty with what type
of respiration? - ans-external
External respiration is the exchange of gases by the alveoli between the atmosphere and the blood.
A person who has torn their vastus lateralis muscle will need which of the following?
a) an arm sling
b) a cane or crutches
c) insulin
d) a neck brace - ansb) a cane or crutches
,The vastus lateralis muscle is a voluntary muscle in the legs. It is part of the quadriceps.
A ventral wound would be found - ansin the abdomen
A woman's body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle? - ans-day 14
Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior - ansc) anterior
Bones are classified according to - anstheir shape (tissue type: compact or spongy) (shape: long, short, flat, or
irregular)
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate is a substance that performs which of the following?
a) acts as part of the cell membrane
b) acts as energy for the cell
c) acts as a secondary messenger
d) acts as a hormone - ansc) acts as a secondary messenger
(cyclic AMP)
Deflections of the EKG represent which of the following?
a) the contraction of the heat
b) the relaxation of the heat
c) the electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation
, d) they physical movement that precedes contraction and relaxation - ansc) the electrical activity that precedes
contraction and relaxation
Follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone are what type of
hormones? - ans-tropic
Tropic hormones act on other endocrine glands.
How many bones are in the cervical vertebrae? - ans7
How many bones are in the lumbar vertebrae? - ans5
How many bones are in the thoracic vertebrae? - ans12
How many pairs of spinal nerves are known to exit the spinal cord? - ans-31
Humans can survive most easily without which of the following?
a) pancreas
b) lungs
c) gallbladder
d) bladder - ansc) gallbladder
The gallbladder's function is to store bile, but the GI tract is more than capable of producing bile to digest fat
without it.
In which part of the body is keratin NOT found?
a) hair
b) skin
A bone that is part of the upper limbs is
a. metatarsal
b. metacarpal
c. tibia
d. fibula - ansb. metacarpal
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 - ansd) histologist
Histology is the study of tissues.
A patient of yours is diagnosed with emphysema. In emphysema, the alveoli have trouble exchanging gases
between the atmosphere and the blood. It would be true to say that this patient has difficulty with what type
of respiration? - ans-external
External respiration is the exchange of gases by the alveoli between the atmosphere and the blood.
A person who has torn their vastus lateralis muscle will need which of the following?
a) an arm sling
b) a cane or crutches
c) insulin
d) a neck brace - ansb) a cane or crutches
,The vastus lateralis muscle is a voluntary muscle in the legs. It is part of the quadriceps.
A ventral wound would be found - ansin the abdomen
A woman's body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle? - ans-day 14
Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior - ansc) anterior
Bones are classified according to - anstheir shape (tissue type: compact or spongy) (shape: long, short, flat, or
irregular)
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate is a substance that performs which of the following?
a) acts as part of the cell membrane
b) acts as energy for the cell
c) acts as a secondary messenger
d) acts as a hormone - ansc) acts as a secondary messenger
(cyclic AMP)
Deflections of the EKG represent which of the following?
a) the contraction of the heat
b) the relaxation of the heat
c) the electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation
, d) they physical movement that precedes contraction and relaxation - ansc) the electrical activity that precedes
contraction and relaxation
Follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone are what type of
hormones? - ans-tropic
Tropic hormones act on other endocrine glands.
How many bones are in the cervical vertebrae? - ans7
How many bones are in the lumbar vertebrae? - ans5
How many bones are in the thoracic vertebrae? - ans12
How many pairs of spinal nerves are known to exit the spinal cord? - ans-31
Humans can survive most easily without which of the following?
a) pancreas
b) lungs
c) gallbladder
d) bladder - ansc) gallbladder
The gallbladder's function is to store bile, but the GI tract is more than capable of producing bile to digest fat
without it.
In which part of the body is keratin NOT found?
a) hair
b) skin
