HESI A2 STUDY EXAMS GUIDE LATEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How many bones are in the cervical vertebrae? - ✔✔7
✔✔How many bones are in the thoracic vertebrae? - ✔✔12
✔✔How many bones are in the lumbar vertebrae? - ✔✔5
✔✔The latissimus dorsi are found in the - ✔✔shoulders
✔✔Striated muscles attach to - ✔✔bones
✔✔When air enters the bronchi, it travels to the - ✔✔bronchioles
✔✔Bones are classified according to - ✔✔their shape (tissue type: compact or spongy)
(shape: long, short, flat, or irregular)
✔✔ 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
✔✔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
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
✔✔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
✔✔Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior - ✔✔c) anterior
✔✔Vitamin K is created in the:
a) liver
b) lungs
c) intestinal tract
d) pancreas - ✔✔c) intestinal tract
✔✔The largest organ in the body is the ________.
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach - ✔✔a) skin
✔✔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
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How many bones are in the cervical vertebrae? - ✔✔7
✔✔How many bones are in the thoracic vertebrae? - ✔✔12
✔✔How many bones are in the lumbar vertebrae? - ✔✔5
✔✔The latissimus dorsi are found in the - ✔✔shoulders
✔✔Striated muscles attach to - ✔✔bones
✔✔When air enters the bronchi, it travels to the - ✔✔bronchioles
✔✔Bones are classified according to - ✔✔their shape (tissue type: compact or spongy)
(shape: long, short, flat, or irregular)
✔✔ 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
✔✔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
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
✔✔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
✔✔Anatomical position shows the body in a(n) ________ position.
a) lateral
b) superior
c) anterior
d) posterior - ✔✔c) anterior
✔✔Vitamin K is created in the:
a) liver
b) lungs
c) intestinal tract
d) pancreas - ✔✔c) intestinal tract
✔✔The largest organ in the body is the ________.
a) skin
b) GI tract
c) femur
d) stomach - ✔✔a) skin
✔✔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
