GCU A&P HESI Practice Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
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 b. Left ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, right
atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium
c. Left ventricle, vena cava, systemic circuit, aorta, right
atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium
d. Right ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, left
atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium
Where is the popliteal artery located?
a. Near the top of the cubital fossa
b. On the underside of the wrist
d. Behind the knee
c. Below the jaw line between the trachea and sternomas-
toid muscle
d. Behind the knee
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombo-
cytes could be at risk of .
a. unnecessary blood clotting
b. extensive bleeding
b. extensive bleeding
c. fatigue and shortness of breath
d. inability to fight infection
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find
an abundance of in leukocytes?
a. Golgi bodies
c. Lysosomes
b. Mitochondria
c. Lysosomes
d. Ribosomes
What is erythropoiesis and where does it occur?
a. The formation of bile; Liver
,GCU A&P HESI Practice Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
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; Red bone marrow
b. The formation of red blood cells; Heart
Where does digestion begin in the alimentary canal?
a. Small intestine
b. Stomach c. Oral cavity
c. Oral cavity
d. Esophagus
What is the purpose of gastric mucous?
a. To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive
enzymes.
a. To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive
b. To prevent pathogens from being absorbed by the
enzymes.
stomach lining and into the bloodstream.
c. To help break down fibrous foods.
d. To trap waste products to be turned into fecal matter.
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
d. They secrete hormones directly into the blood.
body.
c. They are a group of cells that respond to specific hor-
mones.
d. They secrete hormones directly into the blood.
What does the presence of antidiuretic hormone stimu-
late?
a. Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate
b. The release of water into the bladder to be voided as a. Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate
urine
c. Calcium reabsorption by the nephrons
d. The increase of calcium levels in the blood
, GCU A&P HESI Practice Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Which of the following best describes the anatomical po-
sition?
a. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremi-
ties at the body's sides, feet flat and directed forward, and
the palms facing posteriorly
b. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper
d. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities
extremities at the body's sides, feet flat and directed out-
at the body's sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the
ward, and the palms facing anteriorly.
palms facing anteriorly
c. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper
extremities at the body's sides, feet flat and directed for-
ward, and the palms facing towards anteriorly.
d. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremi-
ties 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 a. Tissues
b. Organs
c. Organ systems
d. Neuroglia
Which organelle is responsible for regulating the trans-
port of substances in and out of the cell?
a. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
d. Cell membrane
b. Nucleus
c. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
d. Cell membrane
A patient who is on a plant-based diet complains that their
skin is appearing to take on a yellowish color. Which of
the following foods would you expect the patient to have
eaten a large amount of?
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 b. Left ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, right
atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium
c. Left ventricle, vena cava, systemic circuit, aorta, right
atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium
d. Right ventricle, aorta, systemic circuit, vena cava, left
atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium
Where is the popliteal artery located?
a. Near the top of the cubital fossa
b. On the underside of the wrist
d. Behind the knee
c. Below the jaw line between the trachea and sternomas-
toid muscle
d. Behind the knee
A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombo-
cytes could be at risk of .
a. unnecessary blood clotting
b. extensive bleeding
b. extensive bleeding
c. fatigue and shortness of breath
d. inability to fight infection
Which of the following organelles would you expect to find
an abundance of in leukocytes?
a. Golgi bodies
c. Lysosomes
b. Mitochondria
c. Lysosomes
d. Ribosomes
What is erythropoiesis and where does it occur?
a. The formation of bile; Liver
,GCU A&P HESI Practice Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
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; Red bone marrow
b. The formation of red blood cells; Heart
Where does digestion begin in the alimentary canal?
a. Small intestine
b. Stomach c. Oral cavity
c. Oral cavity
d. Esophagus
What is the purpose of gastric mucous?
a. To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive
enzymes.
a. To protect the stomach lining from acid and digestive
b. To prevent pathogens from being absorbed by the
enzymes.
stomach lining and into the bloodstream.
c. To help break down fibrous foods.
d. To trap waste products to be turned into fecal matter.
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
d. They secrete hormones directly into the blood.
body.
c. They are a group of cells that respond to specific hor-
mones.
d. They secrete hormones directly into the blood.
What does the presence of antidiuretic hormone stimu-
late?
a. Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate
b. The release of water into the bladder to be voided as a. Water reabsorption from the urinary filtrate
urine
c. Calcium reabsorption by the nephrons
d. The increase of calcium levels in the blood
, GCU A&P HESI Practice Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Which of the following best describes the anatomical po-
sition?
a. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremi-
ties at the body's sides, feet flat and directed forward, and
the palms facing posteriorly
b. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper
d. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremities
extremities at the body's sides, feet flat and directed out-
at the body's sides, feet flat and directed forward, and the
ward, and the palms facing anteriorly.
palms facing anteriorly
c. Standing upright, facing away from the observer, upper
extremities at the body's sides, feet flat and directed for-
ward, and the palms facing towards anteriorly.
d. Standing upright, facing the observer, upper extremi-
ties 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 a. Tissues
b. Organs
c. Organ systems
d. Neuroglia
Which organelle is responsible for regulating the trans-
port of substances in and out of the cell?
a. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
d. Cell membrane
b. Nucleus
c. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
d. Cell membrane
A patient who is on a plant-based diet complains that their
skin is appearing to take on a yellowish color. Which of
the following foods would you expect the patient to have
eaten a large amount of?
