HESI A2 version 1 and 2
1. Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory?:
Phar- ynx
2. A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreases
sensa- tion in: . Arm
3. Which bone dose not articulate with any other bone?: Hyoid
4. . Which of the following statements best describe endocrine glands?:
They secrete chemicals into the blood
5. Diet is important because bone are storage places for: Calcium and
phospho- rous
6. Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and the
urinary system?: . Urethra
7. Ligaments provides with connection?: Bone to bone
8.What structure conduct urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?:
Ureter
9. Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by
with molecule?: Lactic acid
10.As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated
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,to resorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?:
Os- teoclasts
11.Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?:
Evap- oration
12.When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian in
the nurse notes that she has an unusual skin color. The nurse should ask
the client if she has eaten large amount of:: carrot and squash.
13.Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who
is standing erect with feet forward?: Palms of the hand facing anterior
14.Which structure is a ball and socket joint?: Shoulder
15.Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus, and stapes?:
Skull ear
16.What are like cells grouped together called?: A tissue
17. . The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?-
: Popliteal
18.Ceruminous glands secrete: Ear wax
19.What type of synovial joint is the elbow?: Hinge
20.What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?
In- creased: Cardiac output
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, 21.Where does digestion begin in the digestive system?: Oral cavity
22.Which structure regulates the transport of substances in and out of a
cell?: The cell membrane
23.The mediastinum is located within which cavity?: Thoracic
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1. Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory?:
Phar- ynx
2. A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreases
sensa- tion in: . Arm
3. Which bone dose not articulate with any other bone?: Hyoid
4. . Which of the following statements best describe endocrine glands?:
They secrete chemicals into the blood
5. Diet is important because bone are storage places for: Calcium and
phospho- rous
6. Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and the
urinary system?: . Urethra
7. Ligaments provides with connection?: Bone to bone
8.What structure conduct urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?:
Ureter
9. Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by
with molecule?: Lactic acid
10.As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated
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,to resorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?:
Os- teoclasts
11.Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?:
Evap- oration
12.When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian in
the nurse notes that she has an unusual skin color. The nurse should ask
the client if she has eaten large amount of:: carrot and squash.
13.Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who
is standing erect with feet forward?: Palms of the hand facing anterior
14.Which structure is a ball and socket joint?: Shoulder
15.Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus, and stapes?:
Skull ear
16.What are like cells grouped together called?: A tissue
17. . The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?-
: Popliteal
18.Ceruminous glands secrete: Ear wax
19.What type of synovial joint is the elbow?: Hinge
20.What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?
In- creased: Cardiac output
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, 21.Where does digestion begin in the digestive system?: Oral cavity
22.Which structure regulates the transport of substances in and out of a
cell?: The cell membrane
23.The mediastinum is located within which cavity?: Thoracic
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