HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

HESI A2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
1) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sdescribes sthe sprimary sfunction sof sthe srespiratory ssystem?

A) sto screate ssound sand sspeech s

B) sto stake soxygen sinto sthe sbody swhile sremoving scarbon sdioxide

C) sto stransport snutrients sto sthe scells sand stissue sof sthe sbody

D) sto sact sas sa sbarrier sbetween sthe sbody's sorgans sand soutside sinfluences s- sans--to
stake soxygen sinto sthe sbody swhile sremoving scarbon sdioxide



2) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sis sthe sfirst sstep sof sthe sscientific smethod?

A) sconstruct sa shypothesis

B) smake sobservations

C) sanalyze sdata
s

D) sform sa squestion s- sans--make sobservations

3) sThe sprocess sof sorganisms swith san sadvantageous strait ssurviving smore soften sand
sproducing smore soffspring sthan sorganisms swithout sthe sadvantageous strait sdescribes

swhich sof sthe sfollowing sbasic smechanisms?



A) sgene sflow

B) sgenetic sdrift

C) smutation
s

D) snatural sselection s- sans--natural sselection

4) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sis sthe sgroup sof sbasophils sthat sproduces sfollicle-stimulating
shormone s(FSH) sand sluteinizing shormone?



A) sgonadotrophs

B) sthyotroph

,C) schromophil
s

D) spituicytes s- sans--gonadotrophs

5) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sare sconsidered sthe sbasic sunits sof sthe sfemale sreproductive
ssystem, seach scontaining sa ssingle simmature segg scell sthat sis sreleased sduring

sovulation?



A) soocytes

B) sfollicles

C) sovaries
s

D) sfundus s- sans--follicles

6) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sdescribes sthe smuscular sorgan sthat sprocesses sfood smaterial
sinto sincreasingly ssmaller spieces, smixes sit swith ssaliva sto screate sa sbolus, sand screates sa

sbarrier sto stransport sfood sinto sthe sesophagus?



A) spharynx

B) stongue

C) sdiaphragm
s

D) sstomach s- sans--tongue

7) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing schambers sof sthe sheart sreceives sblood sreturning sfrom sthe
slungs sduring spulmonary scirculation?



A) sleft satrium

B) sright satrium

C) sleft sventricle
s

D) sright sventricle s- sans--left satrium

8) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sis sthe slobe sin sthe scerebral scortex sprimarily sresponsible sfor
sprocessing sand sintegrating ssensory sinformation sreceived sfrom sthe srest sof sthe sbody?



A) sfrontal slobe

B) soccipital slobe

C) sparietal slobe
s

, D) stemporal slobe s- sans--parietal slobe

9) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sis san sexample sof sadaptive, sor sspecific, simmunity?

A) sinflammation

B) sfever

C) shumoral
s

D) sphagocytosis s- sans--humoral

10) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sdescribes sa ssituation sin swhich sresearch sresults sare
sconsistent swith severy ssubsequent sexperiment, sbut sthe stest sused sin sthe sexperiment

sdoes snot smeasure swhat sit sclaims sto smeasure?



A) sreliable, sbut snot svalid

B) svalid, sbut snot sreliable

C) sneither sreliable sor svalid
s

D) sboth sreliable sand svalid s- sans--reliable, sbut snot svalid

11) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sMendellian slaws sdescribes show spairs sof salleles swithin
sgenes sseparate sand srecombine sseparately sfrom sother sgenes?



A) slaw sof ssegregation

B) slaw sof sdominance

C) slaw sof sindependent sassortment
s

D) slaw sof spredictive straits s- sans--law sof sindependent sassortment

12) sWhich sof sthe sfollowing sdescribes show satomic sradius svaries sacross sthe speriodic
stable?



A) satomic sradius sincreases sfrom stop sto sbottom sand sleft sto sright son sthe speriodic stable

B) satomic sradius sincreases sfrom stop sto sbottom sand sright sto sleft son sthe speriodic stable

C) satomic sradius sincreases sfrom stop sto sbottom sand stoward sthe shalogens son sthe
speriodic stable
s

D) satomic sradius sincreases sfrom stop sto sbottom sand stoward sthe snoble sgases son sthe
speriodic stable s- sans--atomic sradius sincreases sfrom stop sto sbottom sand sright sto sleft son

sthe speriodic stable