HESI prep Health Assessment Questions
With Complete Solutions
Which glands are located immediately surrounding the urethral meatus on a woman? -
Answer-Skene's glands
/.Which glands are posterior to the vaginal orifice? - Answer-Bartholin's (vestibular)
glands
/.Which ligament suspends the breasts? - Answer-Coopers ligament
/.Which glands are responsible for keeping areola lubricated? - Answer-Montgomery's
gland
/.Breast development precedes menarche? - Answer-True
/.Breasts are smallest days 5-8 of the menstrual cycle? - Answer-False
/.Which quadrant is the most common site of breast tumors? - Answer-Upper outer
/.What us another name for the upper quadrant of the breast? - Answer-Tail of Spence
/.Best position to do a breast exam? - Answer-sitting first, then supine with the ipsilateral
arm overhead with a small pillow under the shoulder
/.This breast condition is a non-malignant inflammatory process - Answer-Mastitis
/.List 5 risk factors for breast cancer - Answer-1. family history
2. age 70-74
3. Menarche < 12
4. Menopause > 55
5. Prolonged use of OCP, HRT
6. > 2 ETOH per day
7. BRCA 1,2 genetic
8. Breast density on mammogram when younger
/.Which strains of HPV are most commonly the causative agents in cervical cancer? -
Answer-16, 18, 31, 33
/.The scrotum needs to be kept cooler than the rest of the body? - Answer-True
/.Signs and symptoms of HPV vs. HSV - Answer-HPV: Warty growths, painless papular
lesions, cervical cancer.
, HSV: Lymphadenopathy, painful testicles
/.These structure, located inside the testicles, serve as the main storage site of sperm? -
Answer-Epididymus
/.Which scrotum hangs lower than the other, typically? - Answer-Left
/.How often and where is the best place to do testicular self exams? - Answer-Monthly,
in the shower
/.This is the second most common STI and is often asymptomatic - Answer-Gonorrhea
/.This stage of syphilis often goes undetected due to its painless presentation? -
Answer-Primary (stage 1)
/.Persistent erection of the penis - Answer-Priapism
/.Foreskin retracted behind the glans, cannot put in usual position - Answer-
Paraphimosis
/.Testes that have never descended, absent testis - Answer-Cryptorchidism
/.Urethral meatus located under the glans penis - Answer-Hypospadias
/.Non-retractable foreskin that forms a point - Answer-Phimosis
/.This type of cyst is commonly found in the sacral area on men and contains a tuft of
hair - Answer-Pilonidal
/.What is an example of an appropriate response when a male patient gets an erection
during physical exam? - Answer-be matter of fact, tell him it is normal.
/.List all of the cranial nerves in order - Answer-olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear,
trigeminal, abducens, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory,
hypoglossal.
/.Bells palsy is a dysfunction of which cranial nerve? - Answer-Cranial nerve 7- facial
/.This type of nervous sensation often comes with a sensation of "pins and needles" and
occurs in stocking-glove pattern from the feet upward - Answer-Paresthesia
/.The romberg test, as well as heel-to-shin and finger-to-nose tests all test the function
of which part of the brain? - Answer-Cerebellum
/.Very brisk and hyperactive DTRs would receive a rating of what? - Answer-4+
With Complete Solutions
Which glands are located immediately surrounding the urethral meatus on a woman? -
Answer-Skene's glands
/.Which glands are posterior to the vaginal orifice? - Answer-Bartholin's (vestibular)
glands
/.Which ligament suspends the breasts? - Answer-Coopers ligament
/.Which glands are responsible for keeping areola lubricated? - Answer-Montgomery's
gland
/.Breast development precedes menarche? - Answer-True
/.Breasts are smallest days 5-8 of the menstrual cycle? - Answer-False
/.Which quadrant is the most common site of breast tumors? - Answer-Upper outer
/.What us another name for the upper quadrant of the breast? - Answer-Tail of Spence
/.Best position to do a breast exam? - Answer-sitting first, then supine with the ipsilateral
arm overhead with a small pillow under the shoulder
/.This breast condition is a non-malignant inflammatory process - Answer-Mastitis
/.List 5 risk factors for breast cancer - Answer-1. family history
2. age 70-74
3. Menarche < 12
4. Menopause > 55
5. Prolonged use of OCP, HRT
6. > 2 ETOH per day
7. BRCA 1,2 genetic
8. Breast density on mammogram when younger
/.Which strains of HPV are most commonly the causative agents in cervical cancer? -
Answer-16, 18, 31, 33
/.The scrotum needs to be kept cooler than the rest of the body? - Answer-True
/.Signs and symptoms of HPV vs. HSV - Answer-HPV: Warty growths, painless papular
lesions, cervical cancer.
, HSV: Lymphadenopathy, painful testicles
/.These structure, located inside the testicles, serve as the main storage site of sperm? -
Answer-Epididymus
/.Which scrotum hangs lower than the other, typically? - Answer-Left
/.How often and where is the best place to do testicular self exams? - Answer-Monthly,
in the shower
/.This is the second most common STI and is often asymptomatic - Answer-Gonorrhea
/.This stage of syphilis often goes undetected due to its painless presentation? -
Answer-Primary (stage 1)
/.Persistent erection of the penis - Answer-Priapism
/.Foreskin retracted behind the glans, cannot put in usual position - Answer-
Paraphimosis
/.Testes that have never descended, absent testis - Answer-Cryptorchidism
/.Urethral meatus located under the glans penis - Answer-Hypospadias
/.Non-retractable foreskin that forms a point - Answer-Phimosis
/.This type of cyst is commonly found in the sacral area on men and contains a tuft of
hair - Answer-Pilonidal
/.What is an example of an appropriate response when a male patient gets an erection
during physical exam? - Answer-be matter of fact, tell him it is normal.
/.List all of the cranial nerves in order - Answer-olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear,
trigeminal, abducens, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory,
hypoglossal.
/.Bells palsy is a dysfunction of which cranial nerve? - Answer-Cranial nerve 7- facial
/.This type of nervous sensation often comes with a sensation of "pins and needles" and
occurs in stocking-glove pattern from the feet upward - Answer-Paresthesia
/.The romberg test, as well as heel-to-shin and finger-to-nose tests all test the function
of which part of the brain? - Answer-Cerebellum
/.Very brisk and hyperactive DTRs would receive a rating of what? - Answer-4+
