HESI A2 (Anatomy & Physiology) V1/V2 Practice Exam
Questions and 100% Verified Answers 2025
1. What is a characteristic of viral herpes: Skin Eruption
2. When a boxer gets hit & has a deviated septum?: Vomer (in nose)
3. Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory?: Phar- ynx
4. A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensa- tion in?:
Arm, inability to abduct arms and fingers
5. Which bone does not articulate with any other bone?: Hyoid Bone
6. Which of the following statements best describes endocrine glands?: They secrete
chemicals into the blood, growth, metabolism, sexual development and function
7. Diet is important because bone are storage places for?: Calcium & Phospho- rus
8. Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and urinary system?:
Urethra
9. Ligaments provide which connection?: Bone to bone
10. Which structure conducts urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?: -
Ureter
11. Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation cause by which molecule?:
Lactic Acid
12. As a part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to re-
absorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?-
: Osteoclasts (break down bone so it can release Ca+ into interstitial fluid)
13. Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?: Evap- oration
14. When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian and the nurse
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, notes that she has a unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten a
large amount of?: Carrot and squash
15. Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who is standing
erect with feet forward?: Palms facing anterior
16. Which structure is a ball & socket joint?: Shoulder
17. Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus & stapes?: Skull & Ear
18. What are like cells grouped together called?: Tissue
19. The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?: -
Popliteal
20. Ceruminous (aprocrine) glands secrete?: Earwax
21. What type of synovial joint is the elbow?: Hinge
22. What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated / in- creased?:
Cardiac output
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Questions and 100% Verified Answers 2025
1. What is a characteristic of viral herpes: Skin Eruption
2. When a boxer gets hit & has a deviated septum?: Vomer (in nose)
3. Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory?: Phar- ynx
4. A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensa- tion in?:
Arm, inability to abduct arms and fingers
5. Which bone does not articulate with any other bone?: Hyoid Bone
6. Which of the following statements best describes endocrine glands?: They secrete
chemicals into the blood, growth, metabolism, sexual development and function
7. Diet is important because bone are storage places for?: Calcium & Phospho- rus
8. Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and urinary system?:
Urethra
9. Ligaments provide which connection?: Bone to bone
10. Which structure conducts urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?: -
Ureter
11. Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation cause by which molecule?:
Lactic Acid
12. As a part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to re-
absorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?-
: Osteoclasts (break down bone so it can release Ca+ into interstitial fluid)
13. Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?: Evap- oration
14. When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian and the nurse
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, notes that she has a unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten a
large amount of?: Carrot and squash
15. Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who is standing
erect with feet forward?: Palms facing anterior
16. Which structure is a ball & socket joint?: Shoulder
17. Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus & stapes?: Skull & Ear
18. What are like cells grouped together called?: Tissue
19. The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?: -
Popliteal
20. Ceruminous (aprocrine) glands secrete?: Earwax
21. What type of synovial joint is the elbow?: Hinge
22. What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated / in- creased?:
Cardiac output
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