A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025/2026
WHICH lIS lAN lANTERIOR lFEATURE lOF lTHE lHUMAN lHEAD?
A. THE lNOSE
B. THE lEARS
C. THE lOCCIPITAL lLOBE
D. THE lTEMPORAL lLOBE l- lcorrect lanswer-THE lNOSE
WHAT lIS lTHE lPRIMARY lHORMONE lSECRETED lBY lTHE lTHYROID?
A. OXYTOCIN
B. TSH
C. ADRENALINE
D. T4 l(THYROXINE) l- lcorrect lanswer-T4 l(THYROXINE)
ENLARGEMENT lOF lTHE lTHYROID, lCOMMONLY lKNOWN lAS lA lGOITER, lMIGHT lBE lEXPECTED lTO lAFFECT
.
A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN lLEVELS
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION l- lcorrect lanswer-SWALLOWING
WHICH lKINDSBOF lMUSCLESBARE lINVOLVED lIN lPERISTALSIS?
A. SMOOTH lMUSCLES
,B. CARDIAC lMUSCLES
C. SKELETAL lMUSCLES
D. EPAXIALBMUSCLES l- lcorrect lanswer-SMOOTH lMUSCLES
WHAT lMIGHT lAN lINJURY lTO lTHE lPARIETAL lLOBE lEFFECT?
A. BREATHING
B. ATTENTION
C. MEMORY
D. PERCEPTION l- lcorrect lanswer-PERCEPTION
WHY lMIGHT lCERTAIN lYOUNG lPEOPLE lBE lUNDERWEIGHT?
A. THEY lARE lGROWING lIN lHEIGHT lFASTER lTHAN lTHEY lARE lGAINING lWEIGHT.
B. THEY lEAT lLITTLE lPROTEIN lAND lTOO lMUCH lFAT lAND lSUGAR.
C. THEY lEAT lSEVERAL lMEALS lA lDAY lAND lFAIL lTO lEXERCISE lENOUGH.
D. THEY lSELDOM lEAT lA lMEAL lTHAT lCONTAINS lFOODS lFROM lALL lFOOD lGROUPS. l- lcorrect
lanswer- lTHEY lARE lGROWING lIN lHEIGHT lFASTER lTHAN lTHEY lARE lGAINING lWEIGHT.
HOW lDOES lTHE lDIGESTIVE lSYSTEM lWORK lWITH lTHE lURINARY lSYSTEM?
A. THE lDIGESTIVE lSYSTEM lCONTROLS lTHE lFUNCTIONS lOF lTHE lURETER.
B. THE lURINARY lSYSTEM lREMOVES lTOXINS lFROM lTHE lPRODUCTS lOF lURINATION.
C. THE lDIGESTIVE lSYSTEM lMANUFACTURES lHORMONES lTHAT lINFLUENCE lURINATION.
D. THE lURINARY lSYSTEM lELIMINATES lSOME lWASTE lPRODUCTS lOF lDIGESTION. l- lcorrect
lanswer- lTHE lURINARY lSYSTEM lELIMINATES lSOME lWASTE lPRODUCTS lOF lDIGESTION.
WHICH lGLAND lIS lLOCATED lSUPERIOR lTO lTHE lKIDNEY?
, A. PITUITARY
B. ADRENAL
C. HYPOTHALAMUS
D. PANCREAS l- lcorrect lanswer-ADRENAL
TO lWHAT lTWO lSYSTEMS lMIGHT lTHE lURETHRA lBELONG?
A. REPRODUCTIVE lAND lENDOCRINE
B. URINARY lAND lREPRODUCTIVE
C. ENDOCRINE lAND lURINARY
D. DIGESTIVE lAND lCARDIOVASCULAR l- lcorrect lanswer-URINARY lAND lREPRODUCTIVE
THE lAXIALBSKELETAL lSYSTEM lCONTAINS lALL lOF lTHESE lEXCEPT .
A. THE lSKULL
B. THE lRIBS
C. THE lBREASTBONE
D. THE lRADIUS l- lcorrect lanswer-THE lRADIUS
THE lGALL lBLADDER lIS lPART lOF lTHE l .
A. ENDOCRINE lSYSTEM
B. URINARY lSYSTEM
C. DIGESTIVE lSYSTEM
D. NERVOUS lSYSTEM l- lcorrect lanswer-THE lDIGESTIVE lSYSTEM
WHICH lIS lnot lAN lEXAMPLE lOF lABNONSPECIFIC lIMMUNE lRESPONSE?
A. INFLAMMATION
2025/2026
WHICH lIS lAN lANTERIOR lFEATURE lOF lTHE lHUMAN lHEAD?
A. THE lNOSE
B. THE lEARS
C. THE lOCCIPITAL lLOBE
D. THE lTEMPORAL lLOBE l- lcorrect lanswer-THE lNOSE
WHAT lIS lTHE lPRIMARY lHORMONE lSECRETED lBY lTHE lTHYROID?
A. OXYTOCIN
B. TSH
C. ADRENALINE
D. T4 l(THYROXINE) l- lcorrect lanswer-T4 l(THYROXINE)
ENLARGEMENT lOF lTHE lTHYROID, lCOMMONLY lKNOWN lAS lA lGOITER, lMIGHT lBE lEXPECTED lTO lAFFECT
.
A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN lLEVELS
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION l- lcorrect lanswer-SWALLOWING
WHICH lKINDSBOF lMUSCLESBARE lINVOLVED lIN lPERISTALSIS?
A. SMOOTH lMUSCLES
,B. CARDIAC lMUSCLES
C. SKELETAL lMUSCLES
D. EPAXIALBMUSCLES l- lcorrect lanswer-SMOOTH lMUSCLES
WHAT lMIGHT lAN lINJURY lTO lTHE lPARIETAL lLOBE lEFFECT?
A. BREATHING
B. ATTENTION
C. MEMORY
D. PERCEPTION l- lcorrect lanswer-PERCEPTION
WHY lMIGHT lCERTAIN lYOUNG lPEOPLE lBE lUNDERWEIGHT?
A. THEY lARE lGROWING lIN lHEIGHT lFASTER lTHAN lTHEY lARE lGAINING lWEIGHT.
B. THEY lEAT lLITTLE lPROTEIN lAND lTOO lMUCH lFAT lAND lSUGAR.
C. THEY lEAT lSEVERAL lMEALS lA lDAY lAND lFAIL lTO lEXERCISE lENOUGH.
D. THEY lSELDOM lEAT lA lMEAL lTHAT lCONTAINS lFOODS lFROM lALL lFOOD lGROUPS. l- lcorrect
lanswer- lTHEY lARE lGROWING lIN lHEIGHT lFASTER lTHAN lTHEY lARE lGAINING lWEIGHT.
HOW lDOES lTHE lDIGESTIVE lSYSTEM lWORK lWITH lTHE lURINARY lSYSTEM?
A. THE lDIGESTIVE lSYSTEM lCONTROLS lTHE lFUNCTIONS lOF lTHE lURETER.
B. THE lURINARY lSYSTEM lREMOVES lTOXINS lFROM lTHE lPRODUCTS lOF lURINATION.
C. THE lDIGESTIVE lSYSTEM lMANUFACTURES lHORMONES lTHAT lINFLUENCE lURINATION.
D. THE lURINARY lSYSTEM lELIMINATES lSOME lWASTE lPRODUCTS lOF lDIGESTION. l- lcorrect
lanswer- lTHE lURINARY lSYSTEM lELIMINATES lSOME lWASTE lPRODUCTS lOF lDIGESTION.
WHICH lGLAND lIS lLOCATED lSUPERIOR lTO lTHE lKIDNEY?
, A. PITUITARY
B. ADRENAL
C. HYPOTHALAMUS
D. PANCREAS l- lcorrect lanswer-ADRENAL
TO lWHAT lTWO lSYSTEMS lMIGHT lTHE lURETHRA lBELONG?
A. REPRODUCTIVE lAND lENDOCRINE
B. URINARY lAND lREPRODUCTIVE
C. ENDOCRINE lAND lURINARY
D. DIGESTIVE lAND lCARDIOVASCULAR l- lcorrect lanswer-URINARY lAND lREPRODUCTIVE
THE lAXIALBSKELETAL lSYSTEM lCONTAINS lALL lOF lTHESE lEXCEPT .
A. THE lSKULL
B. THE lRIBS
C. THE lBREASTBONE
D. THE lRADIUS l- lcorrect lanswer-THE lRADIUS
THE lGALL lBLADDER lIS lPART lOF lTHE l .
A. ENDOCRINE lSYSTEM
B. URINARY lSYSTEM
C. DIGESTIVE lSYSTEM
D. NERVOUS lSYSTEM l- lcorrect lanswer-THE lDIGESTIVE lSYSTEM
WHICH lIS lnot lAN lEXAMPLE lOF lABNONSPECIFIC lIMMUNE lRESPONSE?
A. INFLAMMATION
