HESI A2 Practice test questions QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED REVISED EXAM) LATEST
2025/2026
A person who has torn their vastus lateralis muscle will need which of the following?
a) an arm sling
b) a cane or crutches
c) insulin
d) a neck brace - answer :b) a cane or crutches
The vastus lateralis muscle is a voluntary muscle in the legs. It is part of the quadriceps.
Muscles produce contraction due to the sliding of:
a) filaments
b) sarcomeres
c) flexors
d) neutrons - answer :a) filaments
During muscle contraction, filaments slide together by using energy supplied by ATP.
The medulla oblongata has what primary responsibility?
a) balance
b) intellect
c) vital functions
, d) sensory input - answer :c) vital functions
The medulla oblongata is responsible for basic vital functions, including respiration and heart rate.
Which of the following is true about simple reflexes?
a) they travel through the entire body
b) they travel only through the spinal cord
c) they travel only through the brain
d) they do not travel and remain localized - answer :b) they travel only through the spinal cord
Simple reflexes, known also as spinal reflexes, travel only through the spinal cord, and do not reach the
brain.
What is the primary role of estrogen in the female reproductive system?
a) it initiates the preparation of the endometrium for pregnancy
b) it triggers the release of the egg from the ovary
c) it causes fertilization
d) it triggers the production of breast milk - answer :a) it initiates the preparation of the endometrium
for pregnancy
What is the name of the structure that transfers urine from the kidneys to the bladder? - answer :-
ureters
Humans can survive most easily without which of the following?
a) pancreas
b) lungs
c) gallbladder
d) bladder - answer :c) gallbladder
ANSWERS (VERIFIED REVISED EXAM) LATEST
2025/2026
A person who has torn their vastus lateralis muscle will need which of the following?
a) an arm sling
b) a cane or crutches
c) insulin
d) a neck brace - answer :b) a cane or crutches
The vastus lateralis muscle is a voluntary muscle in the legs. It is part of the quadriceps.
Muscles produce contraction due to the sliding of:
a) filaments
b) sarcomeres
c) flexors
d) neutrons - answer :a) filaments
During muscle contraction, filaments slide together by using energy supplied by ATP.
The medulla oblongata has what primary responsibility?
a) balance
b) intellect
c) vital functions
, d) sensory input - answer :c) vital functions
The medulla oblongata is responsible for basic vital functions, including respiration and heart rate.
Which of the following is true about simple reflexes?
a) they travel through the entire body
b) they travel only through the spinal cord
c) they travel only through the brain
d) they do not travel and remain localized - answer :b) they travel only through the spinal cord
Simple reflexes, known also as spinal reflexes, travel only through the spinal cord, and do not reach the
brain.
What is the primary role of estrogen in the female reproductive system?
a) it initiates the preparation of the endometrium for pregnancy
b) it triggers the release of the egg from the ovary
c) it causes fertilization
d) it triggers the production of breast milk - answer :a) it initiates the preparation of the endometrium
for pregnancy
What is the name of the structure that transfers urine from the kidneys to the bladder? - answer :-
ureters
Humans can survive most easily without which of the following?
a) pancreas
b) lungs
c) gallbladder
d) bladder - answer :c) gallbladder
