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HESI A2 A&P EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
Which is an anterior muscle? B. An anterior muscle is located near the front of the
A. Gluteus maximus body. Of those listed, the quadriceps( frontal thigh
muscle) is the most anterior.
B. Quadriceps femoris
C. Biceps femoris
D. Adductor magnus
How might the headrest on a car B. The headrest prevents the head from moving too
prevent traumatic injury? far backward, or hyperextending the neck beyond
A. By limiting hyperflexion of the neck its normal range.
B. By limiting hyperextension of the
neck
C. By reducing vertebral compression
D. By preventing disc degeneration
Which might you expect to see in a D. Because of the hyperflexion and hyperextension
whiplash injury? caused by such a collision, it is not uncommon to
A. Cardiopulmonary problems find tears or stretching of the ligaments of the
spine. The injury is front-to-back, making choice B
B. Side-to-side spinal curvature
unlikely, and a herniated disc (choice C) is more of
C. Eventual herniation of discs
a compression injury.
D. Traumatic injury to ligaments
Muscle contractions that normally C. Defecation(choice A) is the elimination of waste.
move food along the human Osmosis (choice B) is the movement of molecules
digestive system are known as across a membrane. Circulation (choice D) is the
___________________________. movement of blood through the body. Peristalsis
A. defecation (choice C) is the involuntary, wavelike movement of
muscles in the intestine and elsewhere that pushes
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B. osmosis
food along.
C. peristalsis
D. circulation
Which type of nutrient does not A. Some nutrients supply energy, and others
provide the body with energy? support metabolism. Nutrients in the first set
A. Vitamin include carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Those in
B. Carbohydrate the secound set include vitamins, minerals, and
water.
C. Fat
D. Protein
Where would you be likely to find a B. Schwann cells wrap around the nerve fibers and
Schwann cell? form the myelin sheath in the peripheral
A. In the digestive system nervous system.
B. In the nervous system
C. In the skeletal system
D. In the muscular system
How does the nervous system work B. The nervous system is made up of the brain,
with the muscular system? spinal cord, and nerves. It receives and transmits
A. The muscles of the body produce signals from the environment that regulate voluntary
chemicals that feed the nerves. and involuntary movement.
B. The nervous system tells the
muscles how to respond to the
environment.
C. The nervous system releases
chemicals that remove excess waste
from the muscles.
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D. The muscular system provides
input that allows the nerves to make
decisions.
Which part of the nervous system A. The symphathetic and parasympathetic systems
includes the femoral , radial, and (choice C and D) are part of the autonomic nervous
ulnar nerves? system (choice B), which controls involuntary actions
A. Somatic of the smooth muscles, glands, and heart. The
B. Autonomic somatic nervous system (choice A) has to do with
reception of external stimuli and voluntary
C. Sympathetic
control of the
D. Parasympathetic
muscles.
Where might a herniated lumbar disc C. Damage to a disc in the lower back will most
be most likely to create pain? likely cause pain radiating downward along the
A. Along the radial nerve sciatic nerve.
B. Within the spinal cord
C. Along the sciatic nerve
D. Along the tibial nerve
What is the name of the bone in the B. The ulna (choice A), radius (choice C), and
human thigh? humerus (choice D) are arm bones.
A. Ulna
B. Femur
C. Radius
D. Humerus
The ovaries are part of the _. D. The ovaries are the egg-producing reproductive
A. skeletal system organs.
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B. nervous system
C. lymphatic system
D. reproductive system
Of the following processes, which C. A low pH in the stomach (choice A), cilia in the
one is a different level of defense trachea (choice B), and mucus
from the others? (D) are primary defenses. Cells recognizing a
A. A low pH in the stomach pathogen (choice C) is a third line of defense.
B. Cilia present in the trachea
C. Body cells recognizing a pathogen
D. Mucus present in the nasal cavity
Which organ system is primarily B. Hormones from the endocrine system, particularly
responsible for regulating muscle from the pituitary gland, regulate growth.
growth?
A. The skeletal system
B. The endocrine system
C. The nervous system
D. The reproductive system
Which parts of the heart are D. The mitral valve opens to allow oxygenated blood
separated by the mitral valve? collected in the left atrium to flow into the left
A. Left atrium and right atrium ventricle
B. Right atrium and right extremities
C. Left ventricle and right ventricle
D. Left atrium and left ventricle
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HESI A2 A&P EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
Which is an anterior muscle? B. An anterior muscle is located near the front of the
A. Gluteus maximus body. Of those listed, the quadriceps( frontal thigh
muscle) is the most anterior.
B. Quadriceps femoris
C. Biceps femoris
D. Adductor magnus
How might the headrest on a car B. The headrest prevents the head from moving too
prevent traumatic injury? far backward, or hyperextending the neck beyond
A. By limiting hyperflexion of the neck its normal range.
B. By limiting hyperextension of the
neck
C. By reducing vertebral compression
D. By preventing disc degeneration
Which might you expect to see in a D. Because of the hyperflexion and hyperextension
whiplash injury? caused by such a collision, it is not uncommon to
A. Cardiopulmonary problems find tears or stretching of the ligaments of the
spine. The injury is front-to-back, making choice B
B. Side-to-side spinal curvature
unlikely, and a herniated disc (choice C) is more of
C. Eventual herniation of discs
a compression injury.
D. Traumatic injury to ligaments
Muscle contractions that normally C. Defecation(choice A) is the elimination of waste.
move food along the human Osmosis (choice B) is the movement of molecules
digestive system are known as across a membrane. Circulation (choice D) is the
___________________________. movement of blood through the body. Peristalsis
A. defecation (choice C) is the involuntary, wavelike movement of
muscles in the intestine and elsewhere that pushes
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B. osmosis
food along.
C. peristalsis
D. circulation
Which type of nutrient does not A. Some nutrients supply energy, and others
provide the body with energy? support metabolism. Nutrients in the first set
A. Vitamin include carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Those in
B. Carbohydrate the secound set include vitamins, minerals, and
water.
C. Fat
D. Protein
Where would you be likely to find a B. Schwann cells wrap around the nerve fibers and
Schwann cell? form the myelin sheath in the peripheral
A. In the digestive system nervous system.
B. In the nervous system
C. In the skeletal system
D. In the muscular system
How does the nervous system work B. The nervous system is made up of the brain,
with the muscular system? spinal cord, and nerves. It receives and transmits
A. The muscles of the body produce signals from the environment that regulate voluntary
chemicals that feed the nerves. and involuntary movement.
B. The nervous system tells the
muscles how to respond to the
environment.
C. The nervous system releases
chemicals that remove excess waste
from the muscles.
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D. The muscular system provides
input that allows the nerves to make
decisions.
Which part of the nervous system A. The symphathetic and parasympathetic systems
includes the femoral , radial, and (choice C and D) are part of the autonomic nervous
ulnar nerves? system (choice B), which controls involuntary actions
A. Somatic of the smooth muscles, glands, and heart. The
B. Autonomic somatic nervous system (choice A) has to do with
reception of external stimuli and voluntary
C. Sympathetic
control of the
D. Parasympathetic
muscles.
Where might a herniated lumbar disc C. Damage to a disc in the lower back will most
be most likely to create pain? likely cause pain radiating downward along the
A. Along the radial nerve sciatic nerve.
B. Within the spinal cord
C. Along the sciatic nerve
D. Along the tibial nerve
What is the name of the bone in the B. The ulna (choice A), radius (choice C), and
human thigh? humerus (choice D) are arm bones.
A. Ulna
B. Femur
C. Radius
D. Humerus
The ovaries are part of the _. D. The ovaries are the egg-producing reproductive
A. skeletal system organs.
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B. nervous system
C. lymphatic system
D. reproductive system
Of the following processes, which C. A low pH in the stomach (choice A), cilia in the
one is a different level of defense trachea (choice B), and mucus
from the others? (D) are primary defenses. Cells recognizing a
A. A low pH in the stomach pathogen (choice C) is a third line of defense.
B. Cilia present in the trachea
C. Body cells recognizing a pathogen
D. Mucus present in the nasal cavity
Which organ system is primarily B. Hormones from the endocrine system, particularly
responsible for regulating muscle from the pituitary gland, regulate growth.
growth?
A. The skeletal system
B. The endocrine system
C. The nervous system
D. The reproductive system
Which parts of the heart are D. The mitral valve opens to allow oxygenated blood
separated by the mitral valve? collected in the left atrium to flow into the left
A. Left atrium and right atrium ventricle
B. Right atrium and right extremities
C. Left ventricle and right ventricle
D. Left atrium and left ventricle
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