HESI A2 Anatomy &
Physiology Exam Questions
& Answer 2025
A patient complaining of pain in their sternum reveals that they were recently in a mild car
accident. Which of the following structures may have been injured in the accident? - correct
answersXiphoid process
A patient complains of decreased sensation in the distal part of their arm and an inability to
adduct and abduct their fingers. Based on these symptoms, which nerve is most likely
compromised? - correct answersUlnar
A patient reveals to you that they were recently involved in a car accident that they believe
resulted in a deviated septum. Which of the following bones may have been injured in the
accident, resulting in the deviated septum? - correct answersVomer
A patient who is on a plant-based diet complains that their skin is appearing to take on a
yellowish color. Which of the following foods would you expect the patient to have eaten a large
amount of? - correct answersCarrots
, A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at risk of ____________. -
correct answersextensive bleeding
A sprain occurs when which of the following structures is stretched or torn? - correct
answersLigament
A tissue sample studied under a microscope exhibits the following characteristics: an
extracellular matrix providing rigidity to the tissue, and the presence of lacunae. Which type of
tissue is this? - correct answersBone
An irregular epiphysis at each end is present in which of the following? - correct answersA
typical long bone
Cerumen is secreted by apocrine glands located in which of the following structures? - correct
answersThe external auditory canal
Eccrine glands secrete a watery substance onto the surface of the skin to maintain temperature
homeostasis through which process? - correct answersEvaporation
How does serotonin affect the body? - correct answersIt helps to regulate mood, anxiety, sleep,
memory, and appetite.
If the femoral artery was cut, which of the following blood vessels would not receive blood as a
result? - correct answerspopliteal artery
If you were to cut the body through the median plane, what type of sectioning would occur? -
correct answersSagittal section
In what area of the body would you expect to find especially thick stratum corneum? - correct
answersHeel of the foot
Physiology Exam Questions
& Answer 2025
A patient complaining of pain in their sternum reveals that they were recently in a mild car
accident. Which of the following structures may have been injured in the accident? - correct
answersXiphoid process
A patient complains of decreased sensation in the distal part of their arm and an inability to
adduct and abduct their fingers. Based on these symptoms, which nerve is most likely
compromised? - correct answersUlnar
A patient reveals to you that they were recently involved in a car accident that they believe
resulted in a deviated septum. Which of the following bones may have been injured in the
accident, resulting in the deviated septum? - correct answersVomer
A patient who is on a plant-based diet complains that their skin is appearing to take on a
yellowish color. Which of the following foods would you expect the patient to have eaten a large
amount of? - correct answersCarrots
, A patient with a lower than normal amount of thrombocytes could be at risk of ____________. -
correct answersextensive bleeding
A sprain occurs when which of the following structures is stretched or torn? - correct
answersLigament
A tissue sample studied under a microscope exhibits the following characteristics: an
extracellular matrix providing rigidity to the tissue, and the presence of lacunae. Which type of
tissue is this? - correct answersBone
An irregular epiphysis at each end is present in which of the following? - correct answersA
typical long bone
Cerumen is secreted by apocrine glands located in which of the following structures? - correct
answersThe external auditory canal
Eccrine glands secrete a watery substance onto the surface of the skin to maintain temperature
homeostasis through which process? - correct answersEvaporation
How does serotonin affect the body? - correct answersIt helps to regulate mood, anxiety, sleep,
memory, and appetite.
If the femoral artery was cut, which of the following blood vessels would not receive blood as a
result? - correct answerspopliteal artery
If you were to cut the body through the median plane, what type of sectioning would occur? -
correct answersSagittal section
In what area of the body would you expect to find especially thick stratum corneum? - correct
answersHeel of the foot
