HESI A2 ANATOMY EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL-
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2026 ALREADY
GRADED A+
Differentiation - ANSWER-cells become specialized to do something
Cytokinesis - ANSWER-cytoplasmic division
Neurotransmitter that stimulates muscles to contract - ANSWER-acetylcholine
Trigeminal nerve - ANSWER-muscles for chewing
Vestibulocochlear nerve - ANSWER-hearing and balance
Abducens nerve - ANSWER-eye movement
Where does the liver get its blood from - ANSWER-the liver receives blood from
two major blood vessels.
1. The hepatic artery - brings oxygen-rich blood from the heart.
2. The hepatic portal vein - brings blood rich in digested nutrients from the
intestine.
Right atrium and right ventricle - ANSWER-pumps blood into the
LUNGS/pulmonary arteries
Left atrium and left ventricle - ANSWER-receives blood from PULMONARY
VEINS
Pericardial sac - ANSWER-surrounds heart and helps prevent overfilling
Where is cortisol released from - ANSWER-adrenal cortex
, What does the cortisol do - ANSWER-reduce inflammation, raises blood sugar
level, and inhibits release of histamine
How is the pituitary gland attached to the hypothalamus - ANSWER-infundibulum
Why are hormones of the adenohypohysis (anterior pituitary) also called tropic
hormones - ANSWER-because they act mainly on other endocrine glands
3 parts of whole blood - ANSWER-plasma, leukocytes, erythrocytes
Where are all formed elements of blood formed - ANSWER-in the red bone
marrow
White blood cells active in phagocytosis - ANSWER-neutrophiles and monocytes
White blood cells that form antibodies - ANSWER-lymphocytes
How many pairs of cranial nerves are there - ANSWER-12
How many pairs of spinal nerves are there - ANSWER-31
Calcitonin - ANSWER-regulates blood calcium level
Parathyroid hormone - ANSWER-takes calcium from the bones to make it
available for the blood
Adrenal gland - ANSWER-Epinephrine & Norepinephrine –
Mitosis - ANSWER-nuclear division
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinsis
Hypertonic- the cell is lacking ions/solutes, water outside the cell is hypertonic,
cell is shriveled/deprived
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL-
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2026 ALREADY
GRADED A+
Differentiation - ANSWER-cells become specialized to do something
Cytokinesis - ANSWER-cytoplasmic division
Neurotransmitter that stimulates muscles to contract - ANSWER-acetylcholine
Trigeminal nerve - ANSWER-muscles for chewing
Vestibulocochlear nerve - ANSWER-hearing and balance
Abducens nerve - ANSWER-eye movement
Where does the liver get its blood from - ANSWER-the liver receives blood from
two major blood vessels.
1. The hepatic artery - brings oxygen-rich blood from the heart.
2. The hepatic portal vein - brings blood rich in digested nutrients from the
intestine.
Right atrium and right ventricle - ANSWER-pumps blood into the
LUNGS/pulmonary arteries
Left atrium and left ventricle - ANSWER-receives blood from PULMONARY
VEINS
Pericardial sac - ANSWER-surrounds heart and helps prevent overfilling
Where is cortisol released from - ANSWER-adrenal cortex
, What does the cortisol do - ANSWER-reduce inflammation, raises blood sugar
level, and inhibits release of histamine
How is the pituitary gland attached to the hypothalamus - ANSWER-infundibulum
Why are hormones of the adenohypohysis (anterior pituitary) also called tropic
hormones - ANSWER-because they act mainly on other endocrine glands
3 parts of whole blood - ANSWER-plasma, leukocytes, erythrocytes
Where are all formed elements of blood formed - ANSWER-in the red bone
marrow
White blood cells active in phagocytosis - ANSWER-neutrophiles and monocytes
White blood cells that form antibodies - ANSWER-lymphocytes
How many pairs of cranial nerves are there - ANSWER-12
How many pairs of spinal nerves are there - ANSWER-31
Calcitonin - ANSWER-regulates blood calcium level
Parathyroid hormone - ANSWER-takes calcium from the bones to make it
available for the blood
Adrenal gland - ANSWER-Epinephrine & Norepinephrine –
Mitosis - ANSWER-nuclear division
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinsis
Hypertonic- the cell is lacking ions/solutes, water outside the cell is hypertonic,
cell is shriveled/deprived
