HESI PHARM V1 V2 V3 EXAM 2026 REVISION
NOTES AND STRUCTURED NURSING
PHARMACOLOGY OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Ceruminous glands secrete Answer: Ear wax
◉ What type of synovial joint is the elbow? Answer: Hinge
◉ What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?
Increased Answer: Cardiac output
◉ Where does digestion begin in the digestive system? Answer: Oral
cavity
◉ Which structure regulates the transport of substances in and out
of a cell? Answer: The cell membrane
◉ The mediastinum is located within which cavity? Answer:
Thoracic
◉ . What is the effect of serotonin, a neurotransmitter? Answer:
Involved with mood, anxiety and sleep
,◉ What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in the
nephrons when antidiuretic hormone AHD is secreted? Answer: .
Water is reabsorbed from the urinary filtrate
◉ . What is the function of the thrombocytes (platelets)? Answer: .
Play role in blood clotting
◉ Which muscle of the quadriceps femoris group lies on the slide
surface of the lower extremity? Answer: Vastus lateralis
◉ Which structure is located on the sternum Answer: Xiphoid
process
◉ The occipital region is located in which part of the body? Answer:
Head
◉ Which structure carries oxygen to the cells? Answer: Hemoglobin
◉ Which gland is commonly known as the "Master Gland"? Answer:
Pituitary Gland
◉ Aspirin occurs when there is a tear in which structures? Answer:
Ligament
, ◉ What epidermal derivative is involved in temperature
homeostasis? Answer: Eccrine gland
◉ Which statement are true about bone? Answer:
Osteoblast,epiphyseal, diaphysis
◉ Aqueous humor is watery fluid in which part of the body? Answer:
Eye
◉ The Malleus, Incus, and Stapes are located in which part of the
body? Answer: Ear
◉ Dorsiflexion plantar flexion are types of joint movement that are
associated with which part of the body? Answer: Foot
◉ Within which vessel does blood return from the lungs? Answer:
Pulmonary vein
◉ . Which part of the brain is involved in auditory functioning?
Answer: Temporal lobe
◉ What internal structure of the ear is concerned with hearing?
Answer: Cochlea
NOTES AND STRUCTURED NURSING
PHARMACOLOGY OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Ceruminous glands secrete Answer: Ear wax
◉ What type of synovial joint is the elbow? Answer: Hinge
◉ What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?
Increased Answer: Cardiac output
◉ Where does digestion begin in the digestive system? Answer: Oral
cavity
◉ Which structure regulates the transport of substances in and out
of a cell? Answer: The cell membrane
◉ The mediastinum is located within which cavity? Answer:
Thoracic
◉ . What is the effect of serotonin, a neurotransmitter? Answer:
Involved with mood, anxiety and sleep
,◉ What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in the
nephrons when antidiuretic hormone AHD is secreted? Answer: .
Water is reabsorbed from the urinary filtrate
◉ . What is the function of the thrombocytes (platelets)? Answer: .
Play role in blood clotting
◉ Which muscle of the quadriceps femoris group lies on the slide
surface of the lower extremity? Answer: Vastus lateralis
◉ Which structure is located on the sternum Answer: Xiphoid
process
◉ The occipital region is located in which part of the body? Answer:
Head
◉ Which structure carries oxygen to the cells? Answer: Hemoglobin
◉ Which gland is commonly known as the "Master Gland"? Answer:
Pituitary Gland
◉ Aspirin occurs when there is a tear in which structures? Answer:
Ligament
, ◉ What epidermal derivative is involved in temperature
homeostasis? Answer: Eccrine gland
◉ Which statement are true about bone? Answer:
Osteoblast,epiphyseal, diaphysis
◉ Aqueous humor is watery fluid in which part of the body? Answer:
Eye
◉ The Malleus, Incus, and Stapes are located in which part of the
body? Answer: Ear
◉ Dorsiflexion plantar flexion are types of joint movement that are
associated with which part of the body? Answer: Foot
◉ Within which vessel does blood return from the lungs? Answer:
Pulmonary vein
◉ . Which part of the brain is involved in auditory functioning?
Answer: Temporal lobe
◉ What internal structure of the ear is concerned with hearing?
Answer: Cochlea
