HESI (Entrance Exam) 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Posterior position - Correct Answer>>a body part is located
toward the back. (dorsal)
Superior position - Correct Answer>>a body part is located
ABOVE another part or towards the head
Anatomy - Correct Answer>>structure as well as its relationship
with other structure
Physiology - Correct Answer>>function of the body
Proximal - Correct Answer>>a body part is CLOSER to a specific
point of origin or attachment or closer to the trunk of the body
Distal - Correct Answer>>a body part is FARTHER from the
specific point of the origin or attachment
Superficial -external - Correct Answer>>a body part is located
near the surface
,Deep (internal) - Correct Answer>>a body part is located away
from the surface
A sagittal plane (median) cuts the body - Correct Answer>>right
down the middle
A frontal plane (coronal) is perpendicular (oppose) so it cuts the
body - Correct Answer>>from ear to ear, from shoulder to
shoulder across
A transverse plane cuts the body - Correct Answer>>from the
navel in half dividing the superior from the inferior
A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific
function is a(n): - Correct Answer>>Tissue
What is the mechanism called which brings about an increasing
change in the same direction? Example: child birth - Correct
Answer>>positive feedback
The relative consistency of the body's internal environment is
called - Correct Answer>>hemostasis
A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific
function is a(n): - Correct Answer>>tissue
A group of two or more types of tissues is a(n): - Correct
Answer>>Organ
,Structures found WITHIN a cell that perform specific functions
are: - Correct Answer>>Organelles
Place the levels of organization in order from least complex to
most complex - Correct Answer>>atom, molecule, organelle,
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
The mitochondrion is an example of a(an) - Correct
Answer>>Organelle
The nose is to the chin - Correct Answer>>Superior
The muscles are to the skin - Correct Answer>>Deep
The sternum is anterior or to the heart. - Correct
Answer>>Ventral
What is the scientific term for the mouth - Correct
Answer>>Oral
Identify the plane that would divide the body into left and right
sides - Correct Answer>>Sagittal
The plane that divides a body part into anterior and posterior
sections is the plane - Correct Answer>>Frontal
(coronal) plane
, The cavity that contains the pleural and abdominopelvic
cavities is the cavity - Correct Answer>>Anterior
(ventral)
The cavity that contains the pericardial and pleural cavities is
the cavity. - Correct Answer>>Ventral and thoracic
The vertebral canal and cranial cavity is located within the
cavity - Correct Answer>>Posterior, dorsal cavity
The serous membrane that lines the thoracic cavity is the -
Correct Answer>>visceral pleura
The serous membrane covering the heart is the - Correct
Answer>>Parietal pericardium
Which of the following is NOT found in the mediastinum? -
Correct Answer>>Lungs
The stomach would lie in the quadrant of the
abdominopelvic cavity - Correct Answer>>Upper Left Quadrants
Emily needs to have her gall bladder removed. Her incision
would be in the quadrant of the abdominopelvic
cavity. - Correct Answer>>Upper Right
Identify the organ system responsible for the production of
blood cells - Correct Answer>>Skeletal System
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Posterior position - Correct Answer>>a body part is located
toward the back. (dorsal)
Superior position - Correct Answer>>a body part is located
ABOVE another part or towards the head
Anatomy - Correct Answer>>structure as well as its relationship
with other structure
Physiology - Correct Answer>>function of the body
Proximal - Correct Answer>>a body part is CLOSER to a specific
point of origin or attachment or closer to the trunk of the body
Distal - Correct Answer>>a body part is FARTHER from the
specific point of the origin or attachment
Superficial -external - Correct Answer>>a body part is located
near the surface
,Deep (internal) - Correct Answer>>a body part is located away
from the surface
A sagittal plane (median) cuts the body - Correct Answer>>right
down the middle
A frontal plane (coronal) is perpendicular (oppose) so it cuts the
body - Correct Answer>>from ear to ear, from shoulder to
shoulder across
A transverse plane cuts the body - Correct Answer>>from the
navel in half dividing the superior from the inferior
A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific
function is a(n): - Correct Answer>>Tissue
What is the mechanism called which brings about an increasing
change in the same direction? Example: child birth - Correct
Answer>>positive feedback
The relative consistency of the body's internal environment is
called - Correct Answer>>hemostasis
A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific
function is a(n): - Correct Answer>>tissue
A group of two or more types of tissues is a(n): - Correct
Answer>>Organ
,Structures found WITHIN a cell that perform specific functions
are: - Correct Answer>>Organelles
Place the levels of organization in order from least complex to
most complex - Correct Answer>>atom, molecule, organelle,
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
The mitochondrion is an example of a(an) - Correct
Answer>>Organelle
The nose is to the chin - Correct Answer>>Superior
The muscles are to the skin - Correct Answer>>Deep
The sternum is anterior or to the heart. - Correct
Answer>>Ventral
What is the scientific term for the mouth - Correct
Answer>>Oral
Identify the plane that would divide the body into left and right
sides - Correct Answer>>Sagittal
The plane that divides a body part into anterior and posterior
sections is the plane - Correct Answer>>Frontal
(coronal) plane
, The cavity that contains the pleural and abdominopelvic
cavities is the cavity - Correct Answer>>Anterior
(ventral)
The cavity that contains the pericardial and pleural cavities is
the cavity. - Correct Answer>>Ventral and thoracic
The vertebral canal and cranial cavity is located within the
cavity - Correct Answer>>Posterior, dorsal cavity
The serous membrane that lines the thoracic cavity is the -
Correct Answer>>visceral pleura
The serous membrane covering the heart is the - Correct
Answer>>Parietal pericardium
Which of the following is NOT found in the mediastinum? -
Correct Answer>>Lungs
The stomach would lie in the quadrant of the
abdominopelvic cavity - Correct Answer>>Upper Left Quadrants
Emily needs to have her gall bladder removed. Her incision
would be in the quadrant of the abdominopelvic
cavity. - Correct Answer>>Upper Right
Identify the organ system responsible for the production of
blood cells - Correct Answer>>Skeletal System
