HESI ONE V1 AND V2 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Tinnitus Questions.
Answer: - Ever felt ringing, crackling, or buzzing in your ears? When
did this occur?
- Does it seem louder at night?
- Are you taking any medications?
⩥ Vertigo Questions.
Answer: - Ever felt vertigo, that the room is spinning around or feel that
you are spinning?
- Ever felt dizzy, like you are not quite steady, or falling or losing your
balance? Giddy, lightheaded?
⩥ Two pairs of sinuses are accessible to examine during HEENT
assessment.
Answer: - Frontal sinuses in frontal bone above and medial to orbits
- Maxillary sinuses in maxilla (cheekbone) along side walls of nasal
cavity
,⩥ Other two sets are smaller and deeper and cannot be examined during
a HEENT assessment.
Answer: - Ethmoid sinuses between the orbits
- Sphenoid sinuses deep within skull in the sphenoid bone
⩥ Sinuses present at birth.
Answer: - Only maxillary and ethmoid sinuses are present at birth.
- Maxillary sinuses reach full size after all permanent teeth have erupted.
- Ethmoid sinuses grow rapidly between 6 and 8 years of age and after
puberty.
- Frontal sinuses are absent at birth, fairly well developed between ages
7 and 8, and reach full size after puberty.
- Sphenoid sinuses are minute at birth and develop after puberty.
⩥ Tonsils.
Answer: - Behind folds, each is a mass of lymphoid tissue
⩥ Nasal cavity Inspection and Palpation.
Answer: - View each nasal cavity with person's head erect and then with
head tilted back.
- Inspect nasal mucosa, noting its normal red color and smooth moist
surface.
- Note any swelling, discharge, bleeding, or foreign body.
,⩥ Nasal septum Inspection and Palpation.
Answer: - Observe nasal septum for deviation; deviated septum is
common and is not significant unless air flow is obstructed.
- If present in hospitalized patient, document deviated septum in event
that person needs nasal suctioning or a nasogastric tube
- Note any perforation or bleeding in septum.
⩥ Palpation of Sinus Areas.
Answer: - Using thumbs, press frontal sinuses by pressing up and under
the eyebrows and over maxillary sinuses below cheekbones.
- Transillumination
You may use this technique when you suspect sinus inflammation,
although it is of limited usefulness.
A diffuse red glow is a normal response; comes from light shining
through air in the healthy sinus.
⩥ Inspection of Teeth and Gums.
Answer: Condition of teeth is an index of person's general health.
⩥ Tonsil Grade.
Answer: 1+ Visible
2+ Halfway between tonsillar pillars and uvula
, 3+ Touching uvula
4+ Touching each other
⩥ Tonsils in healthy people, and children.
Answer: You may normally see 1+ or 2+ tonsils in healthy people,
especially in children, because lymphoid tissue is proportionately
enlarged until puberty
⩥ Cooper's ligaments.
Answer: - Suspensory ligaments
- Fibrous bands extending vertically from surface to attach on chest wall
muscles
- Support breast tissue
- Become contracted in cancer of breast
- Create a dimple in overlying skin
⩥ 5 segments of the breast.
Answer: - Divided into 5 segments
- 4 Quadrants
1) Upper Inner Quadrant
2) Lower Inner Quadrant
3) Upper Outer Quadrant
4) Lower Outer Quadrant
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Tinnitus Questions.
Answer: - Ever felt ringing, crackling, or buzzing in your ears? When
did this occur?
- Does it seem louder at night?
- Are you taking any medications?
⩥ Vertigo Questions.
Answer: - Ever felt vertigo, that the room is spinning around or feel that
you are spinning?
- Ever felt dizzy, like you are not quite steady, or falling or losing your
balance? Giddy, lightheaded?
⩥ Two pairs of sinuses are accessible to examine during HEENT
assessment.
Answer: - Frontal sinuses in frontal bone above and medial to orbits
- Maxillary sinuses in maxilla (cheekbone) along side walls of nasal
cavity
,⩥ Other two sets are smaller and deeper and cannot be examined during
a HEENT assessment.
Answer: - Ethmoid sinuses between the orbits
- Sphenoid sinuses deep within skull in the sphenoid bone
⩥ Sinuses present at birth.
Answer: - Only maxillary and ethmoid sinuses are present at birth.
- Maxillary sinuses reach full size after all permanent teeth have erupted.
- Ethmoid sinuses grow rapidly between 6 and 8 years of age and after
puberty.
- Frontal sinuses are absent at birth, fairly well developed between ages
7 and 8, and reach full size after puberty.
- Sphenoid sinuses are minute at birth and develop after puberty.
⩥ Tonsils.
Answer: - Behind folds, each is a mass of lymphoid tissue
⩥ Nasal cavity Inspection and Palpation.
Answer: - View each nasal cavity with person's head erect and then with
head tilted back.
- Inspect nasal mucosa, noting its normal red color and smooth moist
surface.
- Note any swelling, discharge, bleeding, or foreign body.
,⩥ Nasal septum Inspection and Palpation.
Answer: - Observe nasal septum for deviation; deviated septum is
common and is not significant unless air flow is obstructed.
- If present in hospitalized patient, document deviated septum in event
that person needs nasal suctioning or a nasogastric tube
- Note any perforation or bleeding in septum.
⩥ Palpation of Sinus Areas.
Answer: - Using thumbs, press frontal sinuses by pressing up and under
the eyebrows and over maxillary sinuses below cheekbones.
- Transillumination
You may use this technique when you suspect sinus inflammation,
although it is of limited usefulness.
A diffuse red glow is a normal response; comes from light shining
through air in the healthy sinus.
⩥ Inspection of Teeth and Gums.
Answer: Condition of teeth is an index of person's general health.
⩥ Tonsil Grade.
Answer: 1+ Visible
2+ Halfway between tonsillar pillars and uvula
, 3+ Touching uvula
4+ Touching each other
⩥ Tonsils in healthy people, and children.
Answer: You may normally see 1+ or 2+ tonsils in healthy people,
especially in children, because lymphoid tissue is proportionately
enlarged until puberty
⩥ Cooper's ligaments.
Answer: - Suspensory ligaments
- Fibrous bands extending vertically from surface to attach on chest wall
muscles
- Support breast tissue
- Become contracted in cancer of breast
- Create a dimple in overlying skin
⩥ 5 segments of the breast.
Answer: - Divided into 5 segments
- 4 Quadrants
1) Upper Inner Quadrant
2) Lower Inner Quadrant
3) Upper Outer Quadrant
4) Lower Outer Quadrant
