HESI A2 Practice Test questions and
answers correctly 2023
A person with AB- blood can NOT receive blood from whom? - answer AB+
Which blood group is considered the universal donor? - answer O-
What is the only artery in the body to carry oxygen poor blood? - answer Pulmonic
artery
Chocolate cysts of the ovaries are attributed to which of the following? - answer
Endometriosis
Which of the following is NOT true of synovial joints? - answer They are found in the
intervertebral discs of the spinal column
Ligaments connect which of the following? - answer Bone to bone
What is the longest muscle in the human body? - answer Sartorius
Where is the hyoid bone located? - answer Neck
Which of the following is NOT true of epithelial tissue? - answer It is vascular
Which of the following is not produced by an exocrine gland? - answer Adrenaline
Where is the pyloric sphincter located? - answer Between the stomach and small
intestine
Blood vessels enter and exit bones through which structure? - answer Foramina
Which cells are responsible for bone formation? - answer Osteoblasts
Why are bones considered to be organs? - answer They contain nervous and
connective tissue
Which of the following shows the correct order of the flow of waste through the large
intestine? - answer Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon,
sigmoid colon
Which of the following is considered the primary pacemaker of the heart? - answer SA
node
, In which location does a sperm cell first fertilize an egg? - answer Fallopian tube
Where is interstitial fluid found in the body? - answer In the tissues around cells
What is the normal pH in the body? - answer 7.35-7.45
What is the bladder capacity of the average adult? - answer 500 ml
Which lobe of the brain is associated with organizing sensory information, language,
speech production, and memory formation? - answer Temporal
What does lipase do? - answer It breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol
Which is not a function of the the liver? - answer Filtering damaged red blood cells
Which salivary gland produces mucin? - answer Sublingual
Which substance in the teeth continues to form throughout life and supports the
enamel? - answer Dentin
What is the name the layer of the heart used for contraction that has striated muscle
fibers? - answer Myocardium
Bile is produced by what structure? - answer Liver
Which is not a part of of the electrical conduction system of the heart? - answer
Chordae Tendineae
Which chamber of the heart receives blood from the superior and inferior vena cava? -
answer Right atrium
What is the name of the heart valve between the left atrium and left ventricle? - answer
Mitral valve
Where are neurotransmitters released? - answer Axon terminal
The structures that moves nerve impulses away from the cell body are called what? -
answer Axons
Where does sperm maturation occur? - answer Epididymis
What is the hormone that stimulates uterine contractions? - answer Oxytocin
The exchange of gases in the lungs occurs where? - answer Alveoli
answers correctly 2023
A person with AB- blood can NOT receive blood from whom? - answer AB+
Which blood group is considered the universal donor? - answer O-
What is the only artery in the body to carry oxygen poor blood? - answer Pulmonic
artery
Chocolate cysts of the ovaries are attributed to which of the following? - answer
Endometriosis
Which of the following is NOT true of synovial joints? - answer They are found in the
intervertebral discs of the spinal column
Ligaments connect which of the following? - answer Bone to bone
What is the longest muscle in the human body? - answer Sartorius
Where is the hyoid bone located? - answer Neck
Which of the following is NOT true of epithelial tissue? - answer It is vascular
Which of the following is not produced by an exocrine gland? - answer Adrenaline
Where is the pyloric sphincter located? - answer Between the stomach and small
intestine
Blood vessels enter and exit bones through which structure? - answer Foramina
Which cells are responsible for bone formation? - answer Osteoblasts
Why are bones considered to be organs? - answer They contain nervous and
connective tissue
Which of the following shows the correct order of the flow of waste through the large
intestine? - answer Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon,
sigmoid colon
Which of the following is considered the primary pacemaker of the heart? - answer SA
node
, In which location does a sperm cell first fertilize an egg? - answer Fallopian tube
Where is interstitial fluid found in the body? - answer In the tissues around cells
What is the normal pH in the body? - answer 7.35-7.45
What is the bladder capacity of the average adult? - answer 500 ml
Which lobe of the brain is associated with organizing sensory information, language,
speech production, and memory formation? - answer Temporal
What does lipase do? - answer It breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol
Which is not a function of the the liver? - answer Filtering damaged red blood cells
Which salivary gland produces mucin? - answer Sublingual
Which substance in the teeth continues to form throughout life and supports the
enamel? - answer Dentin
What is the name the layer of the heart used for contraction that has striated muscle
fibers? - answer Myocardium
Bile is produced by what structure? - answer Liver
Which is not a part of of the electrical conduction system of the heart? - answer
Chordae Tendineae
Which chamber of the heart receives blood from the superior and inferior vena cava? -
answer Right atrium
What is the name of the heart valve between the left atrium and left ventricle? - answer
Mitral valve
Where are neurotransmitters released? - answer Axon terminal
The structures that moves nerve impulses away from the cell body are called what? -
answer Axons
Where does sperm maturation occur? - answer Epididymis
What is the hormone that stimulates uterine contractions? - answer Oxytocin
The exchange of gases in the lungs occurs where? - answer Alveoli
