A&P HESI A2 Practice Test Questions and Answers 2024

A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS

WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD?

A. THE NOSE
B. THE EARS
C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE
D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - ANS THE NOSE
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID?

A. OXYTOCIN
B. TSH
C. ADRENALINE
D. T4 (THYROXINE) - ANS T4 (THYROXINE)
ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT__________.

A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN LEVELS
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION - ANS SWALLOWING
WHICH KINDS OF MUSCLES ARE INVOLVED IN PERISTALSIS?

A. SMOOTH MUSCLES
B. CARDIAC MUSCLES
C. SKELETAL MUSCLES
D. EPAXIAL MUSCLES - ANS SMOOTH MUSCLES
WHAT MIGHT AN INJURY TO THE PARIETAL LOBE EFFECT?

A. BREATHING
B. ATTENTION
C. MEMORY
D. PERCEPTION - ANS PERCEPTION
WHY MIGHT CERTAIN YOUNG PEOPLE BE UNDERWEIGHT?

A. THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE GAINING WEIGHT.
B. THEY EAT LITTLE PROTEIN AND TOO MUCH FAT AND SUGAR.
C. THEY EAT SEVERAL MEALS A DAY AND FAIL TO EXERCISE ENOUGH.
D. THEY SELDOM EAT A MEAL THAT CONTAINS FOODS FROM ALL FOOD
GROUPS. - ANS THEY ARE GROWING IN HEIGHT FASTER THAN THEY ARE
GAINING WEIGHT.

,HOW DOES THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE URINARY SYSTEM?

A. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE URETER.
B. THE URINARY SYSTEM REMOVES TOXINS FROM THE PRODUCTS OF
URINATION.
C. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MANUFACTURES HORMONES THAT INFLUENCE
URINATION.
D. THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF
DIGESTION. - ANS THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE
PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION.
WHICH GLAND IS LOCATED SUPERIOR TO THE KIDNEY?

A. PITUITARY
B. ADRENAL
C. HYPOTHALAMUS
D. PANCREAS - ANS ADRENAL
TO WHAT TWO SYSTEMS MIGHT THE URETHRA BELONG?

A. REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE
B. URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE
C. ENDOCRINE AND URINARY
D. DIGESTIVE AND CARDIOVASCULAR - ANS URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE
THE AXIAL SKELETAL SYSTEM CONTAINS ALL OF THESE
EXCEPT_______________.

A. THE SKULL
B. THE RIBS
C. THE BREASTBONE
D. THE RADIUS - ANS THE RADIUS
THE GALL BLADDER IS PART OF THE ________________.

A. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
B. URINARY SYSTEM
C. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
D. NERVOUS SYSTEM - ANS THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
WHICH IS not AN EXAMPLE OF A NONSPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE?

A. INFLAMMATION
B. VASODILATION
C. RELEASES OF HISTAMINE
D. PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES - ANS PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES
WHICH ORGAN SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING
ELECTROLYTES?

A. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
B. THE URINARY SYSTEM

, C. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
D. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM - ANS THE URINARY SYSTEM
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CORONARY ARTERY?

A. IT CARRIES OXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE HEART.
B. IT CARRIES DEOXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE LUNGS.
C. IT DISTRIBUTES BLOOD TO THE BODY.
D. IT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE HEART MUSCLES. - ANS IT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO
THE HEART MUSCLES.
WHAT CONDITION MIGHT RESULT FROM LACK OF VITAMIN C?

A. KWASHIORKOR
B. PELLAGRA
C. RICKETS
D. SCURVY - ANS SCURVY
HOW DOES THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM WORK WITH THE SKELETAL SYSTEM?

A. MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND THE SKELETON AT
THE JOINTS.
B. THE HARD BONES OF THE SKELETON PROTECT THE VOLUNTARY MUSCLES
OF THE LIMBS.
C. THE CARDIAC MUSCLES PRODUCE CALCIUM THAT IS NEEDED FOR STURDY
BONES.
D. SMOOTH MUSCLES ON INTERNAL ORGANS LEACH EXCESS MINERALS FROM
THE BONES. - ANS MUSCLES ATTACHED TO TENDONS CONTRACT TO BEND
THE SKELETON AT THE JOINTS.
WHICH IS not PRODUCED BY THE PITUITARY GLAND?

A. FSH
B. TRH
C. LH
D. ADH - ANS TRH
THE RIBS ARE ____________ TO THE LUNGS IN THE HUMAN BODY?

A. MEDIAL
B. SUPERIOR
C. ANTERIOR
D. DEEP - ANS ANTERIOR
WHAT IS THE NORMAL pH OF HUMAN ARTERIAL BLOOD?

A. 6.8
B. 7.4
C. 7.9
D. 8.2 - ANS 7.4
WHICH CUT IS CONSIDERED A CROSS SECTION?