HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE LATEST VERSION
2023 - 2024
A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensation in? - ansArm, inability to
abduct arms and fingers
ABCD of cancer? - ansMelanoma
Active transport requires? - ansRequires energy (ATP) from cell
Aerobic respiration takes place in? - ansMitochondria and requires oxygen and glucose to produce
carbon dioxide, water and energy
Aerobic respirations happens in the presence of? - ansOxygen
All living things are made up of? - ansCells
An over production of cerumen (earwax) can accumulate in which area? - ansExternal ear and canals
Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation cause by which molecule? - ansLactic Acid
Anaerobic respiration produces? - ansEnergy and uses glucose, but produces less energy and does NOT
require oxygen
Aqueous humor is watery fluid in which part of the body? - ansEye (in front of eye, between the lens &
cornea)
As a part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to re-absorb bone matrix in
response to a decrease in calcium in the blood? - ansOsteoclasts (break down bone so it can release
Ca+ into interstitial fluid)
Aspirin occurs when there is a tear in which structures? - ansLigament
Calcaneus is located in? - ansFoot
Calciferol (aka vitamin D) is controlled by? - ansParathyroid hormone
Cartilaginous is? - ansConnection between articulating bones made up of cartilage
Ceruminous (aprocrine) glands secrete? - ansEarwax
Client has large pituitary tumor what part of the body does this effect? - ansLow blood pressure, sickness,
head hurting, vision problems
Diet is important because bone are storage places for? - ansCalcium & Phosphorus
Diffusion is? - ansMovement of molecules or particles along a concentration gradient, high to low
concentration
Dorsiflexion & Plantarflexion are types of joint movement that are associated with which part of the body -
ansFoot
Fertilization occurs in the? - ansoviduct
,HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE LATEST VERSION
2023 - 2024
Fertilization of an ovum occurs in which anatomical structure? - ansFallopian tubes (also called uterine
tubes)
Fibrous joints are? - ansStationary & held together by ligaments only
High levels of which ion would most likely result in a cardiac arrest? - ansPotassium
Hormones produced by the ovaries? - ansEstrogen and Progesterone
How many carbs per gram do carbs contain? - ans4
How many days is the average menstrual cycle? - ans28 days
In white blood cells, what contributes to phagocytosis? - ansMacrophages and neutrophils
Increase rate of breathing results in what blood pH change? - ansAlkalosis
Layers of the epidermis? - ansStratum Corneum, Lucidum, Granulosum, Spinosum, Basale
Ligaments provide which connection? - ansBone to bone
Most obvious skin cancer? - ansBasal cell carcinoma
Order of organization of living things? - ansOrganelle, Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems,
Organisms, Populations, Communities, Ecosystem, Biosphere
Osmosis is? - ansMovement of water across a membrane (low to high concentration)
Part of the brain that attaches to the spinal cord? - ansMedulla oblongata
Parts of the sternum? - ansManubrium, Body, Xiphoid Process
Passive transport? - ansDoes not require energy
Pituitary gland produces? - ansAdrenocorticotropic hormone and growth hormone
Plane divides the body into left and right sides? - ansSagittal
Polypeptides are? - ansChains of amino acids
Ribs are attached to the? - ansSternum
Sebaceous gland function? - ansSecretes oil
Structure that provides a pulse reading in the neck? - ansCarotid artery
Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process? - ansEvaporation
Synovial joints are? - ansFreely mobile
, HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE LATEST VERSION
2023 - 2024
The buttocks are which surface of the body? - ansDorsal
The esophagus is located in which body cavity? - ansThoracic
The malleus, incus & stapes are located in which part of the body? - ansEar
The mediastinum is located within which cavity? - ansThoracic cavity
The mitral valve is located between which two structures? - ansLeft ventricle and left atrium
The occipital region is located in which part of the body? - ansHead / Skull
The olfactory nerve is associated in which sense? - ansSmell
The organ of corti is located in the? - ansEar
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the distal region of the humerus. What are is
he describing? - ansEpiphysis
The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery? - ansPopliteal
The Rough ER functions in the human cells to? - ansSynthesize proteins
The top of the sternum is called? - ansManubrium
The tympanic membrane is located between which structures? - ansExternal auditory canal & middle ear
Tissue repair is enhanced by a diet high in? - ansProtein
Two divisions that make up the nervous system? - ansPNS & CNS (Peripheral & Central)
Types of asexual reproduction? - ansbinary fission and mitosis
Urinary system in the human body primary task is to? - ansExpel waste
Vessel carries blood from the body to the heart? - ansVena cava
What are finger prints made of? - ansFriction ridges
What are hormones? - ansChemical messengers
What are like cells grouped together called? - ansTissue
What blood vessels perfuses (goes through) the kidney? - ansRenal vein (this vein drains the kidney)
What bones are formed first during intramembranous ossification? - ansFlat bones of the skull, the
mandible, and the clavicles.
What cellular process helps to move debris and mucous through the lining of tubules? - ansCilia
2023 - 2024
A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensation in? - ansArm, inability to
abduct arms and fingers
ABCD of cancer? - ansMelanoma
Active transport requires? - ansRequires energy (ATP) from cell
Aerobic respiration takes place in? - ansMitochondria and requires oxygen and glucose to produce
carbon dioxide, water and energy
Aerobic respirations happens in the presence of? - ansOxygen
All living things are made up of? - ansCells
An over production of cerumen (earwax) can accumulate in which area? - ansExternal ear and canals
Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation cause by which molecule? - ansLactic Acid
Anaerobic respiration produces? - ansEnergy and uses glucose, but produces less energy and does NOT
require oxygen
Aqueous humor is watery fluid in which part of the body? - ansEye (in front of eye, between the lens &
cornea)
As a part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to re-absorb bone matrix in
response to a decrease in calcium in the blood? - ansOsteoclasts (break down bone so it can release
Ca+ into interstitial fluid)
Aspirin occurs when there is a tear in which structures? - ansLigament
Calcaneus is located in? - ansFoot
Calciferol (aka vitamin D) is controlled by? - ansParathyroid hormone
Cartilaginous is? - ansConnection between articulating bones made up of cartilage
Ceruminous (aprocrine) glands secrete? - ansEarwax
Client has large pituitary tumor what part of the body does this effect? - ansLow blood pressure, sickness,
head hurting, vision problems
Diet is important because bone are storage places for? - ansCalcium & Phosphorus
Diffusion is? - ansMovement of molecules or particles along a concentration gradient, high to low
concentration
Dorsiflexion & Plantarflexion are types of joint movement that are associated with which part of the body -
ansFoot
Fertilization occurs in the? - ansoviduct
,HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE LATEST VERSION
2023 - 2024
Fertilization of an ovum occurs in which anatomical structure? - ansFallopian tubes (also called uterine
tubes)
Fibrous joints are? - ansStationary & held together by ligaments only
High levels of which ion would most likely result in a cardiac arrest? - ansPotassium
Hormones produced by the ovaries? - ansEstrogen and Progesterone
How many carbs per gram do carbs contain? - ans4
How many days is the average menstrual cycle? - ans28 days
In white blood cells, what contributes to phagocytosis? - ansMacrophages and neutrophils
Increase rate of breathing results in what blood pH change? - ansAlkalosis
Layers of the epidermis? - ansStratum Corneum, Lucidum, Granulosum, Spinosum, Basale
Ligaments provide which connection? - ansBone to bone
Most obvious skin cancer? - ansBasal cell carcinoma
Order of organization of living things? - ansOrganelle, Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems,
Organisms, Populations, Communities, Ecosystem, Biosphere
Osmosis is? - ansMovement of water across a membrane (low to high concentration)
Part of the brain that attaches to the spinal cord? - ansMedulla oblongata
Parts of the sternum? - ansManubrium, Body, Xiphoid Process
Passive transport? - ansDoes not require energy
Pituitary gland produces? - ansAdrenocorticotropic hormone and growth hormone
Plane divides the body into left and right sides? - ansSagittal
Polypeptides are? - ansChains of amino acids
Ribs are attached to the? - ansSternum
Sebaceous gland function? - ansSecretes oil
Structure that provides a pulse reading in the neck? - ansCarotid artery
Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process? - ansEvaporation
Synovial joints are? - ansFreely mobile
, HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE LATEST VERSION
2023 - 2024
The buttocks are which surface of the body? - ansDorsal
The esophagus is located in which body cavity? - ansThoracic
The malleus, incus & stapes are located in which part of the body? - ansEar
The mediastinum is located within which cavity? - ansThoracic cavity
The mitral valve is located between which two structures? - ansLeft ventricle and left atrium
The occipital region is located in which part of the body? - ansHead / Skull
The olfactory nerve is associated in which sense? - ansSmell
The organ of corti is located in the? - ansEar
The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the distal region of the humerus. What are is
he describing? - ansEpiphysis
The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery? - ansPopliteal
The Rough ER functions in the human cells to? - ansSynthesize proteins
The top of the sternum is called? - ansManubrium
The tympanic membrane is located between which structures? - ansExternal auditory canal & middle ear
Tissue repair is enhanced by a diet high in? - ansProtein
Two divisions that make up the nervous system? - ansPNS & CNS (Peripheral & Central)
Types of asexual reproduction? - ansbinary fission and mitosis
Urinary system in the human body primary task is to? - ansExpel waste
Vessel carries blood from the body to the heart? - ansVena cava
What are finger prints made of? - ansFriction ridges
What are hormones? - ansChemical messengers
What are like cells grouped together called? - ansTissue
What blood vessels perfuses (goes through) the kidney? - ansRenal vein (this vein drains the kidney)
What bones are formed first during intramembranous ossification? - ansFlat bones of the skull, the
mandible, and the clavicles.
What cellular process helps to move debris and mucous through the lining of tubules? - ansCilia
