A&P (anatomy and physiology) HESI
A2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS (A+ GRADED
100% VERIFIED) 2025/2026
A TISSUE EXAMINED UNDER THE MICROSCOPE EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING
CHARACTERISTICS: CELLS FOUND ON INTERNAL SURFACE OF STOMACH,
NO EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, CELLS TALL AND THIN, NO BLOOD VESSELS IN
THE TISSUE. WHAT TYPE OF TISSUE IS THIS?
A. EPITHELIAL
B. CONNECTIVE
C. MUSCLE
D. CARTILAGE
E. NERVOUS - ANSWER: EPITHELIAL
BERIBERI IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY LACK OF ______________________.
A. THIAMINE
B. VITAMIN C
C. NIACIN
D. PROTEIN - ANSWER: THIAMINE
BILE IS SECRETED INTO WHICH ORGAN?
A. SMALL INTESTINE
B. LIVER
C. LARGE INTESTINE
D. STOMACH - ANSWER: SMALL INTESTINE
ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT
BE EXPECTED TO AFFECT__________.
A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN LEVELS
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION - ANSWER: SWALLOWING
FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON, WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT CALORIC INTAKE?
,A. IT SHOULD INCREASE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
B. IT SHOULD DECLINE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
C. IT SHOULD REMAIN CONSTANT OVER A LIFETIME.
D. IT SHOULD DECLINE AND THEN INCREASE WITH AGE. - ANSWER: IT
SHOULD DECLINE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
GOING FROM SUPERIOR TO INFERIOR, THE SEQUENCE OF THE VERTEBRAL
COLUMN IS:
A. SACRAL, COCCYX, THORACIC, LUMBAR, AND CERVICAL
B. COCCYX, SACRAL, LUMBAR, THORACIC, AND CERVICAL
C. CERVICAL, LUMBAR, THORACIC, SACRAL, AND COCCYX
D. CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL, AND COCCYX - ANSWER:
CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL, AND COCCYX
HOW DO THE INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES BETWEEN THE RIBS ASSIST WITH
RESPIRATION?
A. BY PROTECTING THE DELICATE BRONCHIOLES AND ALVEOLI.
B. BY SIGNALING A DECREASE IN INTRA-ALVEOLAR PRESSURE.
C. BY ENLARGING AND REDUCING THE SPACE IN THE THORAX
D. BY MAINTAINING A MEDIAL SEPARATION BETWEEN PLEURAE. - ANSWER:
BY ENLARGING AND REDUCING THE SPACE IN THE THORAX
HOW DOES A SAGITTAL SECTION DIVIDE THE BODY?
A. INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS
B. INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS
C. INTO FRONT AND BACK REGIONS
D. BETWEEN THE DORSAL AND VENTRAL CAVITIES - ANSWER: INTO RIGHT
AND LEFT REGIONS
HOW DOES A TRANSVERSE SECTION DIVIDE THE BODY?
A. INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS
B. INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS
C. INTO FRONT AND BACK REGIONS
D. BETWEEN THE DORSAL AND VENTRAL CAVITIES - ANSWER: INTO UPPER
AND LOWER REGIONS
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. - ANSWER: THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE
PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION.
HOW DOES THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM?
A. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TRANSFORMS MINERALS INTO USEFUL
NUTRIENTS.
B. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DETERMINES THE SEX OF THE EMBRYO.
C. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE GROWTH OF SECONDARY
SEX ORGANS.
D. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PRODUCES CHEMICALS THAT REGULATE
SEXUAL FUCTIONS. - ANSWER: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PRODUCES
CHEMICALS THE REGULATE SEXUAL FUCTIONS.
HOW DOES THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM WORK WITH THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM?
A. THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM REMOVES HEAT FROM THE NEURONS IN
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
B. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CIRCULATES NUTRIENTS OUTWARD TO THE
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM.
C. TOUCH INPUT VIA THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SENDS MESSAGES TO
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
D. MESSAGES FROM THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AFFECT THE COLOR AND
TEXTURE OF THE SKIN. - ANSWER: TOUCH INPUT VIA INTEGUMENTARY
SYSTEM SENDS MESSAGES TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
HOW DOES THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM WORK WITH THE CIRCULATORY
SYSTEM?
A. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM PRODUCES RED BLOOD CELLS FOR THE
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM.
B. LYMPH DRAWS EXCESS FLUID FROM THE CELLS AND DEPOSITS IT INTO
THE BLOOD VESSELS.
C. THE HEART REGULATES THE PRODUCTION OF LYMPH IN THE LYMPH
GLANDS.
A2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS (A+ GRADED
100% VERIFIED) 2025/2026
A TISSUE EXAMINED UNDER THE MICROSCOPE EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING
CHARACTERISTICS: CELLS FOUND ON INTERNAL SURFACE OF STOMACH,
NO EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, CELLS TALL AND THIN, NO BLOOD VESSELS IN
THE TISSUE. WHAT TYPE OF TISSUE IS THIS?
A. EPITHELIAL
B. CONNECTIVE
C. MUSCLE
D. CARTILAGE
E. NERVOUS - ANSWER: EPITHELIAL
BERIBERI IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY LACK OF ______________________.
A. THIAMINE
B. VITAMIN C
C. NIACIN
D. PROTEIN - ANSWER: THIAMINE
BILE IS SECRETED INTO WHICH ORGAN?
A. SMALL INTESTINE
B. LIVER
C. LARGE INTESTINE
D. STOMACH - ANSWER: SMALL INTESTINE
ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT
BE EXPECTED TO AFFECT__________.
A. SWALLOWING
B. INSULIN LEVELS
C. SLEEP
D. DIGESTION - ANSWER: SWALLOWING
FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON, WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT CALORIC INTAKE?
,A. IT SHOULD INCREASE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
B. IT SHOULD DECLINE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
C. IT SHOULD REMAIN CONSTANT OVER A LIFETIME.
D. IT SHOULD DECLINE AND THEN INCREASE WITH AGE. - ANSWER: IT
SHOULD DECLINE WITH AGE AFTER AGE 25.
GOING FROM SUPERIOR TO INFERIOR, THE SEQUENCE OF THE VERTEBRAL
COLUMN IS:
A. SACRAL, COCCYX, THORACIC, LUMBAR, AND CERVICAL
B. COCCYX, SACRAL, LUMBAR, THORACIC, AND CERVICAL
C. CERVICAL, LUMBAR, THORACIC, SACRAL, AND COCCYX
D. CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL, AND COCCYX - ANSWER:
CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR, SACRAL, AND COCCYX
HOW DO THE INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES BETWEEN THE RIBS ASSIST WITH
RESPIRATION?
A. BY PROTECTING THE DELICATE BRONCHIOLES AND ALVEOLI.
B. BY SIGNALING A DECREASE IN INTRA-ALVEOLAR PRESSURE.
C. BY ENLARGING AND REDUCING THE SPACE IN THE THORAX
D. BY MAINTAINING A MEDIAL SEPARATION BETWEEN PLEURAE. - ANSWER:
BY ENLARGING AND REDUCING THE SPACE IN THE THORAX
HOW DOES A SAGITTAL SECTION DIVIDE THE BODY?
A. INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS
B. INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS
C. INTO FRONT AND BACK REGIONS
D. BETWEEN THE DORSAL AND VENTRAL CAVITIES - ANSWER: INTO RIGHT
AND LEFT REGIONS
HOW DOES A TRANSVERSE SECTION DIVIDE THE BODY?
A. INTO RIGHT AND LEFT REGIONS
B. INTO UPPER AND LOWER REGIONS
C. INTO FRONT AND BACK REGIONS
D. BETWEEN THE DORSAL AND VENTRAL CAVITIES - ANSWER: INTO UPPER
AND LOWER REGIONS
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. - ANSWER: THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE
PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION.
HOW DOES THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM WORK WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM?
A. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TRANSFORMS MINERALS INTO USEFUL
NUTRIENTS.
B. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DETERMINES THE SEX OF THE EMBRYO.
C. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM CONTROLS THE GROWTH OF SECONDARY
SEX ORGANS.
D. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PRODUCES CHEMICALS THAT REGULATE
SEXUAL FUCTIONS. - ANSWER: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM PRODUCES
CHEMICALS THE REGULATE SEXUAL FUCTIONS.
HOW DOES THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM WORK WITH THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM?
A. THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM REMOVES HEAT FROM THE NEURONS IN
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
B. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CIRCULATES NUTRIENTS OUTWARD TO THE
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM.
C. TOUCH INPUT VIA THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SENDS MESSAGES TO
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
D. MESSAGES FROM THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AFFECT THE COLOR AND
TEXTURE OF THE SKIN. - ANSWER: TOUCH INPUT VIA INTEGUMENTARY
SYSTEM SENDS MESSAGES TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
HOW DOES THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM WORK WITH THE CIRCULATORY
SYSTEM?
A. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM PRODUCES RED BLOOD CELLS FOR THE
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM.
B. LYMPH DRAWS EXCESS FLUID FROM THE CELLS AND DEPOSITS IT INTO
THE BLOOD VESSELS.
C. THE HEART REGULATES THE PRODUCTION OF LYMPH IN THE LYMPH
GLANDS.
