HESI A2 (Anatomy & Physiology) V1/V2 |136 Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2025/2026
(Graded A+)
/. What is a characteristic of viral herpes - Answer-✅Skin Eruption
/.When a boxer gets hit & has a deviated septum? - Answer-✅Vomer (in nose)
/.Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory? - Answer-
✅Pharynx
/.A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensation in? -
Answer-✅Arm, inability to abduct arms and fingers
/.Which bone does not articulate with any other bone? - Answer-✅Hyoid Bone
/.Which of the following statements best describes endocrine glands? - Answer-✅They
secrete chemicals into the blood, growth, metabolism, sexual development and function
/.Diet is important because bone are storage places for? - Answer-✅Calcium &
Phosphorus
/.Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and urinary system? -
Answer-✅Urethra
/.Ligaments provide which connection? - Answer-✅Bone to bone
/.Which structure conducts urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder? - Answer-
✅Ureter
/.Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation cause by which molecule? -
Answer-✅Lactic Acid
/.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? - Answer-✅Osteoclasts
(break down bone so it can release Ca+ into interstitial fluid)
/.Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process? - Answer-
✅Evaporation
, /.When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian and the nurse
notes that she has a unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has
eaten a large amount of? - Answer-✅Carrot and squash
/.Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who is standing
erect with feet forward? - Answer-✅Palms facing anterior
/.Which structure is a ball & socket joint? - Answer-✅Shoulder
/.Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus & stapes? - Answer-✅Skull &
Ear
/.What are like cells grouped together called? - Answer-✅Tissue
/.The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery? - Answer-
✅Popliteal
/.Ceruminous (aprocrine) glands secrete? - Answer-✅Earwax
/.What type of synovial joint is the elbow? - Answer-✅Hinge
/.What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated / increased? -
Answer-✅Cardiac output
/.Where does digestion begin in the digestive system - Answer-✅Oral cavity
/.Which cell structure regulates the transport of substances in & out of a cell? - Answer-
✅Plasma Membrane
/.The mediastinum is located within which cavity? - Answer-✅Thoracic cavity
/.What is the effect of Serotonin, a neurotransmitter? - Answer-✅Involved with mood,
anxiety, sleep, happiness, appetite
/.What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in nephrons when antidiuretic
hormone (ADH) is secreted? - Answer-✅H2O is re-absorbed from urinary filtrate
/.What is the function of thrombocytes (platelets)? - Answer-✅Blood clotting
/.Which muscle of the quad femoris group lies on the outer side surface of lower
extremity? - Answer-✅Vastus Lateralis
/.Which structure is located on the sternum - Answer-✅Xiphoid Process
Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2025/2026
(Graded A+)
/. What is a characteristic of viral herpes - Answer-✅Skin Eruption
/.When a boxer gets hit & has a deviated septum? - Answer-✅Vomer (in nose)
/.Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory? - Answer-
✅Pharynx
/.A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensation in? -
Answer-✅Arm, inability to abduct arms and fingers
/.Which bone does not articulate with any other bone? - Answer-✅Hyoid Bone
/.Which of the following statements best describes endocrine glands? - Answer-✅They
secrete chemicals into the blood, growth, metabolism, sexual development and function
/.Diet is important because bone are storage places for? - Answer-✅Calcium &
Phosphorus
/.Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and urinary system? -
Answer-✅Urethra
/.Ligaments provide which connection? - Answer-✅Bone to bone
/.Which structure conducts urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder? - Answer-
✅Ureter
/.Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation cause by which molecule? -
Answer-✅Lactic Acid
/.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? - Answer-✅Osteoclasts
(break down bone so it can release Ca+ into interstitial fluid)
/.Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process? - Answer-
✅Evaporation
, /.When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian and the nurse
notes that she has a unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has
eaten a large amount of? - Answer-✅Carrot and squash
/.Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who is standing
erect with feet forward? - Answer-✅Palms facing anterior
/.Which structure is a ball & socket joint? - Answer-✅Shoulder
/.Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus & stapes? - Answer-✅Skull &
Ear
/.What are like cells grouped together called? - Answer-✅Tissue
/.The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery? - Answer-
✅Popliteal
/.Ceruminous (aprocrine) glands secrete? - Answer-✅Earwax
/.What type of synovial joint is the elbow? - Answer-✅Hinge
/.What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated / increased? -
Answer-✅Cardiac output
/.Where does digestion begin in the digestive system - Answer-✅Oral cavity
/.Which cell structure regulates the transport of substances in & out of a cell? - Answer-
✅Plasma Membrane
/.The mediastinum is located within which cavity? - Answer-✅Thoracic cavity
/.What is the effect of Serotonin, a neurotransmitter? - Answer-✅Involved with mood,
anxiety, sleep, happiness, appetite
/.What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in nephrons when antidiuretic
hormone (ADH) is secreted? - Answer-✅H2O is re-absorbed from urinary filtrate
/.What is the function of thrombocytes (platelets)? - Answer-✅Blood clotting
/.Which muscle of the quad femoris group lies on the outer side surface of lower
extremity? - Answer-✅Vastus Lateralis
/.Which structure is located on the sternum - Answer-✅Xiphoid Process
