A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2026
WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD?
A. THE NOSE
B. THE EARS
C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE
D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - correct answer-THE NOSE
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID?
A. OXYTOCIN
B. TSH
C. ADRENALINE
D. T4 (THYROXINE) - correct answer-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 - correct answer-SWALLOWING
WHICH KINDS OF MUSCLES ARE INVOLVED IN PERISTALSIS?
A. SMOOTH MUSCLES
,B. CARDIAC MUSCLES
C. SKELETAL MUSCLES
D. EPAXIAL MUSCLES - correct answer-SMOOTH MUSCLES
WHAT MIGHT AN INJURY TO THE PARIETAL LOBE EFFECT?
A. BREATHING
B. ATTENTION
C. MEMORY
D. PERCEPTION - correct answer-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. - correct answer-
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. - correct answer-
THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION.
WHICHxGLANDxISxLOCATEDxSUPERIORxTOxTHExKIDNEY?
,x
A.xPITUITARY
B.xADRENAL
C.xHYPOTHALAMUS
D.xPANCREASx-xcorrectxanswer-ADRENAL
TOxWHATxTWOxSYSTEMSxMIGHTxTHExURETHRAxBELONG?
A.xREPRODUCTIVExANDxENDOCRINE
B.xURINARYxANDxREPRODUCTIVE
C.xENDOCRINExANDxURINARY
D.xDIGESTIVExANDxCARDIOVASCULARx-xcorrectxanswer-URINARYxANDxREPRODUCTIVE
THExAXIALxSKELETALxSYSTEMxCONTAINSxALLxOFxTHESExEXCEPT_______________.
A.xTHExSKULL
B.xTHExRIBS
C.xTHExBREASTBONE
D.xTHExRADIUSx-xcorrectxanswer-THExRADIUS
THExGALLxBLADDERxISxPARTxOFxTHEx________________.
A.xENDOCRINExSYSTEM
B.xURINARYxSYSTEM
C.xDIGESTIVExSYSTEM
D.xNERVOUSxSYSTEMx-xcorrectxanswer-THExDIGESTIVExSYSTEM
WHICHxISxnotxANxEXAMPLExOFxAxNONSPECIFICxIMMUNExRESPONSE?
A.xINFLAMMATION
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2026
WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD?
A. THE NOSE
B. THE EARS
C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE
D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - correct answer-THE NOSE
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID?
A. OXYTOCIN
B. TSH
C. ADRENALINE
D. T4 (THYROXINE) - correct answer-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 - correct answer-SWALLOWING
WHICH KINDS OF MUSCLES ARE INVOLVED IN PERISTALSIS?
A. SMOOTH MUSCLES
,B. CARDIAC MUSCLES
C. SKELETAL MUSCLES
D. EPAXIAL MUSCLES - correct answer-SMOOTH MUSCLES
WHAT MIGHT AN INJURY TO THE PARIETAL LOBE EFFECT?
A. BREATHING
B. ATTENTION
C. MEMORY
D. PERCEPTION - correct answer-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. - correct answer-
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. - correct answer-
THE URINARY SYSTEM ELIMINATES SOME WASTE PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION.
WHICHxGLANDxISxLOCATEDxSUPERIORxTOxTHExKIDNEY?
,x
A.xPITUITARY
B.xADRENAL
C.xHYPOTHALAMUS
D.xPANCREASx-xcorrectxanswer-ADRENAL
TOxWHATxTWOxSYSTEMSxMIGHTxTHExURETHRAxBELONG?
A.xREPRODUCTIVExANDxENDOCRINE
B.xURINARYxANDxREPRODUCTIVE
C.xENDOCRINExANDxURINARY
D.xDIGESTIVExANDxCARDIOVASCULARx-xcorrectxanswer-URINARYxANDxREPRODUCTIVE
THExAXIALxSKELETALxSYSTEMxCONTAINSxALLxOFxTHESExEXCEPT_______________.
A.xTHExSKULL
B.xTHExRIBS
C.xTHExBREASTBONE
D.xTHExRADIUSx-xcorrectxanswer-THExRADIUS
THExGALLxBLADDERxISxPARTxOFxTHEx________________.
A.xENDOCRINExSYSTEM
B.xURINARYxSYSTEM
C.xDIGESTIVExSYSTEM
D.xNERVOUSxSYSTEMx-xcorrectxanswer-THExDIGESTIVExSYSTEM
WHICHxISxnotxANxEXAMPLExOFxAxNONSPECIFICxIMMUNExRESPONSE?
A.xINFLAMMATION
