Health Educational Systems Health Educational Systems Certifications HESI-A2 Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  The limbic system of the brain is responsible for the regulation of ___________?

  A. Vision

  B. Emotion

  C. Motor movement

  D. Speech production

  E. Metabolic processes

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 2:

  Which sequence outlines the correct flow of blood through the heart?

  I. Blood exits through the aorta.

  II. Blood exits through the pulmonary artery to go to the lungs.

  III. Blood enters the left atrium.

  IV.

  Blood passes through the mitral valve.

  V.

  Blood enters the right atrium.

  A.

  II, III, V, IV, I

  B.

  I, II, III, IV, V

  C.

  III, IV, V, I, II

  D.

  V, II, III, IV, I

  E.

  V, III, II, I, IV

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 3:

  When placed in a hypotonic solution, what will a cell do?

  A. remain the same

  B. swell

  C. shrink

  D. disintegrate

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 4:

  Which of the following would be a direct result of lipid depletion in the human body?

  A. The increase in the amount of proteins secreted in the body.

  B. The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced.

  C. The decrease in the permeability of the cellular membrane.

  D. The transfer of nuclear membrane lipids to the cytoplasm.

  E. The exchange of cytoplasmic lipids with membrane bound proteins.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 5:

  What area of the eye has the most acute vision and is comprised only of cones?

  A. Iris

  B. Pupil

  C. Retina

  D. Macula

  E. Fovea centralis

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 6:

  Which of the following would be a categorized as a flat bone?

  A. Vertebrae

  B. Metatarsals

  C. Femur

  D. Scapula

  E. Mandible

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 7:

  Which two bones make up the structure of the lower leg?

  A. Radius and Ulna

  B. Femur and Patella

  C. Metatarsal and Tarsal

  D. Sternum and Clavicle

  E. Fibula and Tibia

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 8:

  The autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis is characterized by the degradation of what?

  A. Proteins

  B. Carbohydrates

  C. Myelin Sheath

  D. Dendrites

  E. Phospholipids

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 9:

  What vein returns blood to the heart, draining the head, neck, and upper torso?

  A. Superior vena cava

  B. Inferior vena cava

  C. Ascending aorta

  D. Descending aorta

  E. Pulmonary vein

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 10:

  The engulfing of large particles into the cell is referred to as ____________?

  A. Phagocytosis

  B. Pinocytosis

  C. Exocytosis

  D. Cellular Respiration

  E. Active Transport

  Correct Answer: A