HESI A2 Anatomy & Physiology Practice Test 2

Ready for more A&P practice? Our second free HESI Anatomy and Physiology test offers new questions on key topics like organ systems, anatomical terms, and body functions. Working through realistic questions is a great way to strengthen your understanding and prepare for the exam. Each one comes with a clear, helpful explanation.

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1. Question

Which organ within the digestive system is a site of both mechanical and chemical digestion?

2. Question

A woman’s body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 28 day cycle?

3. Question

Where are sperm stored in the male body once produced?

4. Question

Which of these is the best analogy describing the function of the kidneys?

5. Question

What is the most widely distributed type of sweat gland?

6. Question

One child is playing on the playground and decides to climb the castle while another child stays on the ground. When the first child reaches the top of the castle, their position relative to the second child sitting on the ground is ____________.

7. Question

Extending an arm straight out to the side of the body would be described as a(n) ____________ movement, while returning it back to the side of the body is a(n) ____________ movement.

8. Question

What plane divides your face in half down the middle?

9. Question

Which bone is part of the axial skeleton?

10. Question

Which of the following is part of the upper respiratory system?

11. Question

Which blood vessel returns blood from the systemic circuit to the heart?

12. Question

What type of hormones are follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone?

13. Question

What is the purpose of the mastication of food?

14. Question

Which hormone stimulates the interstitial cells of the testicles to produce testosterone?

15. Question

Which of the following happens during inhalation?

16. Question

What type of bone is the patella?

17. Question

What does the pulmonary vein do?

18. Question

Which layer of the epidermis contains cells that undergo mitosis?

19. Question

Which statement is correct?

20. Question

What process reduces the number of chromosomes in a cell in half?

21. Question

Where is adipose tissue located in the skin?

22. Question

Which section of the vertebral column contains the most vertebrae?

23. Question

Which of the following glands is correctly matched with a hormone it secretes?

24. Question

From what type of blood cell are platelets derived?

25. Question

Where does the chemical digestion of proteins primarily occur within the digestive system?

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Extending an arm straight out to the side of the body would be described as a(n) movement, while returning it back to the side of the body is a(n) movement.