HESI A2 Anatomy and Physiology
Questions with Answers 2025
WhatAisAhistology?A-AcorrectAanswers-TheAstudyAofAtissues
WhatAisAaAtissue?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAgroupAofAcellsAthatAactAtogetherAtoAperformAaAspecificAfunction.
WhatAareAtheAfundamentalAtissues?A-AcorrectAanswers-Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(ElephantsACanAMakeANews)
WhatAisAtheAfunctionAofAepithelialAcells?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Cover,Aline,AandAprotectAtheAbodyAandAtheAinternalAorgans.
WhatAisAtheAfunctionAofAconnectiveAtissue?A-AcorrectAanswers-
FrameworkAofAtheAbody.AProvidesAsupportAandAstructureAtoAorgans.
WhatAisAneuroglia?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAneuronsAandAconnectiveAtissueAcellsAthatAcomposeAnerveAtissue.
WhatAabilityAdoesAmuscleAtissueAhave?A-AcorrectAanswers-AbilityAtoAcontractAandAshorten.
WhatAisAmuscleAtissueAclassifiedAas?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Voluntary(skeletalAmuscles)AandAinvoluntary(smoothA&Acardiac)
WhatAisAmeiosis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAcellAdivisionAthatAtakesAplaceAinAtheAgonads,Ai.e.AtheAovariesAandAtestes.
WhatAtwoAlayersAcomposeAtheAskin?A-AcorrectAanswers-EpidermisAandAdermis.
WhatAisAtheAepidermis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAoutermostAprotectiveAlayerAofAdeadAkeratinizedAepithelialAcells.
WhatAisAtheAdermis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAunderlyingAlayerAofAconnectiveAtissueAwithAbloodAvessels,AnerveAendings,AandAtheAas
sociatedAskinAtissues.
WhatAareAtheAlayersAofAtheAepidermis?A-AcorrectAanswers-Corneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
GermivatumA(AbasaleA&Aspinosum)
Mnemonic:ACandyALionsAGrowlAGreat.
WhatAdoesAtheAproteinApigmentAmelaninAprotectAagainst?A-AcorrectAanswers-
RadiationAfromAtheASun
WhatAisAtheAdermisAcomposedAof?A-AcorrectAanswers-
FibrousAconnectiveAtissueAwithAnerveAendings,AbloodAvessels,AsensoryAnerveAendings,Aha
irAfollicles,AandAglands.
WhatAareAtheA2AtypesAofAsweatAglands?A-AcorrectAanswers-ecrineA&Aapocrine
WhatAdoAecrineAsweatAglandsAproduce?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Sweat.ARegulateAbodyAtemperature.
WhatAdoAapocrineAsweatAglandsAproduce?A-AcorrectAanswers-
SecretionsAcontainAbitsAofAcytoplasmAfromAcells,AattractingAbacteriaAthatAproducesAbodyAo
dor.
, WhatAdoAsebaceousAglandsAsecrete?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheyAsecreteAsebumAthroughAtheAhairAfollicles,AwhichAlubricatesAtheAskinAandApreventsAdr
ying.
WhatAsecretionAproducesAoil?A-AcorrectAanswers-HolocrineAsecretion.
WhatAareAsebaceousAglandsAproneAtoAduringAadolescence?A-AcorrectAanswers-
BecomingAcloggedAandAattractingAbacteria.
WhatAproteinAcomposesAtheAhairAandAskin?A-AcorrectAanswers-Keratin
WhatAmakesAtheAbody'sAframework?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Bone,Acartilage,AligamentsA&Ajoints.
WhatAareAtheAfunctionsAofAtheAskeletalAsystem?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Support,Amovement,AbloodAcellAformation,AprotectionAofAinternalAorgans,Adetoxification,Am
uscleAattachment,AmineralAstorage.A*AAMIMEABATHEDASEALSASINGINGA"MYAPONY"*
HowAareAbonesAclassified?A-AcorrectAanswers-ByAshape.
Long
Short
flat
irregular
sesamoid
*LEMURSASINGASALSAAFORAINDIANS*
WhatAisAtheAnameAforAtheAcellsAthatAcomposeAcompactAbone?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Osteoblasts
WhatAoccursAtoAosteoblastsAwhenAtheyAbecomeAfixedAinAtheAdenseAboneAmatrix?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
TheyAstopAdividingAbutAcontinueAtoAmaintainAbodyAtissuesAasAosteocytes.
HowAmanyAbonesAmakeAupAtheAaxialAskeleton?A-AcorrectAanswers-
28AbonesAofAtheAskull.A14-facial,A14-cranium.
HowAmanyAbonesAmakeAtheAfacialAskeleton?A-AcorrectAanswers-2AnasalAbones
2AmaxillaryAbones
2AzygomaticAbones
1Amandible
2ApalatineAbones
1Avomer
2AlacrimalAbones
2AinferiorAnasalAbones
WhatAareAtheAbonesAofAtheAcranium?A-AcorrectAanswers-singleAoccipital
frontal
ethmoid
sphenoid
pairedAparietal
temporalA
ossicles
WhatAboneAstructuresAareAinAtheAossiclesA(ears)A?A-AcorrectAanswers-
malleus,Aincus,Astapes
HowAmanyAbonesAmakeAtheAskeletalAcolumn?A-AcorrectAanswers-33Abones
HowAmanyAcervicalAvertebraeAinAtheAskeletalAcolumn?A-AcorrectAanswers-7
HowAmanyAthoracicAvertebraeAinAtheAskeletalAcolumn?A-AcorrectAanswers-12
Questions with Answers 2025
WhatAisAhistology?A-AcorrectAanswers-TheAstudyAofAtissues
WhatAisAaAtissue?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAgroupAofAcellsAthatAactAtogetherAtoAperformAaAspecificAfunction.
WhatAareAtheAfundamentalAtissues?A-AcorrectAanswers-Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve
(ElephantsACanAMakeANews)
WhatAisAtheAfunctionAofAepithelialAcells?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Cover,Aline,AandAprotectAtheAbodyAandAtheAinternalAorgans.
WhatAisAtheAfunctionAofAconnectiveAtissue?A-AcorrectAanswers-
FrameworkAofAtheAbody.AProvidesAsupportAandAstructureAtoAorgans.
WhatAisAneuroglia?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAneuronsAandAconnectiveAtissueAcellsAthatAcomposeAnerveAtissue.
WhatAabilityAdoesAmuscleAtissueAhave?A-AcorrectAanswers-AbilityAtoAcontractAandAshorten.
WhatAisAmuscleAtissueAclassifiedAas?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Voluntary(skeletalAmuscles)AandAinvoluntary(smoothA&Acardiac)
WhatAisAmeiosis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAcellAdivisionAthatAtakesAplaceAinAtheAgonads,Ai.e.AtheAovariesAandAtestes.
WhatAtwoAlayersAcomposeAtheAskin?A-AcorrectAanswers-EpidermisAandAdermis.
WhatAisAtheAepidermis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAoutermostAprotectiveAlayerAofAdeadAkeratinizedAepithelialAcells.
WhatAisAtheAdermis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAunderlyingAlayerAofAconnectiveAtissueAwithAbloodAvessels,AnerveAendings,AandAtheAas
sociatedAskinAtissues.
WhatAareAtheAlayersAofAtheAepidermis?A-AcorrectAanswers-Corneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
GermivatumA(AbasaleA&Aspinosum)
Mnemonic:ACandyALionsAGrowlAGreat.
WhatAdoesAtheAproteinApigmentAmelaninAprotectAagainst?A-AcorrectAanswers-
RadiationAfromAtheASun
WhatAisAtheAdermisAcomposedAof?A-AcorrectAanswers-
FibrousAconnectiveAtissueAwithAnerveAendings,AbloodAvessels,AsensoryAnerveAendings,Aha
irAfollicles,AandAglands.
WhatAareAtheA2AtypesAofAsweatAglands?A-AcorrectAanswers-ecrineA&Aapocrine
WhatAdoAecrineAsweatAglandsAproduce?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Sweat.ARegulateAbodyAtemperature.
WhatAdoAapocrineAsweatAglandsAproduce?A-AcorrectAanswers-
SecretionsAcontainAbitsAofAcytoplasmAfromAcells,AattractingAbacteriaAthatAproducesAbodyAo
dor.
, WhatAdoAsebaceousAglandsAsecrete?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheyAsecreteAsebumAthroughAtheAhairAfollicles,AwhichAlubricatesAtheAskinAandApreventsAdr
ying.
WhatAsecretionAproducesAoil?A-AcorrectAanswers-HolocrineAsecretion.
WhatAareAsebaceousAglandsAproneAtoAduringAadolescence?A-AcorrectAanswers-
BecomingAcloggedAandAattractingAbacteria.
WhatAproteinAcomposesAtheAhairAandAskin?A-AcorrectAanswers-Keratin
WhatAmakesAtheAbody'sAframework?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Bone,Acartilage,AligamentsA&Ajoints.
WhatAareAtheAfunctionsAofAtheAskeletalAsystem?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Support,Amovement,AbloodAcellAformation,AprotectionAofAinternalAorgans,Adetoxification,Am
uscleAattachment,AmineralAstorage.A*AAMIMEABATHEDASEALSASINGINGA"MYAPONY"*
HowAareAbonesAclassified?A-AcorrectAanswers-ByAshape.
Long
Short
flat
irregular
sesamoid
*LEMURSASINGASALSAAFORAINDIANS*
WhatAisAtheAnameAforAtheAcellsAthatAcomposeAcompactAbone?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Osteoblasts
WhatAoccursAtoAosteoblastsAwhenAtheyAbecomeAfixedAinAtheAdenseAboneAmatrix?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
TheyAstopAdividingAbutAcontinueAtoAmaintainAbodyAtissuesAasAosteocytes.
HowAmanyAbonesAmakeAupAtheAaxialAskeleton?A-AcorrectAanswers-
28AbonesAofAtheAskull.A14-facial,A14-cranium.
HowAmanyAbonesAmakeAtheAfacialAskeleton?A-AcorrectAanswers-2AnasalAbones
2AmaxillaryAbones
2AzygomaticAbones
1Amandible
2ApalatineAbones
1Avomer
2AlacrimalAbones
2AinferiorAnasalAbones
WhatAareAtheAbonesAofAtheAcranium?A-AcorrectAanswers-singleAoccipital
frontal
ethmoid
sphenoid
pairedAparietal
temporalA
ossicles
WhatAboneAstructuresAareAinAtheAossiclesA(ears)A?A-AcorrectAanswers-
malleus,Aincus,Astapes
HowAmanyAbonesAmakeAtheAskeletalAcolumn?A-AcorrectAanswers-33Abones
HowAmanyAcervicalAvertebraeAinAtheAskeletalAcolumn?A-AcorrectAanswers-7
HowAmanyAthoracicAvertebraeAinAtheAskeletalAcolumn?A-AcorrectAanswers-12