HESI A2 REVIEW TEST BANK updated for 2026

Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory?

Pharynx.

Golgi apparatus functions as?

Process protein secretion. Synthesize carbs and glycoproteins.

1. How many carbs per gram do carbohydrates contain?

4.

2. When water molecules move across cell membrane from high to low concentration this process 

is called?

Osmosis.

3. What is the result of carbon dioxide in the body?

Body becomes more acidic.

4. What part of the body is the lower back?

Lumbar.

5. High levels of which ion would most likely result in a cardiac arrest?

Potassium.

6. What blood vessel prefuses the kidney?

Renal vein.

7. Which gland is located on the anterior surface of the trachea?

Thyroid gland.

8. In white blood cells what contributes to phagocytosis?

Macrophages, neutrophils.

9. What structure of the eye picks out color?

Retina.

10. What is the outer most protective layer of the skin?

Epidermis.

11. The organ of corti is located in?

Ear