HESI BIOLOGY EXAM GUIDES ( LATEST 2025 / 2026 ) ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

1. Proximal:
Answer:
a body part is CLOSER to a specific point of origin or attachment or
closer to the trunk of the body
2. Distal:
Answer:
a body part is FARTHER from the specific point of the origin or attachment
3. Superficial -external:
Answer:
a body part is located near the surface
4. Deep (internal):
Answer:
a body part is located away from the surface
5. A sagittal plane (median) cuts the body:
Answer:
right down the middle
6. A frontal plane (coronal) is perpendicular (oppose) so it cuts the body: -
Answer:
from ear to ear, from shoulder to shoulder across
7. A transverse plane cuts the body:
Answer:
from the navel in half dividing the superior from the inferior
8. A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific function is
a(n)::
Answer:
Tissue
9. What is the mechanism called which brings about an increasing change
in the same direction? Example:
Answer:
child birth: positive feedback
10. The relative consistency of the body's internal environment is called:
Answer:
hemostasis
11. A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific function is
a(n)::
Answer:
tissue
12. A group of two or more types of tissues is a(n)::
Answer:
Organ