Test Prep HESI-A2 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Test Prep HESI-A2 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 611:

  Respiration rates are regulated by which of the following?

  A. Increasing levels of oxygen
  B. Increasing levels of nitrogen
  C. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide
  D. Decreasing levels of oxygen
  E. Decreasing level of carbon dioxide
  C. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide

• Question 612:

  

  Which statement is not listed as a detail within the passage?

  A. Electrode stimulation of the amygdala can elicit extreme aggressive acts.
  B. Scientists are able to isolate the functions of even small regions of the human brain.
  C. Typically temperamental rhesus monkeys with amygdala damage are completely imperturbable.
  D. Subjects who experience this utter rage and fearlessness have no rational foundation for their reaction.
  C. Typically temperamental rhesus monkeys with amygdala damage are completely imperturbable.

• Question 613:

  In a bird or a bee, the crop is responsible for ____.

  A. maintaining balance when perched
  B. helping to grind food
  C. storing food prior to digestion
  D. aiding in flying
  C. storing food prior to digestion

• Question 614:

  Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction?

  In 1994, Dan Manion set the current record for a deep dive on air at 509 feet, but reported feeling strong effects of narcosis at such a depth.

  A. but
  B. on
  C. at
  D. for
  A. but

• Question 615:

  Halophile archaebacteria only survive in which type of environment?

  A. cold
  B. heat
  C. salt
  D. low pH
  C. salt

• Question 616:

  Select the best meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

  The musculoskeletal system is expansive and is one of the first body systems to feel the effects of age.

  A. muscles and bones
  B. muscles and ligaments
  C. bones and ligaments
  D. muscles and organ tissues
  A. muscles and bones

• Question 617:

  The liver is an organ responsible for detoxifying the body of many harmful substances. Therefore, you might expect the liver to contain a high amount of:

  A. Rough endoplasmic reticulum.
  B. Lysosomes.
  C. Mitochondria.
  D. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
  D. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

• Question 618:

  Which of these sentences uses punctuation correctly?

  A. Honestly Michelle, what you are suggesting is never going to work.
  B. Honestly, Michelle, what you are suggesting is never going to work.
  C. Honestly; Michelle, what you are suggesting is never going to work.
  D. Honestly Michelle: what you are suggesting is never going to work.
  B. Honestly, Michelle, what you are suggesting is never going to work.

• Question 619:

  Which word in the following sentence is a preposition?

  The Vikings travelled in wooden boats across the Atlantic Ocean.

  A. Vikings
  B. travelled
  C. boats
  D. across
  D. across

• Question 620:

  Which of these is the best definition of the word succinct?

  A. angry
  B. short
  C. old
  D. sweet
  B. short