Health Educational Systems HESI Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Health Educational Systems HESI Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  When placed in a hypotonic solution, what will a cell do?

  A. remain the same
  B. swell
  C. shrink
  D. disintegrate
  B. swell

• Question 2:

  Which sequence outlines the correct flow of blood through the heart?

  I. Blood exits through the aorta.

  II. Blood exits through the pulmonary artery to go to the lungs.

  III. Blood enters the left atrium.

  IV.

  Blood passes through the mitral valve.

  V.

  Blood enters the right atrium.

  A. II, III, V, IV, I
  B. I, II, III, IV, V
  C. III, IV, V, I, II
  D. V, II, III, IV, I
  E. V, III, II, I, IV
  I. Blood exits through the aorta. II. Blood exits through the pulmonary artery to go to the lungs. III. Blood enters the left atrium. IV. Blood passes through the mitral valve.
  D. V, II, III, IV, I

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• Question 3:

  The limbic system of the brain is responsible for the regulation of ___________?

  A. Vision
  B. Emotion
  C. Motor movement
  D. Speech production
  E. Metabolic processes
  B. Emotion

• Question 4:

  What area of the eye has the most acute vision and is comprised only of cones?

  A. Iris
  B. Pupil
  C. Retina
  D. Macula
  E. Fovea centralis
  E. Fovea centralis

• Question 5:

  Which of the following would be a direct result of lipid depletion in the human body?

  A. The increase in the amount of proteins secreted in the body.
  B. The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced.
  C. The decrease in the permeability of the cellular membrane.
  D. The transfer of nuclear membrane lipids to the cytoplasm.
  E. The exchange of cytoplasmic lipids with membrane bound proteins.
  B. The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced.

• Question 6:

  The autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis is characterized by the degradation of what?

  A. Proteins
  B. Carbohydrates
  C. Myelin Sheath
  D. Dendrites
  E. Phospholipids
  C. Myelin Sheath

• Question 7:

  Which two bones make up the structure of the lower leg?

  A. Radius and Ulna
  B. Femur and Patella
  C. Metatarsal and Tarsal
  D. Sternum and Clavicle
  E. Fibula and Tibia
  E. Fibula and Tibia

• Question 8:

  Which of the following would be a categorized as a flat bone?

  A. Vertebrae
  B. Metatarsals
  C. Femur
  D. Scapula
  E. Mandible
  D. Scapula

• Question 9:

  The opening in the skull that is superior to the atlas is known as the ________________?

  A. Axis
  B. Mandible
  C. Occipital Fissure
  D. Foramen Magnum
  E. Corpus Callosum
  D. Foramen Magnum

• Question 10:

  A rupture in the cardiac sphincter would result in what occurring?

  A. Sugars not being digested.
  B. The small intestine losing surface area.
  C. The backflow of gastric juices into the esophagus.
  D. Proteins and lipids being expelled from the body.
  E. The release of fecal matter and other bodily fluids.
  C. The backflow of gastric juices into the esophagus.