Health Educational Systems HESI Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Health Educational Systems HESI Online Questions & Answers

• Question 101:

  Which blood type is considered the universal donor?

  A. AB
  B. AB+
  C. O
  D. O+
  C. O

• Question 102:

  Electrical impulses called "action potentials" move along the axon of a neuron by ______________?

  A. Elongation
  B. Chemical messaging
  C. Electrochemical gradients
  D. Saltatory conduction
  E. Repolarization
  D. Saltatory conduction

• Question 103:

  Which muscle is responsible for the adduction of the shoulder?

  A. Biceps brachii
  B. Triceps brachii
  C. Latissimus dorsi
  D. Brachialis
  E. Trapezius
  C. Latissimus dorsi

• Question 104:

  The vertical columns of the periodic table are called ____.

  A. periods
  B. groups
  C. rows
  D. elements
  B. groups

• Question 105:

  Glycolysis is the conversion of _______ to ______ in the process of cellular respiration.

  A. Glucose, pyruvate.
  B. Pyruvate, glucose.
  C. NADH, pyruvate.
  D. NADH, ATP.
  A. Glucose, pyruvate.

• Question 106:

  The alternative versions of a single gene are known as:

  A. traits.
  B. characteristics.
  C. RNA.
  D. alleles.
  D. alleles.

• Question 107:

  

  In context, the word "defective" in the first sentence of the passage means which of the following?

  A. unusual
  B. remarkable
  C. postponed
  D. faulty
  D. faulty

• Question 108:

  What is (-5)2?

  A. -25
  B. (-25)2
  C. 25
  D. 5
  C. 25

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• Question 109:

  Gender is best described as ______.

  A. applying
  B. sex
  C. shape
  D. predilection
  B. sex

• Question 110:

  What characteristic of water allows for hydrogen bonding between molecules?

  A. Its high specific heat.
  B. Its cohesive properties.
  C. Its covalent bonds.
  D. Its polar nature.
  D. Its polar nature.