Health Educational Systems Health Educational Systems Certifications HESI Questions & Answers

• Question 411:

  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.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 412:

  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

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 413:

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

  A. Vertebrae

  B. Metatarsals

  C. Femur

  D. Scapula

  E. Mandible

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 414:

  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

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 415:

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

  A. Proteins

  B. Carbohydrates

  C. Myelin Sheath

  D. Dendrites

  E. Phospholipids

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 416:

  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.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 417:

  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

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 418:

  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

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 419:

  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

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 420:

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

  A. remain the same

  B. swell

  C. shrink

  D. disintegrate

  Correct Answer: B