Health Educational Systems HESI Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Health Educational Systems HESI Online Questions & Answers

• Question 541:

  The release of prolactin during breastfeeding is an example of __________________?

  A. Negative feedback
  B. Positive feedback
  C. Gene regulation
  D. Protein synthesis
  E. Cell permeability
  B. Positive feedback

• Question 542:

  Convert 0.125 into fraction form.

  A. 1/2
  B. 1/4
  C. 1/16
  D. 1/8
  D. 1/8

• Question 543:

  Compensatory is best described as ________.

  A. corrective
  B. sociable
  C. beleaguered
  D. courteous
  A. corrective

• Question 544:

  In a redox reaction, the element that is oxidized _____ an electron and the element that is reduced _____ an electron.

  A. gains, loses
  B. loses, gains
  C. loses, loses
  D. gains, gains
  B. loses, gains

• Question 545:

  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 546:

  The engulfing of large particles into the cell is referred to as ____________?

  A. Phagocytosis
  B. Pinocytosis
  C. Exocytosis
  D. Cellular Respiration
  E. Active Transport
  A. Phagocytosis

• Question 547:

  Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence.

  They have lived in an apartment __________ they arrived in Chicago.

  A. for
  B. from
  C. since
  D. during
  C. since

• Question 548:

  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 549:

  Bacteria live in ____.

  A. the water
  B. all of these places
  C. the human body
  D. the soil
  B. all of these places

• Question 550:

  

  What is the main focus of this passage?

  A. How dietary calcium affects kidneys.
  B. How kidneys function.
  C. How kidney research is conducted.
  D. How Stanford researchers perform studies.
  A. How dietary calcium affects kidneys.