Health Educational Systems HESI Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Health Educational Systems HESI Online Questions & Answers

• Question 601:

  Insulin is produced in the ____ and functions to ____.

  A. Langerhan cells; metabolize macronutrients and increase the amount of glucose in the blood
  B. pancreatic islets; metabolize macronutrients primarily through the absorption of glucose into the body's cells
  C. kidney; metabolize macronutrients primarily through the absorption of glucose into the body's cells
  D. beta cells; increase the blood flow throughout the body
  B. pancreatic islets; metabolize macronutrients primarily through the absorption of glucose into the body's cells

• Question 602:

  Foods such as oils, milk, and butter contain high amounts of:

  A. proteins.
  B. carbohydrates.
  C. calcium.
  D. lipids.
  D. lipids.

• Question 603:

  DNA features two sugar-phosphate chains that run in opposite directions, with one up and one down. This characteristic is known as:

  A. anti-parallel.
  B. bilateral.
  C. parallel.
  D. bisecting.
  A. anti-parallel.

• Question 604:

  The underlined word in the sentence is which part of speech? "The panda chewed his bamboo shoot slowly and carefully."

  A. verb
  B. pronoun
  C. adverb
  D. article
  C. adverb

• Question 605:

  Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

  In what appeared to be a paroxysmal reaction, the medication only seemed to make the patient's spasms worse.

  A. unprecedented
  B. sudden
  C. ironic
  D. curved
  B. sudden

• Question 606:

  Which word is the adjective in this sentence?

  Sally was wearing a sparkly dress.

  A. Sally
  B. dress
  C. sparkly
  D. wearing
  C. sparkly

• Question 607:

  Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?

  A. The movie about the comic book superhero.
  B. The movie about the comic book superhero that I watched last Friday night was very entertaining.
  C. The movie about the comic book superhero had never interested me until last week.
  D. The movie about the comic book superhero fascinated me, but it bored my best friend.
  C. The movie about the comic book superhero had never interested me until last week.

• Question 608:

  The ability of an open system to regulate its internal environment to maintain stable conditions is ____.

  A. negative feedback
  B. biofeedback
  C. osmosis
  D. homeostasis
  D. homeostasis

• Question 609:

  The spinal cord reaches from the base of the skull to the first or second lumbar vertebra. The base of the skull is also known as:

  A. foramen magnum.
  B. filaments.
  C. cerebellum.
  D. corpus callosum.
  A. foramen magnum.

• Question 610:

  Sperm, once created, are stored in an area of the male body called the ______.

  A. Scrotal sac.
  B. Epididymis.
  C. Seminal vesicles.
  D. Cowper's glands.
  B. Epididymis.