HESI

Question 1

How many ounces are in a pound

Answer 1

16 oz

Question 2

How many grams per pound

Answer 2

453.59

Question 3

How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius

Answer 3

To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, you subtract 32 degrees and multiply by 5/9.

Question 4

How to convert ounces to milliliters

Answer 4

Multiply total ounces by 30 milliliters

Question 5

How to convert pints to ounces

Answer 5

multiply the total amount of pints by 16 ounces

Question 6

How many meters are in a kilometer

Answer 6

1000 meters

Question 7

How many grams are in a kilogram

Answer 7

1000 grams

Question 8

How many kilograms are in a pound

Answer 8

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds

Question 9

How many ounces in a quart

Answer 9

1 quart = 32 ounces

Question 10

Which word means “produced within the body”?

Answer 10

Endogenous

Question 11

Which word means “a gradual, subtle process”?

Answer 11

Insidious

Question 12

What is the best description for the term: Labile?

Answer 12

Easily altered; changing rapidly

Question 13

What is the best description for the term: Exogenous?

Answer 13

Produced outside the body

Question 14

What is the best description for the term: Patent?

Answer 14

Open

Question 15

Which word means “to take in addition to or to complete”?

Answer 15

Supplement

Question 16

Select the meaning of the quoted word.

The nurse reported that the patient seemed “lethargic.”

Answer 16

Difficult to arouse

Question 17

Which type of cellular connection is characterized by openings in adjacent animal cells for intercellular exchange to take place?

Answer 17

Gap Junctions

Question 18

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

Answer 18

The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced.

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Phagocytosis

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Scapula

Question 21

What type of joint is present in the elbow?

Answer 21

Hinge joint

Question 22

In order for the actin filaments to bind to the myosin head, what must occur first?

Answer 22

Calcium ions must bind to troponin molecules.

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Emotion

Question 24

What area(s) of the brain are the most affected if a person is unable to understand written or verbal speech?

Answer 24

Weirnecke’s area

Question 25

What would result following an injury to the phrenic nerve?

Answer 25

An inability to control breathing

Question 26

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.

Answer 26

V, II, III, IV, I

Question 27

What valve is responsible for preventing the backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium?

Answer 27

Tricuspid valve

Question 28

The right side of the heart is associated with which type of circulation?

Answer 28

Pulmonary circulation

Question 29

During exhalation, the diaphragm does which of the following?

Answer 29

Relaxes and lifts

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Myelin Sheath

Question 31

Respiration rates are regulated by which of the following?

Answer 31

Increasing levels of carbon dioxide

Question 32

What lobe of the brain is responsible for processing olfactory information?

Answer 32

Temporal

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Fibula & Tibia