HESI ENTRANCE EXAM CONTAINING 840 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS. LATEST
VERSION 2023- 2024
What are the most abundant elements of the human body? - Answer- Carbon,
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
90% of the human body is composed of just four elements which are:
- Answer- Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
The smallest unit of an element that still retains the chemical and physical properties of
the element is called: - Answer- Atom
Subatomic particles are: - Answer- Protons (positive), Neutrons (neutral) and Electrons
(negative)
All matter is composed of basic substances called - Answer- Elements
An atom that tells you how many protons an atom has is called: - Answer- Atomic
Number
The number of protons and neutrons is called: - Answer- Mass Number
What is isotope? - Answer- The same element but different number in protons and
neutrons-Mass Number (protons plus neutrons) minus Atomic Number (number of
protons) equals the number of neutrons.
What is radioactive isotope? - Answer- Atom whose nucleus undergoes degeneration
and in the process gives off radiation
What is a molecule? - Answer- Atoms bonded together to form a chemical unit
What is a compound? - Answer- Combining different atoms
What is ionic bond? - Answer- Ions with opposite charges attract
What are ions? - Answer- Particle that is electrically charged because it has gained or
lost one or more eletrons
What is a covalent bonds? - Answer- Atoms sharing electrons instead of losing or gain
them
, HESI ENTRANCE EXAM CONTAINING 840 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS. LATEST
VERSION 2023- 2024
What is polar bond? - Answer- Bond created when electrons shared by adjacent atoms
are shared unequally
hydrophilic means - Answer- water-living
Hydrophobic means - Answer- water-fearing
What is electrolyte? - Answer- Substances that release ions when puts into water
What is pH? - Answer- a measure of hydrogen ion concentration
Anterior position - Answer- a body part is located towards the front (ventral)
Posterior position - Answer- a body part is located toward the back. (dorsal)
Superior position - Answer- a body part is located ABOVE another part or towards the
head
Anatomy - Answer- structure as well as its relationship with other structure
Physiology - Answer- function of the body
Proximal - Answer- a body part is CLOSER to a specific point of origin or attachment or
closer to the trunk of the body
Distal - Answer- a body part is FARTHER from the specific point of the origin or
attachment
Superficial -external - Answer- a body part is located near the surface
Deep (internal) - Answer- a body part is located away from the surface
A sagittal plane (median) cuts the body - Answer- right down the middle
A frontal plane (coronal) is perpendicular (oppose) so it cuts the body - Answer- from
ear to ear, from shoulder to shoulder across
, HESI ENTRANCE EXAM CONTAINING 840 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS. LATEST
VERSION 2023- 2024
A transverse plane cuts the body - Answer- from the navel in half dividing the superior
from the inferior
A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific function is a(n): - Answer-
Tissue
What is the mechanism called which brings about an increasing change in the same
direction? Example: child birth - Answer- positive feedback
The relative consistency of the body's internal environment is called - Answer-
hemostasis
A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific function is a(n): - Answer-
tissue
A group of two or more types of tissues is a(n): - Answer- Organ
Structures found WITHIN a cell that perform specific functions are: - Answer-
Organelles
Place the levels of organization in order from least complex to most complex - Answer-
atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
The mitochondrion is an example of a(an) - Answer- Organelle
The nose is _______ to the chin - Answer- Superior
The muscles are _____ to the skin - Answer- Deep
The sternum is anterior or ______ to the heart. - Answer- Ventral
What is the scientific term for the mouth - Answer- Oral
Identify the plane that would divide the body into left and right sides - Answer- Sagittal
, HESI ENTRANCE EXAM CONTAINING 840 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS. LATEST
VERSION 2023- 2024
The plane that divides a body part into anterior and posterior sections is the ______
plane - Answer- Frontal (coronal) plane
The cavity that contains the pleural and abdominopelvic cavities is the ______ cavity -
Answer- Anterior (ventral)
The cavity that contains the pericardial and pleural cavities is the ______ cavity. -
Answer- Ventral and thoracic
The vertebral canal and cranial cavity is located within the ______ cavity - Answer-
Posterior, dorsal cavity
The serous membrane that lines the thoracic cavity is the - Answer- visceral pleura
The serous membrane covering the heart is the - Answer- Parietal pericardium
Which of the following is NOT found in the mediastinum? - Answer- Lungs
The stomach would lie in the ______ quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity - Answer-
Upper Left Quadrants
Emily needs to have her gall bladder removed. Her incision would be in the _________
quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity. - Answer- Upper Right
Identify the organ system responsible for the production of blood cells - Answer-
Skeletal System
Identify the organ systems that function in integration and coordination - Answer-
Nervous and endorine system
When body temperature rises, the body responds by causing sweating and dilation of
skin blood vessels. This type of response is called - Answer- Negative feedback
What is the mechanism called which brings about an increasing change in the same
direction? - Answer- Positive feedback
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS. LATEST
VERSION 2023- 2024
What are the most abundant elements of the human body? - Answer- Carbon,
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
90% of the human body is composed of just four elements which are:
- Answer- Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
The smallest unit of an element that still retains the chemical and physical properties of
the element is called: - Answer- Atom
Subatomic particles are: - Answer- Protons (positive), Neutrons (neutral) and Electrons
(negative)
All matter is composed of basic substances called - Answer- Elements
An atom that tells you how many protons an atom has is called: - Answer- Atomic
Number
The number of protons and neutrons is called: - Answer- Mass Number
What is isotope? - Answer- The same element but different number in protons and
neutrons-Mass Number (protons plus neutrons) minus Atomic Number (number of
protons) equals the number of neutrons.
What is radioactive isotope? - Answer- Atom whose nucleus undergoes degeneration
and in the process gives off radiation
What is a molecule? - Answer- Atoms bonded together to form a chemical unit
What is a compound? - Answer- Combining different atoms
What is ionic bond? - Answer- Ions with opposite charges attract
What are ions? - Answer- Particle that is electrically charged because it has gained or
lost one or more eletrons
What is a covalent bonds? - Answer- Atoms sharing electrons instead of losing or gain
them
, HESI ENTRANCE EXAM CONTAINING 840 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS. LATEST
VERSION 2023- 2024
What is polar bond? - Answer- Bond created when electrons shared by adjacent atoms
are shared unequally
hydrophilic means - Answer- water-living
Hydrophobic means - Answer- water-fearing
What is electrolyte? - Answer- Substances that release ions when puts into water
What is pH? - Answer- a measure of hydrogen ion concentration
Anterior position - Answer- a body part is located towards the front (ventral)
Posterior position - Answer- a body part is located toward the back. (dorsal)
Superior position - Answer- a body part is located ABOVE another part or towards the
head
Anatomy - Answer- structure as well as its relationship with other structure
Physiology - Answer- function of the body
Proximal - Answer- a body part is CLOSER to a specific point of origin or attachment or
closer to the trunk of the body
Distal - Answer- a body part is FARTHER from the specific point of the origin or
attachment
Superficial -external - Answer- a body part is located near the surface
Deep (internal) - Answer- a body part is located away from the surface
A sagittal plane (median) cuts the body - Answer- right down the middle
A frontal plane (coronal) is perpendicular (oppose) so it cuts the body - Answer- from
ear to ear, from shoulder to shoulder across
, HESI ENTRANCE EXAM CONTAINING 840 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS. LATEST
VERSION 2023- 2024
A transverse plane cuts the body - Answer- from the navel in half dividing the superior
from the inferior
A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific function is a(n): - Answer-
Tissue
What is the mechanism called which brings about an increasing change in the same
direction? Example: child birth - Answer- positive feedback
The relative consistency of the body's internal environment is called - Answer-
hemostasis
A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific function is a(n): - Answer-
tissue
A group of two or more types of tissues is a(n): - Answer- Organ
Structures found WITHIN a cell that perform specific functions are: - Answer-
Organelles
Place the levels of organization in order from least complex to most complex - Answer-
atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
The mitochondrion is an example of a(an) - Answer- Organelle
The nose is _______ to the chin - Answer- Superior
The muscles are _____ to the skin - Answer- Deep
The sternum is anterior or ______ to the heart. - Answer- Ventral
What is the scientific term for the mouth - Answer- Oral
Identify the plane that would divide the body into left and right sides - Answer- Sagittal
, HESI ENTRANCE EXAM CONTAINING 840 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS. LATEST
VERSION 2023- 2024
The plane that divides a body part into anterior and posterior sections is the ______
plane - Answer- Frontal (coronal) plane
The cavity that contains the pleural and abdominopelvic cavities is the ______ cavity -
Answer- Anterior (ventral)
The cavity that contains the pericardial and pleural cavities is the ______ cavity. -
Answer- Ventral and thoracic
The vertebral canal and cranial cavity is located within the ______ cavity - Answer-
Posterior, dorsal cavity
The serous membrane that lines the thoracic cavity is the - Answer- visceral pleura
The serous membrane covering the heart is the - Answer- Parietal pericardium
Which of the following is NOT found in the mediastinum? - Answer- Lungs
The stomach would lie in the ______ quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity - Answer-
Upper Left Quadrants
Emily needs to have her gall bladder removed. Her incision would be in the _________
quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity. - Answer- Upper Right
Identify the organ system responsible for the production of blood cells - Answer-
Skeletal System
Identify the organ systems that function in integration and coordination - Answer-
Nervous and endorine system
When body temperature rises, the body responds by causing sweating and dilation of
skin blood vessels. This type of response is called - Answer- Negative feedback
What is the mechanism called which brings about an increasing change in the same
direction? - Answer- Positive feedback
