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HESI ENTRANCE EXAM| HESI FUNDAMENTALS
ENTRANCE EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS| THE LATEST UPDATE AND
VERIFIED EDITION| GRADED A+
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.
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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
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
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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
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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
HESI ENTRANCE EXAM| HESI FUNDAMENTALS
ENTRANCE EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS| THE LATEST UPDATE AND
VERIFIED EDITION| GRADED A+
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.
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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
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
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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
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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
