HESI (ENTRANCE EXAM) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
What is the mechanism called which brings about an increasing change in
the same direction? Example: child birth - ANS ✓positive feedback
The relative consistency of the body's internal environment is called - ANS
✓hemostasias
A group of similar types of cells that performs a specific function is a(n): -
ANS ✓tissue
A group of two or more types of tissues is a(n): - ANS ✓Organ
Structures found WITHIN a cell that perform specific functions are: - ANS
✓Organelles
Place the levels of organization in order from least complex to most
complex - ANS ✓atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system,
organism
The mitochondrion is an example of a(an) - ANS ✓Organelle
The nose is _______ to the chin - ANS ✓Superior
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The muscles are _____ to the skin - ANS ✓Deep
The sternum is anterior or ______ to the heart. - ANS ✓Ventral
What is the scientific term for the mouth - ANS ✓Oral
Identify the plane that would divide the body into left and right sides - ANS
✓Sagittal
The plane that divides a body part into anterior and posterior sections is
the ______ plane - ANS ✓Frontal (coronal) plane
The cavity that contains the pleural and abdominopelvic cavities is the ______
cavity - ANS ✓Anterior (ventral)
The cavity that contains the pericardial and pleural cavities is the ______
cavity. - ANS ✓Ventral and thoracic
The vertebral canal and cranial cavity is located within the ______ cavity -
ANS ✓Posterior, dorsal cavity
The serous membrane that lines the thoracic cavity is the - ANS ✓visceral
pleura
The serous membrane covering the heart is the - ANS ✓Parietal pericardium
Which of the following is NOT found in the mediastinum? - ANS ✓Lungs
The stomach would lie in the ______ quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity -
ANS ✓Upper Left Quadrants
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Emily needs to have her gall bladder removed. Her incision would be in the
_________ quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity. - ANS ✓Upper Right
Identify the organ system responsible for the production of blood cells -
ANS ✓Skeletal System
Identify the organ systems that function in integration and coordination -
ANS ✓Nervous and endocrine system
When body temperature rises, the body responds by causing sweating and
dilation of skin blood vessels. This type of response is called - ANS
✓Negative feedback
What is the mechanism called which brings about an increasing change in
the same direction? - ANS ✓Positive feedback
A disease that affects the entire body or involves several organ systems is
refereed to as - ANS ✓Systemic
The calf is _________ to the knee. - ANS ✓Distal-body is FARTHER from
attachment
The directional term lateral describes a structure that is: - ANS ✓further
from the midline
The little or "pinky" finger is _______to the thumb. - ANS ✓medial
The term sural refers to the: - ANS ✓Calf
Identify the plane that would divide the body into left and right sides. - ANS
✓Sagittal
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The vertebral canal and cranial cavity is located within the ______ cavity. -
ANS ✓posterior, dorsal, cavity
Identify the two primary cavities within the ventral cavity. - ANS ✓thoracic
and abdominopelvic cavities
Emily needs to have her gall bladder removed. Her incision would be in the
_________ quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity - ANS ✓Upper right
Plasma Membrane - ANS ✓outer surface that regulates entrance and exit of
molecules (phospholipid bilayer that said to be semipermeable) because it allows
certain molecules but others to enter the cell.
nucleus is - ANS ✓a large, centrally located structure that contains the
chromosomes and is the control centre
cytoplasm - ANS ✓gelatinous like semi-fluid that is between the nucleus and
plasma membrane
cytoskeleton - ANS ✓maintains cell shape and assists movement of cell parts
Endoplasmic reticulum - ANS ✓Transports materials within the cell, provides
attachment for ribosomes, and synthesizes
Chromatin - ANS ✓Fibre composed of protein and DNA molecules which
contains cellular information for synthesizing proteins
chromosomes - ANS ✓rod-like structures that contains genes
Nuclear envelope - ANS ✓double membrane that covers the nucleus, the most
important function is surround and contain DNA
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