2024/2025 BIOLOGY HESI Entrance Exam Questions With Correct
Verified Answers/Graded A+
1. a person with AB- blood should AB+
NOT receive blood from which other
blood type?
2. Which blood type is regarded as the O-
common donor?
3. what is the only artery in the body to pulmonary artery
carry oxygen-poor blood ?
4. chocolate cysts of the ovaries are endometriosis
attributed to?
5. what is endometriosis? endometriosis is a condition in which
the tissue from the uterus (en-
dometrium) grows in other parts of
the body, such as ovaries or bowel.
6. which is not true of synovial joints? they are found in the intervertebral
discs of the spinal column
7. ligaments connect what to what? bone to bone
8. what muscle in the human body is Sartorius
the longest?
9. where is the hyoid bone located? neck
10. T or F, epithelial tissue is vascular. False
11. T of F, adrenaline is produced by an false
exocrine gland.
12. the imaginary line that separates transverse plane
the body into superior and inferior
regions is called the?
13. the pyloric sphincter is located be- the stomach and small intestine
tween.
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14. blood vessels enter and exit bones foramina
through?
15. which cells are responsible for bone osteoblasts
formation?
16. what is a reason that bones are con- they contain nervous and connective
sidered organs? tissue.
17. what is the correct order of the flow cecum, ascending colon, transverse
of waste through the large intes- colon, descending colon, sigmoid
tine? colon
18. what is considered the primary SA node (sinoatrial)
pacemaker of the heart?
19. in which location does a sperm cell fallopian tube
first fertilize an egg?
20. where is interstitial fluid found in in the tissues around cells
the body?
21. what is the normal pH of blood? 7.35-7.45
22. which brain lobe is associated with frontal
judgement, planning, impulse con-
trol, and social behavior?
23. what does lipase do? it breaks down fats into fatty acids
and glycerol
24. T of F, a function of the liver is pro- false
duction of insulin?
25. which salivary gland produces sublingual
mostly mucin?
26. which substance in the teeth con- dentin
tinues to form throughout life and
support the enamel?
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27. what is dentin? a calcified substance that is covered
by cementum on the root and covers
all of the tooth's pulp
28. which layer of the heart is used for myocardium
contraction that has striated muscle
fibers?
29. bile is produced by the? liver
30. what is the chordae tendinae? fibrous strings that attach the valves
(cusps) of the heart's lower cham-
bers to the papillary muscles
31. which chamber of the heart receives right atrium
blood from the superior and inferior
vena cava?
32. what is the name of the heart valve mitral valve (bicuspid or left atrioven-
located between the left atrium and tricular valve)
the left ventricle?
33. where are neurotransmitters re- axon terminal
leased?
34. what is the structure that moves axon
nerve impulses away from the cell
body called?
35. where does the final stage of sperm the epididymis
maturation occur?
36. what is the hormone that stimulates oxytocin
uterine contractions?
37. the exchange of gases in the lungs alveoli
occurs in the ?
38. the volume of air in a normal breath Tidal Volume
is called?
Verified Answers/Graded A+
1. a person with AB- blood should AB+
NOT receive blood from which other
blood type?
2. Which blood type is regarded as the O-
common donor?
3. what is the only artery in the body to pulmonary artery
carry oxygen-poor blood ?
4. chocolate cysts of the ovaries are endometriosis
attributed to?
5. what is endometriosis? endometriosis is a condition in which
the tissue from the uterus (en-
dometrium) grows in other parts of
the body, such as ovaries or bowel.
6. which is not true of synovial joints? they are found in the intervertebral
discs of the spinal column
7. ligaments connect what to what? bone to bone
8. what muscle in the human body is Sartorius
the longest?
9. where is the hyoid bone located? neck
10. T or F, epithelial tissue is vascular. False
11. T of F, adrenaline is produced by an false
exocrine gland.
12. the imaginary line that separates transverse plane
the body into superior and inferior
regions is called the?
13. the pyloric sphincter is located be- the stomach and small intestine
tween.
, HESI Entrance Exam
14. blood vessels enter and exit bones foramina
through?
15. which cells are responsible for bone osteoblasts
formation?
16. what is a reason that bones are con- they contain nervous and connective
sidered organs? tissue.
17. what is the correct order of the flow cecum, ascending colon, transverse
of waste through the large intes- colon, descending colon, sigmoid
tine? colon
18. what is considered the primary SA node (sinoatrial)
pacemaker of the heart?
19. in which location does a sperm cell fallopian tube
first fertilize an egg?
20. where is interstitial fluid found in in the tissues around cells
the body?
21. what is the normal pH of blood? 7.35-7.45
22. which brain lobe is associated with frontal
judgement, planning, impulse con-
trol, and social behavior?
23. what does lipase do? it breaks down fats into fatty acids
and glycerol
24. T of F, a function of the liver is pro- false
duction of insulin?
25. which salivary gland produces sublingual
mostly mucin?
26. which substance in the teeth con- dentin
tinues to form throughout life and
support the enamel?
, HESI Entrance Exam
27. what is dentin? a calcified substance that is covered
by cementum on the root and covers
all of the tooth's pulp
28. which layer of the heart is used for myocardium
contraction that has striated muscle
fibers?
29. bile is produced by the? liver
30. what is the chordae tendinae? fibrous strings that attach the valves
(cusps) of the heart's lower cham-
bers to the papillary muscles
31. which chamber of the heart receives right atrium
blood from the superior and inferior
vena cava?
32. what is the name of the heart valve mitral valve (bicuspid or left atrioven-
located between the left atrium and tricular valve)
the left ventricle?
33. where are neurotransmitters re- axon terminal
leased?
34. what is the structure that moves axon
nerve impulses away from the cell
body called?
35. where does the final stage of sperm the epididymis
maturation occur?
36. what is the hormone that stimulates oxytocin
uterine contractions?
37. the exchange of gases in the lungs alveoli
occurs in the ?
38. the volume of air in a normal breath Tidal Volume
is called?
