HESI (Entrance Exam) STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HESI (Entrance Exam) STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS .0º Celsius = ____ Fahrenheit (freezing point of water) - Answer-32º Fahrenheit .1 centimeter = ___ millimeters - Answer-10 millimeters .1 cup = _____ ounces - Answer-8 ounces .1 foot = ____ inches - Answer-12 inches .1 gallon = ____ quarts - Answer-4 quarts .1 gallon = _____ ounces - Answer-128 ounces .1 gram = ____ milligrams - Answer-1,000 milligrams .1 kilogram = ____ grams - Answer-1,000 grams .1 kilometer = ____ meters - Answer-1,000 meters .1 liter = ____ milliliters - Answer-1,000 milliliters .1 meter = ____ centimeters - Answer-100 centimeters .1 mile = ___ yards - Answer-1,760 yards .1 mile = ____ feet - Answer-5,280 feet .1 milliliter = _____ cubic centimeter - Answer-1 cubic centimeter .1 ounce = ____ milliliters (cubic centimeters) - Answer-30 milliliters .1 pint = ____ cups - Answer-2 cups .1 pound = ____ ounces - Answer-16 ounces .1 quart = ___ pints - Answer-2 pints .1 ton = ____ pounds - Answer-2,000 pounds .1 yard = ____ feet - Answer-3 feet .100º Celsius = ____ Fahrenheit (the boiling point of water) - Answer-212º Farenheit .2.2 pounds = ____ kilogram - Answer-1 kilogram .2.54 centimers = ___ inch - Answer-1 inch .A cell with 46 chromosomes undergoes mitosis. The result is 2 cells, each with: - Answer-46 chromosomes that are generally identical .Abductor Muscles - Answer-Draw limb away from midline .Abductors - Answer-Draw a limb away from the midline .Abrupt - Answer-Sudden .Abstain - Answer-To voluntarily refrain from something .Abstract Noun - Answer-Name of a quality or general idea (e.g., persistence, democracy) .Access - Answer-A means to obtain entry or a means of approach .Accessory organs of digestion - Answer-Liver, pancreas, gallbladder .Accessory organs of digestion - Answer-Liver, pancreas, gallbladder .Accountable - Answer-Responsible .Acidosis is... - Answer-below 7.4 .Activities of the sex organs are under control of - Answer-Tropic hormones from the pituitary gland .Adductors - Answer-Draw limb toward the body .Adductors - Answer-Return the limb back toward the body .Adenohypophysis - Answer-Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland .ADH hormone is produced by the.. and it does what..... - Answer-A relatively small peptide molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after being made nearby in the hypothalamus. ADH has an antidiuretic action that prevents the production of dilute urine and so is antidiuretic retains water and salt (Na+) .Adhere - Answer-To hold fast or stick together .Adjective - Answer-Word, phrase, or clause that modifies a noun (the biology book) or pronoun (He is nice) .Adrenal Glands - Answer-a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress. .Adverb - Answer-A word, phrase, or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb .Adverse - Answer-Undesired, possibly harmful .Affect - Answer-Appearance of observable emotions .Affect versus Effect - Answer-Affect: Used as a verb that means "to influence or to change" (example: the chemotherapy affected [changed] my daily routine) Effect: May be used as a noun or a verb As a noun, it means "result or outcome" (example: The chemotherapy had a strange effect [result] on me). As a verb, it means "to bring about or accomplish" (As a result of the chemotherapy, I was able to effect [bring about] a number of changes in my life) .After fertilization, the egg is swept into the - Answer-Oviduct or fallopian tube .Aldosterone stimulates the kidneys to - Answer-reabsorption of sodium ions and water .Alkalosis is - Answer-above 7.4 .All nutrients enter what vein after small intestine? - Answer-The hepatic portal vein to be routed to the liver for decontamination .Among versus Between - Answer-Among: To show a relationship involving more than two persons or things being considered as a group (The professor will distribute the textbook s among the students in his class) Between: To show a relationship involving two persons or things (I sit between Holly and Jo in class) .Amount versus Number - Answer-Amount: Used when referring to things in bulk (The nurse has a huge amount of paperwork) Number: Used when referring to individual countable units (The nurse had a number of charts to complete) .Amylase starts digestion of - Answer-Complex carbohydrates .Anatomic position - Answer-The body is erect, the feet are slightly apart, the head is held high, and the palms of the hands are facing forward .ANH hormone is produced by the... and it does what.... - Answer-heart inhibits renin and aldosterone When blood volume is too high the heart secretes artial natriuretic horomone) .Annual - Answer-Occurring every year .Antagonist - Answer-Muscle that produces the opposite movement .Antecedent - Answer-The word r group of words to which a pronoun refers .Anterior - Answer-Facing forward .Anti-Diuretic means - Answer-No/against urine making .Anu - Answer-Opening for defecation .Anus - Answer-Opening for defecation .Appendicular Skeleton - Answer-The girdles and