HESI Practice test – Flashcards

Within liver cells, glycogen can be decomposed to yield glucose. For this process to occur, which substance must also be present?

At which phase of meiosis does crossing over occur?

Which cellular process results in the formation of sugar from carbon dioxide?

What is the name for the small, tail-like projection from the cellular membrane that is used for locomotion?

Which word refers to the lowest region of the spinal cord?

The Phalynx is a(n)

The dermis is classified s a(n)

Upper motor neurons originate in which area of the body?

Where are the pressoreceptors and chemoreceptors (specialized sensory nerves that assist with the regulation of circulation and respiration) located?

Where are the baroreceptors located?

Which sturcture is an example of a long bone?

Which structure is divided into four lobes?

Eye movement and papillary reflexes originate in which part of the central nervous system?

Which vessel transports blood from the lung to the heart?

What does the word 'pulmonary' mean?

Venous refers to which part of the body system?

What is the primary sympathetic neurohormone?

An improper balance between calcium and which substance can adversely affect the growth of healthy bone tissue?

The function of the pulmonary veins is to carry ________________?

What substance causes extreme dilation of arterioles and capillaries, stagnating blood flow within the tissues and leading to profound shock?

What is the expected pH of the stomach?

What mineral is responsible for muscle contraction?

Bile is secreted into which organ?

What is the function of glucocorticoids that are secreted from the adrenal cortex?

What does parathyroid hormone regulate?

What is the function of aldosterone?

What is the function of the baroreceptors?

Which nerve is responsible for regulating the amount of light entering the eye?

What components of the blood helps maintain glomerular oncotic pressure at a normal level of 33mm Hg, which in turn keeps a large amount of water from escaping the capillary?

Segments of a polypeptide chain can coil or fold as a result of hydrogen bonds, adding to a protein's structural conformation. What is this structure called?

What is the concentration of 58.5g of a NaCl in 2L of solution (atomic weights of each element are as follows: Na=23g/mol, CL=35/5 g/mol0?

What is the correct electron configuration for neon?

What is the ground state electron configuration for zinc?

What is a benefit of water's ability to make hydrogen bonds?

What is the weakest of all the intermolecular forces?

What is the correct name of MgSo4?

What is the correct formula for magnesium chloride?

Phenolphthalein changes from colorless to pink in basic solutions. At what pH value would the solution remain colorless?

How could water be boiled at room temperature?

Iodine and carbon dioxide undergo sublimation at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. What is this process?

A catalyst increases the rate of reaction by ___________.

Redox reactions are those that occur with a transfer of electrons. What would cause an increase in the oxidation number?

An experiment is performed to measure the temperature of boiling water at sea level. The actual boiling point in 100C. The data taken during the experiment show values of 104.6C, 104.5C, and 104C. What term best describes these data?

Chemical reactions in living systems preceed along catabolic pathways, and there tends to be an increase in _______/

A diploid germ cell containing 72 chromosomes undergoes meiosis. How many chromosomes will be in each gamete?

What is the primary purpose of the flagella on the surface of cells?

What process is responsible for actively transporting small particles across the cell membrane?

What is the primary cause of water molecules moving into or out of the cell?

Why is DNA important for metabolic activities of the cell?

Which outcome measure would most likely indicate that a sample of water contains acid?

Which structure is the primary "control center" for cellular activities?