HESI A2 ACTUAL Questions and Answers

Practice flashcards based on HESI A2 Actual questions covering Biology, Grammar, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, and Vocabulary.

If the zygomatic arch is broken, where is the fracture located?

Face

What is the first step in the process of respiration?

Glycolysis

Which set is correctly listed from largest to smallest group?

Phylum, order, genus, species

Which antioxidant is identified as a healing vitamin?

E

In the presence of what necessary molecule does aerobic respiration occur?

Oxygen

What part of a plant cell acts as a barrier and provides support to the cell?

Cell wall

Which genetic descriptor refers to an organism's actual appearance?

Phenotype

The cellular membrane consists of a bilayer of which substances?

Phospholipids

Which cellular appendage enables cells to move through their environments?

Flagellum

The aerodynamic nature of a bird's wing is an example of what central theme in biology?

Structure and function

What type of bond in the base of the DNA nucleotides holds the strands together?

Hydrogen

In the cell cycle, what occurs during the $G_2$ phase?

The phase prior to the start of mitosis in which the cell continues to grow in size and make proteins

Where in the cell does the Krebs cycle take place?

Mitochondrion

By what process do sex cells reproduce?

Meiosis

A hypertonic solution has what concentration of solutes compared to the cell?

Higher

Which sentence is grammatically correct regarding the use of 'continually' and 'continuously'?

The silver disc rotated continuously using solar power.

Select the correctly used verb in the sentence: 'Last year at the fair, I ___ a stromboli, a bucket of fries, and elephant ear.'

ate

According to the transcript, how should the blank be filled: 'The party was scheduled to last ___ five to seven.'

from

In the sentence 'The mailperson's job is to put the envelope's in every mailbox on the block', which word is used incorrectly?

envelope's

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Jenna placed her book on the table, and she hung up her jacket.

A shopper buys a shirt for $14.95, pants for $22.87, and a tie for $33.35. How much tax will he pay if the rate is $7.25\%$?

$$5.16$$

The label of an injectable drug states each $1\,ml$ contains $500\,mg$. How many mls contain $1.5\,grams$?

$$3\,ml$$

How many ounces are in $3/4\,pint$?

$$12\,oz$$

Convert the military time 1700 hours to standard time.

5 PM

A reader reads $5$ pages a day in a book that has $1,025$ pages. How many days will it take to finish the book?

$$205$$

How many pints are in $56\,ounces$?

$$3.5\,pints$$

Solve for $X$ in the ratio and proportion: $3:X :: 5:800$.

$$480$$

Solve for $X$: $2X + 90 = 270$.

$$90$$

How many feet tall is a person who is $48\,inches$ tall?

$$4$$

Divide $18.104$ by $0.002$.

$$9052$$

Three gallons is equal to how many ounces?

$$384\,oz$$

What is the probability of rolling an even number on a 6-sided die numbered 4, 9, 12, 16, 20, and 24?

$$5/6$$

How many meters are in $3\,kilometers$?

$$3000$$

What is the result of $7/8 + 9/10 + 6/5$ as a mixed number?

$$2\,39/40$$

In 'The Water Cycle' passage, what term is used for water not absorbed immediately from precipitation that flows across land?

Runoff

What does the term 'concomitant' mean as used in the passage for 'Food'?

Accompanying

According to 'Facts about the One Dollar Bill', in what year did the bill debut?

1957

What percentage of Americans find the restful break of sleep hard to achieve due to insomnia?

$$17\%$$

In 'The Game of Bridge', what card value is considered high during play?

Ace

Which specific types of phobias are mentioned as examples in the 'Phobias' passage?

Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, and Specific Phobias

Who was the individual that believed nothing was impossible during the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge?

Joseph Strauss

A 2007 study revealed that drinking coffee decreased the risk of liver cancer by what percentage?

$$43\%$$

Which word means to suggest, to hint, or to express indirectly?

Imply

What does the word 'feasible' mean in a clinical context?

Practical

Which term pertains to motion or movement?

Kinetic

What is the process called in which water moves between the intracellular and extracellular compartments?

Osmosis

Which term is used to indicate the bending of a joint?

Flexion

In healthcare, what is the meaning of the word 'patency'?

Open

What does 'anterior' refer to in body orientation?

Front

How is 'vertigo' defined?

A sensation of movement

What does the word 'efface' mean?

To rub out or erase

Which word refers to an article that makes fun of a politician?

Lampoon

What does the word 'ingest' mean?

Swallow

If a person has an 'overt' sign of a disease, what descriptor applies?

Easily observed

In the healthcare field, what is the professional term for the act of urinating?

Voiding