HESI Online Practice Questions and Answers

What is (-5)2?

A. -25

B. (-25)2

C. 25

D. 5

What is 5 + 11.45 + 4.033?

A. 20.78

B. 20.483

C. 15.533

D. 15.488

What is the major difference between matter at the nanoscale and matter at larger scales such as millimeters or inches?

A. At the nanoscale, metals are bendable, and at larger scales they are rigid.

B. Matter has different and special characteristics at the nanoscale.

C. At the nanoscale, matter has the same properties as matter at the atomic level.

D. There is no difference.

What is the best description for the term pathology?

A. the study of the disease process

B. the existence of disease

C. the carelessness of infection prevention

D. the maintenance of chronic diseases

Which cells are responsible for bone formation?

A. chondrocytes

B. osteoclasts

C. osteoblasts

D. osteocytes

Which one of these is a reason bones are considered to be organs?

A. They contain nervous and connective tissue.

B. They are part of the framework of the body.

C. They are not considered to be organs.

D. They contain cells.

Where are neurotransmitters released?

A. myelin sheath

B. dendrite

C. axon terminal

D. cell wall

What is the best description for the term overt?

A. Closed or obstructed

B. First or most significant

C. Adverse or negative

D. Easily observed and obvious

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

A. The nervous student tapped his foot impatiently under his desk.

B. The nervous student did tap his foot with impatience under his desk.

C. The nervous student tapped his foot impatient under the desk.

D. The nervous student impatient did tap his foot under the desk.

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.

The United States has _____ states than Europe has countries; there are only 47 European countries, but there are 50 states in America.

A. the more

B. most

C. more

D. many