HESI Online Practice Questions and Answers

Ominous is best defined as:

A. clarifying

B. portentous

C. sensuous

D. demanding

In a bird or a bee, the crop is responsible for ____.

A. maintaining balance when perched

B. helping to grind food

C. storing food prior to digestion

D. aiding in flying

A concentration of 120.9132 g of MgO in 3L of solution will be what molality? (The atomic weight are: Magnesium: 24.305 g/mol, Oxygen: 15.9994 g/mol)

A. 0.5 mol MgO

B. 1.0 mol MgO

C. 1.5 mol MgO

D. 2.0 mol MgO

Which of these is not a property of water?

A. density of liquid form is less than solid form

B. high boiling point compared to other hydrogen compounds

C. can absorb/release large quantities of heat without large temperature change

D. high surface tension

A woman's body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle?

A. Day 5.

B. Day 10.

C. Day 14.

D. Day 22.

Which is not true of epithelial tissue?

A. It lines cavities in the body.

B. It is vascular.

C. It rests on a basement membrane.

D. It helps form certain glands.

Which is not produced by an exocrine gland?

A. digestive enzymes

B. milk

C. adrenaline

D. saliva

Select the meaning of the underlined word.

The nurse considered the patient's irregular breathing an ominous sign.

A. Insignificant

B. Significantly important and dangerous

C. Hopeful

D. Imperceptible

What is the best description for the term precipitous?

A. Adverse or negative

B. Rapid, uncontrolled

C. Stringent, complete or exact

D. Of great importance

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

Neither of the flower bouquets ____ as full as the one we ordered last year.

A. are

B. is

C. were

D. being