Question 1

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The human body exhibits bilateral symmetry.

Accepted Answer

A) Functionality 
B) Equal on all sides 
C) Affecting two sides 
D) Having two legs 
A) Functionality 
B) Equal on all sides 
C) Affecting two sides 
D) Having two legs

Question 2

What is the best description for the word endogenous?

Accepted Answer

A) Produced outside of a body or organism 
B) To change rapidly and often 
C) Produced inside of a body or organism 
D) Having or showing symptoms of a fever 
A) Produced outside of a body or organism 
B) To change rapidly and often 
C) Produced inside of a body or organism 
D) Having or showing symptoms of a fever

Question 3

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The doctor said there was a treatment, but the contraindications were so many that the patient decided not to start it.

Accepted Answer

A) that which follows something on which it depends 
B) a factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable 
C) an unintended consequence of any action 
D) a perceived change in a person that indicates a disease or disorder 
A) that which follows something on which it depends 
B) a factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable 
C) an unintended consequence of any action 
D) a perceived change in a person that indicates a disease or disorder

Question 4

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct.
The physician was known for telling amusing ________ to abate the anxieties of her patients.

Accepted Answer

A) antidotes 
B) asymptotes 
C) hypotheses 
D) anecdotes 
A) antidotes 
B) asymptotes 
C) hypotheses 
D) anecdotes

Question 5

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
Based on the patient′s blood analysis, we can infer he needs to increase his iron intake if he wants to stay clear from anemia.

Accepted Answer

A) make a guess 
B) to assume something without conviction 
C) come up with an answer by logic 
D) conclude from evidence 
A) make a guess 
B) to assume something without conviction 
C) come up with an answer by logic 
D) conclude from evidence

Question 6

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
Her fortitude definitely helped her recover from severe trauma.

Accepted Answer

A) strict isolation 
B) doing what is right 
C) strength and endurance during a difficult time 
D) educated guess or theory 
A) strict isolation 
B) doing what is right 
C) strength and endurance during a difficult time 
D) educated guess or theory

Question 7

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
There was a terrible accident at a construction site and fifteen people have been injured.

Accepted Answer

A) circumstance 
B) condition 
C) location 
D) detail 
A) circumstance 
B) condition 
C) location 
D) detail

Question 8

What is the best description for the word "collateral"?

Accepted Answer

A) something that occurs incidentally 
B) having or affecting two sides 
C) accompanying or existing in a subordinate relationship 
D) the proof of the reality of something 
A) something that occurs incidentally 
B) having or affecting two sides 
C) accompanying or existing in a subordinate relationship 
D) the proof of the reality of something

Question 9

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The patient did not include any progeny on the emergency contact form.

Accepted Answer

A) pre-existing conditions 
B) offspring 
C) payment information 
D) hereditary diseases 
A) pre-existing conditions 
B) offspring 
C) payment information 
D) hereditary diseases

Question 10

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
Being aware all of a patient's preexisting conditions is a vital part of arriving at a proper diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

A) true 
B) essential 
C) initial 
D) advanced 
A) true 
B) essential 
C) initial 
D) advanced

Question 11

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
That stethoscope could be considered a relic, shouldn′t the hospital provide you with a new one?

Accepted Answer

A) a device with a specific purpose 
B) worthless waste 
C) holy or sacred 
D) something old that has survived 
A) a device with a specific purpose 
B) worthless waste 
C) holy or sacred 
D) something old that has survived

Question 12

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The heart attack didn′t deter him from eating deep-fried foods in all of his meals.

Accepted Answer

A) to keep someone from completing an action by giving them fear 
B) to prevent from moving or bring to an end 
C) to keep in good condition 
D) to set free 
A) to keep someone from completing an action by giving them fear 
B) to prevent from moving or bring to an end 
C) to keep in good condition 
D) to set free

Question 13

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The nurse explained they were taking the patient to a restricted area and the family could wait for him in the room.

Accepted Answer

A) to stop or subdue 
B) to reduce in size 
C) to keep something within certain limits 
D) to establish, create 
A) to stop or subdue 
B) to reduce in size 
C) to keep something within certain limits 
D) to establish, create

Question 14

What is the best description for the word etiology?

Accepted Answer

A) The identification of an injury or disease 
B) The processes and effects of a disease 
C) The anticipated or expected course or outcome 
D) The origin or cause of a disease or condition 
A) The identification of an injury or disease 
B) The processes and effects of a disease 
C) The anticipated or expected course or outcome 
D) The origin or cause of a disease or condition

Question 15

What is the best description for the word antidote?

Accepted Answer

A) An undesired side effect 
B) A short story or account of an event 
C) A cure or remedy 
D) A sum total of many things 
A) An undesired side effect 
B) A short story or account of an event 
C) A cure or remedy 
D) A sum total of many things

Question 16

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The study conducted last summer wasn′t able to accept or refute the hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) connection or interdependence between two or more things 
B) an educated guess or theory 
C) something that gives proof or leads to a conclusion 
D) the underlying reason why something happened 
A) connection or interdependence between two or more things 
B) an educated guess or theory 
C) something that gives proof or leads to a conclusion 
D) the underlying reason why something happened

Question 17

What word meaning "once a year" fits best in the sentence?
The patient scheduled her _______ mammogram.

Accepted Answer

A) necessary 
B) precautionary 
C) regular 
D) annual 
A) necessary 
B) precautionary 
C) regular 
D) annual

Question 18

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
Poor diet and a lack of exercise predispose some people to develop cardiac disease.

Accepted Answer

A) to make more susceptible 
B) prevents 
C) immediately causes 
D) irreversibly damages 
A) to make more susceptible 
B) prevents 
C) immediately causes 
D) irreversibly damages

Question 19

What word meaning "already present" fits best in the sentence?
The nurse notified the physician that the patient has __________ conditions that may be exacerbated by the prescribed medications.

Accepted Answer

A) hematologic 
B) primary 
C) endogenous 
D) preexisting 
A) hematologic 
B) primary 
C) endogenous 
D) preexisting

Question 20

Which word can be defined as "deterioration of cells, tissues, or organs"?

Accepted Answer

A) evolution 
B) deviation 
C) declination 
D) degeneration 
A) evolution 
B) deviation 
C) declination 
D) degeneration

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The human body exhibits bilateral symmetry.

What is the best description for the word endogenous?

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The doctor said there was a treatment, but the contraindications were so many that the patient decided not to start it.

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. The physician was known for telling amusing ________ to abate the anxieties of her patients.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Based on the patient′s blood analysis, we can infer he needs to increase his iron intake if he wants to stay clear from anemia.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Her fortitude definitely helped her recover from severe trauma.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. There was a terrible accident at a construction site and fifteen people have been injured.

What is the best description for the word "collateral"?

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The patient did not include any progeny on the emergency contact form.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Being aware all of a patient's preexisting conditions is a vital part of arriving at a proper diagnosis.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. That stethoscope could be considered a relic, shouldn′t the hospital provide you with a new one?

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The heart attack didn′t deter him from eating deep-fried foods in all of his meals.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The nurse explained they were taking the patient to a restricted area and the family could wait for him in the room.

What is the best description for the word etiology?

What is the best description for the word antidote?

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The study conducted last summer wasn′t able to accept or refute the hypothesis.

What word meaning "once a year" fits best in the sentence? The patient scheduled her _______ mammogram.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Poor diet and a lack of exercise predispose some people to develop cardiac disease.

What word meaning "already present" fits best in the sentence? The nurse notified the physician that the patient has __________ conditions that may be exacerbated by the prescribed medications.

Which word can be defined as "deterioration of cells, tissues, or organs"?

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Exam 3: HESI-A2-Vocabulary

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The human body exhibits bilateral symmetry.

What is the best description for the word endogenous?

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The doctor said there was a treatment, but the contraindications were so many that the patient decided not to start it.

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. The physician was known for telling amusing ________ to abate the anxieties of her patients.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Based on the patient′s blood analysis, we can infer he needs to increase his iron intake if he wants to stay clear from anemia.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Her fortitude definitely helped her recover from severe trauma.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. There was a terrible accident at a construction site and fifteen people have been injured.

What is the best description for the word "collateral"?

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The patient did not include any progeny on the emergency contact form.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Being aware all of a patient's preexisting conditions is a vital part of arriving at a proper diagnosis.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. That stethoscope could be considered a relic, shouldn′t the hospital provide you with a new one?

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The heart attack didn′t deter him from eating deep-fried foods in all of his meals.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The nurse explained they were taking the patient to a restricted area and the family could wait for him in the room.

What is the best description for the word etiology?

What is the best description for the word antidote?

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. The study conducted last summer wasn′t able to accept or refute the hypothesis.

What word meaning "once a year" fits best in the sentence? The patient scheduled her _______ mammogram.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Poor diet and a lack of exercise predispose some people to develop cardiac disease.

What word meaning "already present" fits best in the sentence? The nurse notified the physician that the patient has __________ conditions that may be exacerbated by the prescribed medications.

Which word can be defined as "deterioration of cells, tissues, or organs"?

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HESI-A2-Math

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