Hesi A2 Focuses Reading Comprehension: Inferring Conclusions

Hesi A2 Focuses

Reading Comprehension:

Inferring Conclusions Main Ideas What does the author mean by this What does this word mean in reference to the story You get the idea, can’t really study for this

Math:

Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

KNOW HOW TO ROUND THERE IS A LOT OF ROUNDING ON THERE

Basic addition subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions and decimals Basic algebra like 2x + 3 = 15, solve for x Know your basic roman numerals, like I, V, X, C and M, only like 2 or 3 questions on that

Know military time, converting normal 12:00 AM to 0000 hours

Know percentages and converting fractions to percentages and vice versa

Grammar:

Know sentence structuring, there’s actually a lot of technical stuff on there like what is a simple clause? What is a complete clause? What is the dependent clause? Identify the clause in x sentence etc Know difference between there, their, they’re Know when to use who and whom Know when to use which and when to use that (it sounds stupid, but they’ll catch you) Know all the different parts of a sentence: nouns, pronouns, clause, conjunction, direct object, Indirect object, prepositions, predicate, subject, verb, adjective This study source was downloaded by 100000819997590 from CourseHero.com on 06-07-2021 14:01:19 GMT -05:00

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Biology:

Know EVERYTHING there is to know about the cell, ex: what is the golgi apparatus responsible for in the cell? What do ribosomes do in the endoplasmic reticulum? Etc etc Know EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING about cellular respiration and how NADH, ATP, and the electron transport chain works, there was like 8-10 questions on just that on there.Know what glycolysis is and how many ATP molecules are produced Know glucose and pyruvate, how they interact in cellular respiration Brush up on kingdoms, phylum, genus, species, and classifications of animals Know everything about DNA and RNA replication, There were quite a few questions about Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine, and Thymine and Uracil, which ones go with DNA, which ones with RNA etc Know Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase. It’s on there.Know that bacteria reproduce using binary fission KNOW FOR THE LOVE OF GOD EVERYTHING ABOUT MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS, half the exam was on this Know basic genetics, alleles, how to use a Punette square and how it works. PHENOTYPE AND GENOTYPE ESPECIALLY, 2-3 questions on just that Know basics of photosynthesis and know about the chloroplast Know the composition of the cell membrane, bilayer of phospholipids Difference between homozygous and heterozygous Know what cytokinesis is Know how many chromosomes are produced in meiosis after the gametes turn from diploid to haploid

Chemistry:

Know basic anatomical chemistry, such as, what is the normal pH of the body? What is the normal pH of urine? Normal pH of the blood?Know basic scientific notation, how to add, subtract, multiply and divide Know all the different types of chemical bonds and how they interact: Ionic, covalent, hydrogen Know all the properties of water, such as adhesive, cohesive properties, that it’s a hydrogen bond, how it interacts with the environment (stabilizes temperature/environment) This study source was downloaded by 100000819997590 from CourseHero.com on 06-07-2021 14:01:19 GMT -05:00

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Know basic reactions and what are involved, reactants, products, how catalysts effect reactions Know the basic elements on the periodic table, their atomic number and their charges (Na, K, Mg, P, C, O, Cl, H) Know what atomic number and atomic mass is, and how they differ Know the pH scale, what neutral pH is, and what are considered acids and bases Know how things become acidic or alkaline Know oxidation, and how it effects metals Know reduction, and how it effects Know how to balance chemical equations, learn what single replacement, double replacement, combustion reactions involve.Know the chemical composition of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates and what their names as polymers are Know temperature, and its conversation formula between Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin Know difference between saturated and unsaturated fats, and what type of bonds differentiate them

Anatomy and Physiology:

Know the planes and directions of the body, aka know transverse, sagittal, frontal planes and what proximal and distal mean, posterior and anterior, superior and inferior Know mitosis and meiosis again for this section Know the layers of the skin and what type of cells (squamous? Epithelial? Is part of the skin) Know anatomy of the ear, function of each bone/tube, there were 2-3 questions on just that Know what’s included in the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton and the difference Know hemopoiesis and where in the body blood is produced and filtered Review your bones, you need to know them. I was asked where the hyoid bone was, which bone in the head is the only moveable one, questions about metacarpals and metatarsals Know your muscles and what is needed for a muscle contraction to occur Know what the two different categories of muscles are (voluntary and involuntary) and what the three types of muscle are Know the brain and the functions of the cerebellum, medulla oblongata, cerebrum, and hypothalamus Know what axons and dendrites are, and how axons transmit signals This study source was downloaded by 100000819997590 from CourseHero.com on 06-07-2021 14:01:19 GMT -05:00

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Know how long the spinal cord is, where it starts, how many vertebrae per section and how many nerve endings are at the end Know the difference between a hormone and an enzyme, know all the hormones secreted by the pituitary and their functions on other parts of the body Know what erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets are, and what they do in the blood Know all the different leukocytes and their functions, in my case they asked me what macrophages do in the blood Know what external and internal respiration is, and the difference between the two.Know where bile is produced, and where it is stored, and what it helps break down Know what lipase and amylase are Know when food is a bolus and when it is considered chyme.Know where food is digested and where it is absorbed, they are different.Know why mastication is important and how it effects chemical digestion Know what regulates sugar, what glucagon and glycogen are Know what connects the kidneys and the bladder so urine can travel to the bladder Know the anatomy of the kidney, and its function specifically, the nephrons and where they are housed Know the difference between the small and large intestines and what they each do Know what estrogen and progesterone do to the female body, especially during pregnancy and where they are secreted from Know the layers of the heart, which ventricles pump blood where, bicuspid, tricuspid, and semilunar valve were all there Know the electrical system of the heart, I had questions on the SA node and bundle of HIS

Vocabulary:

For this you’re on your own, basic anatomical vocabulary like “when a patient is lethargic what does that mean?The book has a lot of the words I saw on the exam but they were not difficult at all This study source was downloaded by 100000819997590 from CourseHero.com on 06-07-2021 14:01:19 GMT -05:00

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