BME 302 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following allows action potential to move rapidly from
the cell surface into the interior
A. Terminal cisterns
B. Fascicles
C. T-tubules
D. Cross bridges
E. Sarcoplasmic reticulum. Answer: C. T-tubules
◉ Which of these statements about sacromere shortening is false?
A. The thick and thin filaments slide past eachother
B. The length of the A band remains constant
C. The length of the I band remains constant.
D. The H zone almost disappears. Answer: C. The length of the I band
remains constant
◉ In smooth muscle, the Ca+2 for contraction comes from
A. Mitochondria
B. Extra cellular fluid
,C. Sarcoplasmic reticulum
D. Both a and B
E. A,B and C. Answer: D. Both A and B
◉ When a skeletal muscle lengths, it's sacromeres
A. Shorten
B. Stay the same length
C. Lengthen. Answer: C. Lengthen
◉ A muscle developed its maximal force at its
A. Shortest length
B. Intermediate length
C. Maximal length. Answer: B. Intermediate length
◉ A skeletal muscle contracts most quickly against a(n)
A. Minimal load
B. Intermediate load
C. Maximum load. Answer: A. Minimal load
◉ Considering the arm as a lever and fulcrum system, a muscle insertion
for the biceps farther from the elbow joint results in
,A. A faster movement of the hand for a given contraction speed of the
biceps muscle
B. A slower movement of the hand for a given contraction speed of the
biceps muscle
C. An unchanged speed of hand movement for a given contraction speed
of the biceps muscle. Answer: B. A slower movement of the hand for a
given contraction speed of the biceps muscle
◉ The ____ supplies blood to the best muscle itself
A. Coronary arteries
B. Coronary veins
C. Pulmonary arteries
D. Pulmonary veins
E. None of the above. Answer: A. Coronary arteries
◉ The right ventricle pumps ___ blood into the __ circulation
A. Deoxygenated; systemic
B. Deoxygenated; pulmonary
C. Oxygenated; systemic
D. Oxygenated; pulmonary. Answer: B. Deoxygenated; pulmonary
◉ A portal system is the name for. Answer: Two capillary beds in series
, ◉ Blood pressure is a highly regulated physiological variable primarily
because it maintains adequate perfusion to which of the following
organs?
A. Brian
B. Kidneys
C. Heart
D. Liver
E. A and C. Answer: E. A and C
◉ Angiogenesis. Answer: creation of new blood vessels from an existing
network
◉ vasculogensis. Answer: creation of new blood vessels from scratch
◉ hemostasis. Answer: keeping blood inside the blood vessel
◉ Hemmorrhage. Answer: abnormal flow of blood out of the blood
vessel, bleeding
◉ d. in = 85 mm Hg, out = 20 mm Hg. Answer: Given tubes of equal
length and diameter which of the following tubes will have the highest
flow?
in = 70 mm Hg, out = 10 mm Hg
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following allows action potential to move rapidly from
the cell surface into the interior
A. Terminal cisterns
B. Fascicles
C. T-tubules
D. Cross bridges
E. Sarcoplasmic reticulum. Answer: C. T-tubules
◉ Which of these statements about sacromere shortening is false?
A. The thick and thin filaments slide past eachother
B. The length of the A band remains constant
C. The length of the I band remains constant.
D. The H zone almost disappears. Answer: C. The length of the I band
remains constant
◉ In smooth muscle, the Ca+2 for contraction comes from
A. Mitochondria
B. Extra cellular fluid
,C. Sarcoplasmic reticulum
D. Both a and B
E. A,B and C. Answer: D. Both A and B
◉ When a skeletal muscle lengths, it's sacromeres
A. Shorten
B. Stay the same length
C. Lengthen. Answer: C. Lengthen
◉ A muscle developed its maximal force at its
A. Shortest length
B. Intermediate length
C. Maximal length. Answer: B. Intermediate length
◉ A skeletal muscle contracts most quickly against a(n)
A. Minimal load
B. Intermediate load
C. Maximum load. Answer: A. Minimal load
◉ Considering the arm as a lever and fulcrum system, a muscle insertion
for the biceps farther from the elbow joint results in
,A. A faster movement of the hand for a given contraction speed of the
biceps muscle
B. A slower movement of the hand for a given contraction speed of the
biceps muscle
C. An unchanged speed of hand movement for a given contraction speed
of the biceps muscle. Answer: B. A slower movement of the hand for a
given contraction speed of the biceps muscle
◉ The ____ supplies blood to the best muscle itself
A. Coronary arteries
B. Coronary veins
C. Pulmonary arteries
D. Pulmonary veins
E. None of the above. Answer: A. Coronary arteries
◉ The right ventricle pumps ___ blood into the __ circulation
A. Deoxygenated; systemic
B. Deoxygenated; pulmonary
C. Oxygenated; systemic
D. Oxygenated; pulmonary. Answer: B. Deoxygenated; pulmonary
◉ A portal system is the name for. Answer: Two capillary beds in series
, ◉ Blood pressure is a highly regulated physiological variable primarily
because it maintains adequate perfusion to which of the following
organs?
A. Brian
B. Kidneys
C. Heart
D. Liver
E. A and C. Answer: E. A and C
◉ Angiogenesis. Answer: creation of new blood vessels from an existing
network
◉ vasculogensis. Answer: creation of new blood vessels from scratch
◉ hemostasis. Answer: keeping blood inside the blood vessel
◉ Hemmorrhage. Answer: abnormal flow of blood out of the blood
vessel, bleeding
◉ d. in = 85 mm Hg, out = 20 mm Hg. Answer: Given tubes of equal
length and diameter which of the following tubes will have the highest
flow?
in = 70 mm Hg, out = 10 mm Hg
