UTA A&P II FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
In cardiac muscle, the fast depolarization phase of the action potential is the result of ________.
- ANS increased membrane permeability to sodium ions
The following is a list of vessels and structures that are associated with the heart.
1. right atrium
2. left atrium
3. right ventricle
4. left ventricle
5. venae cavae
6. aorta
7. pulmonary trunk
8. pulmonary veins - ANS 5, 1, 3, 7, 8, 2, 4, 6
The bicuspid of mitral valve is located ______. - ANS between left atrium and left ventricle
!!! The wall of the left ventricle is thicker than the right because _____. - ANS the left
ventricle does more work than the right ventricle and the left ventricle produces a higher
pressure than the right
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,The right ventricle pumps blood into the _______. - ANS lungs via the pulmonary artery
The phase in the cardiac cycle when the mitral valve is closed and the aortic valve is open is the
______. - ANS ventricular contraction
Blood returning to the heart from the systemic circuit first enters the ______. - ANS Right
atrium
Pacemaker cells in the SA node - ANS both show a spontaneous depolarization and are
connected by gap junctions to atrial myocytes.
!!! The plateau phase of the cardiac muscle action potential relates to _____. - ANS the result
of K+ and Ca2+ influx
The T wave on an ECG tracing represents _____. - ANS ventricular repolarization
Drugs that block the beta-one adrenergic receptors will _____. - ANS decrease heart rate
Blood flow into the heart from the venae cavae flows next through the ____ valve. -
ANS tricuspid
!!! The volume of blood ejected from each ventricle during a contraction is called the _____. -
ANS Stroke volume
Which of the following factors will increase the net filtration pressure to move fluid out of
capillaries? - ANS Both decreased plasma albumen and increased blood hydrostatic pressure
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, !!! Which of the following statements is false concerning the movement of fluid between
capillaries and interstitial space? - ANS The net filtration pressure is usually zero.
Compared to arteries, veins _____. - ANS have thinner walls
Materials can move across capillary walls by - ANS diffusion, bulk flow, and transcytosis
!!! Blood flow to a tissue will increase if the __________. - ANS arterioles dilate
Arrange the structures in the following list in the order that blood will encounter as it flows
from the output side to the input side of the cardiovascular flow circuit.
1. venules
2. arterioles
3. capillaries
4. elastic arteries
5. medium veins
6. large veins
7. muscular arteries - ANS 4, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
Blood pressure increases with all of the following, except increased ______. -
ANS parasympathetic innervation
!!! The blood colloid osmotic pressure mostly depends on the ______. - ANS concentration of
plasma proteins
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
In cardiac muscle, the fast depolarization phase of the action potential is the result of ________.
- ANS increased membrane permeability to sodium ions
The following is a list of vessels and structures that are associated with the heart.
1. right atrium
2. left atrium
3. right ventricle
4. left ventricle
5. venae cavae
6. aorta
7. pulmonary trunk
8. pulmonary veins - ANS 5, 1, 3, 7, 8, 2, 4, 6
The bicuspid of mitral valve is located ______. - ANS between left atrium and left ventricle
!!! The wall of the left ventricle is thicker than the right because _____. - ANS the left
ventricle does more work than the right ventricle and the left ventricle produces a higher
pressure than the right
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,The right ventricle pumps blood into the _______. - ANS lungs via the pulmonary artery
The phase in the cardiac cycle when the mitral valve is closed and the aortic valve is open is the
______. - ANS ventricular contraction
Blood returning to the heart from the systemic circuit first enters the ______. - ANS Right
atrium
Pacemaker cells in the SA node - ANS both show a spontaneous depolarization and are
connected by gap junctions to atrial myocytes.
!!! The plateau phase of the cardiac muscle action potential relates to _____. - ANS the result
of K+ and Ca2+ influx
The T wave on an ECG tracing represents _____. - ANS ventricular repolarization
Drugs that block the beta-one adrenergic receptors will _____. - ANS decrease heart rate
Blood flow into the heart from the venae cavae flows next through the ____ valve. -
ANS tricuspid
!!! The volume of blood ejected from each ventricle during a contraction is called the _____. -
ANS Stroke volume
Which of the following factors will increase the net filtration pressure to move fluid out of
capillaries? - ANS Both decreased plasma albumen and increased blood hydrostatic pressure
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, !!! Which of the following statements is false concerning the movement of fluid between
capillaries and interstitial space? - ANS The net filtration pressure is usually zero.
Compared to arteries, veins _____. - ANS have thinner walls
Materials can move across capillary walls by - ANS diffusion, bulk flow, and transcytosis
!!! Blood flow to a tissue will increase if the __________. - ANS arterioles dilate
Arrange the structures in the following list in the order that blood will encounter as it flows
from the output side to the input side of the cardiovascular flow circuit.
1. venules
2. arterioles
3. capillaries
4. elastic arteries
5. medium veins
6. large veins
7. muscular arteries - ANS 4, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
Blood pressure increases with all of the following, except increased ______. -
ANS parasympathetic innervation
!!! The blood colloid osmotic pressure mostly depends on the ______. - ANS concentration of
plasma proteins
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