ANP 1105 UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
MIDTERM 1 EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ Lymphatics. Answer: General term used to designate the lymphatic
vessels that collect and transport lymph
◉ Diastolic Pressure. Answer: Arterial blood pressure reached during or
as a result of diastole; lowest level of any given cardiac cycle.
◉ Lumen. Answer: Cavity inside a tube, blood vessel, or hollow organ.
◉ Trachea. Answer: Windpipe; cartilage-reinforced tube extending from
larynx to bronchi.
◉ Anastomosis. Answer: A union or joining of nerves, blood vessels, or
lymphatic vessels.
◉ Conducting Zone. Answer: Includes all respiratory passageways that
provide conduits for air to reach the sites of gas exchange (the
respiratory zone).
◉ Apnea. Answer: Breathing cessation.
, ◉ Nares. Answer: Nostrils.
◉ Respiratory System. Answer: Organ system that carries out gas
exchange; includes the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs.
◉ Vasoconstriction. Answer: Narrowing of blood vessels.
◉ Vocal folds. Answer: Mucosal folds that function in voice production.
◉ Aneurysm. Answer: Blood-filled sac in an artery wall caused by
dilation or weakening of the wall.
◉ Lacteal. Answer: Special lymphatic capillaries of the small intestine
that take up lipids.
◉ Tonsils. Answer: A ring of lymphoid tissue around the entrance to the
pharynx.
◉ Glottis. Answer: Opening between the vocal chords in the larynx.
◉ Plasma Cells. Answer: Members of a B cell clone; effector B cells
specialized to produce and release antibodies.
◉ Hypoxia. Answer: Condition in which inadequate oxygen is available
to tissues.
MIDTERM 1 EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ Lymphatics. Answer: General term used to designate the lymphatic
vessels that collect and transport lymph
◉ Diastolic Pressure. Answer: Arterial blood pressure reached during or
as a result of diastole; lowest level of any given cardiac cycle.
◉ Lumen. Answer: Cavity inside a tube, blood vessel, or hollow organ.
◉ Trachea. Answer: Windpipe; cartilage-reinforced tube extending from
larynx to bronchi.
◉ Anastomosis. Answer: A union or joining of nerves, blood vessels, or
lymphatic vessels.
◉ Conducting Zone. Answer: Includes all respiratory passageways that
provide conduits for air to reach the sites of gas exchange (the
respiratory zone).
◉ Apnea. Answer: Breathing cessation.
, ◉ Nares. Answer: Nostrils.
◉ Respiratory System. Answer: Organ system that carries out gas
exchange; includes the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs.
◉ Vasoconstriction. Answer: Narrowing of blood vessels.
◉ Vocal folds. Answer: Mucosal folds that function in voice production.
◉ Aneurysm. Answer: Blood-filled sac in an artery wall caused by
dilation or weakening of the wall.
◉ Lacteal. Answer: Special lymphatic capillaries of the small intestine
that take up lipids.
◉ Tonsils. Answer: A ring of lymphoid tissue around the entrance to the
pharynx.
◉ Glottis. Answer: Opening between the vocal chords in the larynx.
◉ Plasma Cells. Answer: Members of a B cell clone; effector B cells
specialized to produce and release antibodies.
◉ Hypoxia. Answer: Condition in which inadequate oxygen is available
to tissues.
