PHYSIOLOGY II FINAL TEST PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Arteries transport blood. Answer: away from the heart
◉ Veins transport blood. Answer: toward the heart
◉ Capillaries function. Answer: Serve as exchange vessels for nutrients,
wastes, fluids.
◉ pulmonary circuit. Answer: carries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
and returns it to the heart
◉ systemic circuit. Answer: transports oxygen-rich blood to and from
the rest of the body
◉ Location and Shape of Heart. Answer: - thoracic cavity
- 2/3 of heart is located left of the midline of the body
- apex is the pointed end (rest against the diaphragm, ventricles)
- base is the upper portion (atria, arteries, veins)
◉ Pericardium. Answer: Membrane surrounding the heart
, ◉ fibrous pericardium. Answer: The outermost of the pericardial
membranes
◉ parietal pericardium. Answer: lines the pericardial cavity
◉ visceral pericardium (epicardium). Answer: covers the heart's outer
surface
◉ pericardial cavity. Answer: contains the heart
◉ Myocardium. Answer: muscular, middle layer of the heart
◉ endocardium. Answer: inner lining of the heart
◉ atria function. Answer: receive blood
◉ auricles function. Answer: increase atrial volume
◉ ventricles function. Answer: pump blood through the body
◉ 4 valves of the heart. Answer: tricuspid, bicuspid(mitral), aortic
semilunar, pulmonary semilunar