ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2 (WGU D313) CARDIOVASCULAR
PRACTICE TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. Where is the heart positioned? CORRECT ANSWERS it is superior to the di-
aphragm
it is medial to the lungs
2.What is the cardiac muscle of the heart? CORRECT ANSWER myocardium
3. Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?CORRECT
ANSWER left atrium
4. The mitral (bicuspid) valve is between which chambers of the heart?CORRECT
ANSWER left atrium and left ventricle
5.Which of the following valves is not found in the heart?CORRECT ANSWER ileocecal
valve
6.Semilunar valves have 2 crescent-shaped cusps (T/F)CORRECT ANSWER False
7.Which valve lies between the left ventricle and left aorta?CORRECT ANSWER aortic
valve
8.The four heart valves prevents the backflow of blood (T/F)CORRECT ANSWER True
9. Which structure prevents blood from flowing back into the atria on each side?
CORRECT ANSWER tricuspid and bicuspid valve
10.Which structure is responsible for the sound of the human heartbeat?CORRECT
ANSWER -
valves
11. Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium?
CORRECT ANSWER pulmonary veins
12.Where are the elastic arteries located?CORRECT ANSWER near the heart
13. Medium veins do not have internal or elastic laminae and, therefore, are not
able to withstand high pressure (T/F)CORRECT ANSWER True
14.Which of the following types of veins contain valves?CORRECT ANSWER medium
, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2 (WGU D313) CARDIOVASCULAR
PRACTICE TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
veins
15. Veins generally have very thick walls in relation to their diameter, with large
lumen (T/F)CORRECT ANSWER False
16. Which statements are true about veins? Choose 2 answersCORRECT ANSWER
they are more numerous than arteries
they lack smooth muscle
17. Using this equation NFP = (BHP + IFOP) - (BCOP + IFHP), what change in
the net filtration would one expect with an increase of blood hydrostatic pressure?
CORRECT ANSWER increase
18. When would an active transport mechanism be necessary?CORRECT
ANSWER when a sub- stance must be moved against its concentration gradient
19. Which blood vessel has a very small diameter and is involved in the
circulation of blood to the capillaries?CORRECT ANSWER arteriole
20. Which blood vessel has the structural characteristics of both an arteriole and a
capillary?CORRECT ANSWER metarteriole
21. Which type of artery has more smooth muscle content and less elastic fibers?
CORRECT ANSWER muscular artery
, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2 (WGU D313) CARDIOVASCULAR
PRACTICE TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
22. Which type of capillaries has small pores present within them?CORRECT
ANSWER fenestrated capillaries
23. How are arteries different than veins?CORRECT ANSWER arteries carry
blood away from the heart
24. From which part of the aorta does the coronary arteries branch off?CORRECT
ANSWER as- cending aorta
25. What is unique about the pulmonary veins?CORRECT ANSWER they are
the only veins that contain oxygenated blood
26. Which blood vessel brings blood that is filtered through the hepatic portal system
back to the heart?CORRECT ANSWER inferior vena cava
27. Blood from the digestive organs is transported to the liver by which
vessel?CORRECT ANSWER the portal vein
28. The liver has many functionsCORRECT
ANSWER removes bacteria removes many toxins from
the blood
uses blood from digestive system for nutrient metabolism
29. The ductus venosus is a shunt that allows mostly oxygenated blood from the
placenta to flow into the fetal heart by bypassing which organ?CORRECT ANSWER the
liver
30.Which structures carry blood to the heart?CORRECT ANSWER veins
31. What is the function of superior vena cava?CORRECT ANSWER it helps in
collecting all the deoxygenated blood
32.Which structure carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?-
CORRECT ANSWER pulmonary artery
33. How is the portal vein different from the hepatic vein?CORRECT ANSWER the
, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2 (WGU D313) CARDIOVASCULAR
PRACTICE TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
portal vein enters the liver
34. What is the ductus venosus? Choose 2 answersCORRECT ANSWER it
is a small vessel it connects the umbilical vein to the fetal inferior vena cava
35. What are the three branches of the aorta?CORRECT ANSWER ascending,
descending, and aortic arch
36. The right and left common carotid arteries both branch from the brachio-
cephalic trunk? (T/F)CORRECT ANSWER false
37. Arteries serving the stomach, pancreas, and liver branch from which artery?
CORRECT ANSWER celiac trunk
38.Which vessel supplies blood to the stomach?CORRECT ANSWER left gastric artery
39.Which vessel does the femoral artery branch from?CORRECT ANSWER external iliac
artery
40. Which arteriogram in the human thorax and abdomen arises from the major
part of the abdominal aorta?CORRECT ANSWER celiac artery
41. Which blood vessel serves most of the large intestines?CORRECT ANSWER
inferior mesenteric artery
PRACTICE TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. Where is the heart positioned? CORRECT ANSWERS it is superior to the di-
aphragm
it is medial to the lungs
2.What is the cardiac muscle of the heart? CORRECT ANSWER myocardium
3. Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?CORRECT
ANSWER left atrium
4. The mitral (bicuspid) valve is between which chambers of the heart?CORRECT
ANSWER left atrium and left ventricle
5.Which of the following valves is not found in the heart?CORRECT ANSWER ileocecal
valve
6.Semilunar valves have 2 crescent-shaped cusps (T/F)CORRECT ANSWER False
7.Which valve lies between the left ventricle and left aorta?CORRECT ANSWER aortic
valve
8.The four heart valves prevents the backflow of blood (T/F)CORRECT ANSWER True
9. Which structure prevents blood from flowing back into the atria on each side?
CORRECT ANSWER tricuspid and bicuspid valve
10.Which structure is responsible for the sound of the human heartbeat?CORRECT
ANSWER -
valves
11. Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium?
CORRECT ANSWER pulmonary veins
12.Where are the elastic arteries located?CORRECT ANSWER near the heart
13. Medium veins do not have internal or elastic laminae and, therefore, are not
able to withstand high pressure (T/F)CORRECT ANSWER True
14.Which of the following types of veins contain valves?CORRECT ANSWER medium
, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2 (WGU D313) CARDIOVASCULAR
PRACTICE TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
veins
15. Veins generally have very thick walls in relation to their diameter, with large
lumen (T/F)CORRECT ANSWER False
16. Which statements are true about veins? Choose 2 answersCORRECT ANSWER
they are more numerous than arteries
they lack smooth muscle
17. Using this equation NFP = (BHP + IFOP) - (BCOP + IFHP), what change in
the net filtration would one expect with an increase of blood hydrostatic pressure?
CORRECT ANSWER increase
18. When would an active transport mechanism be necessary?CORRECT
ANSWER when a sub- stance must be moved against its concentration gradient
19. Which blood vessel has a very small diameter and is involved in the
circulation of blood to the capillaries?CORRECT ANSWER arteriole
20. Which blood vessel has the structural characteristics of both an arteriole and a
capillary?CORRECT ANSWER metarteriole
21. Which type of artery has more smooth muscle content and less elastic fibers?
CORRECT ANSWER muscular artery
, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2 (WGU D313) CARDIOVASCULAR
PRACTICE TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
22. Which type of capillaries has small pores present within them?CORRECT
ANSWER fenestrated capillaries
23. How are arteries different than veins?CORRECT ANSWER arteries carry
blood away from the heart
24. From which part of the aorta does the coronary arteries branch off?CORRECT
ANSWER as- cending aorta
25. What is unique about the pulmonary veins?CORRECT ANSWER they are
the only veins that contain oxygenated blood
26. Which blood vessel brings blood that is filtered through the hepatic portal system
back to the heart?CORRECT ANSWER inferior vena cava
27. Blood from the digestive organs is transported to the liver by which
vessel?CORRECT ANSWER the portal vein
28. The liver has many functionsCORRECT
ANSWER removes bacteria removes many toxins from
the blood
uses blood from digestive system for nutrient metabolism
29. The ductus venosus is a shunt that allows mostly oxygenated blood from the
placenta to flow into the fetal heart by bypassing which organ?CORRECT ANSWER the
liver
30.Which structures carry blood to the heart?CORRECT ANSWER veins
31. What is the function of superior vena cava?CORRECT ANSWER it helps in
collecting all the deoxygenated blood
32.Which structure carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?-
CORRECT ANSWER pulmonary artery
33. How is the portal vein different from the hepatic vein?CORRECT ANSWER the
, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2 (WGU D313) CARDIOVASCULAR
PRACTICE TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
portal vein enters the liver
34. What is the ductus venosus? Choose 2 answersCORRECT ANSWER it
is a small vessel it connects the umbilical vein to the fetal inferior vena cava
35. What are the three branches of the aorta?CORRECT ANSWER ascending,
descending, and aortic arch
36. The right and left common carotid arteries both branch from the brachio-
cephalic trunk? (T/F)CORRECT ANSWER false
37. Arteries serving the stomach, pancreas, and liver branch from which artery?
CORRECT ANSWER celiac trunk
38.Which vessel supplies blood to the stomach?CORRECT ANSWER left gastric artery
39.Which vessel does the femoral artery branch from?CORRECT ANSWER external iliac
artery
40. Which arteriogram in the human thorax and abdomen arises from the major
part of the abdominal aorta?CORRECT ANSWER celiac artery
41. Which blood vessel serves most of the large intestines?CORRECT ANSWER
inferior mesenteric artery
