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BIO 202 (ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II) MIDTERM
EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM /NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||LATEST
UPDATE!!!
The following structure is not supplied by the superior
mesenteric artery
A) appendix
B) cecum
C) sigmoid colon
D) ascending colon
E) 2/3 of transverse colon - ANSWER-C) sigmoid colon
Which of the following would NOT occur in response to
hypovolemic shock as a compensatory mechanism to
return BP to homeostasis?
a) Activation of angiotensin I.
b) Secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
c) Activation of the sympathetic division of the ANS.
d) Release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP).
e) Aldosterone stimulation. - ANSWER-d) Release of atrial
natriuretic peptide (ANP).
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Which of the following would NOT result in an increase in
arterial blood pressure?
a) Increased blood volume
b) Increased sympathetic stimulation
c) Increased heart rate
d) Increased stroke volume
e) Increased arteriolar vasodilation - ANSWER-E)
Increased arteriolar vasodilation
Which statement is not true of the hemodynamics of blood
flow?
a) systolic blood pressure is the highest pressure in an
artery
b) an increase in lumen size increases blood flow
c) total peripheral resistance is controlled by the arterioles
d) a decrease in lumen diameter decreases blood
pressure
e) diastole is the interval between heart beats - ANSWER-
d) a decrease in lumen diameter decreases blood
pressure
The aorta receives the full force of blood exiting the heart
during ventricular systole. Which of the following
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statements best describes the adaptive anatomy of the
aorta?
A) The aorta's tunica media is thick with dense regular
connective tissue to withstand the blood's pressure.
B) Smooth muscle is relatively thin in the aorta to increase
lumen size and systemic blood flow.
C) Elastic fibers are extensive in the tunica media of the
aorta and dampen the pulse pressure generated by the
heart.
D) The tunica external of the aorta is nearly absent
compared to other vessels.
E) valves are present in the ascending portion to help
absorb increased pressure. - ANSWER-C) Elastic fibers
are extensive in the tunica media of the aorta and dampen
the pulse pressure generated by the heart.
Which of the following vessels supplies blood to the
appendix?
a) gastric artery
b) greater omental artery
c) superior mesenteric artery
d) inferior mesenteric artery
e) epiploic artery - ANSWER-c) superior mesenteric artery
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The following blood vessel is a major branch of the IVC
a) great saphenous
b) suprarenal
c) femoral
d) popliteal
e) gastric - ANSWER-b) suprarenal
What do the ductus arteriosus and the foramen ovale
become at birth?
Change to be more vascular instead of cardiac
A) ligamentum teres; fossa ovalis
B) ligamentum arteriosum; foramen ovale
C) ligamentum arteriosum; ligamentum teres
D) ligamentum venosum; fossa ovalis
E) ligamentum arteriosum; fossa ovalis - ANSWER-E)
ligamentum arteriosum; fossa ovalis
The following is not one of the mechanisms of
phagocytosis
A) Phagocyte adheres to pathogens or debris.
BIO 202 (ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II) MIDTERM
EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM /NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||LATEST
UPDATE!!!
The following structure is not supplied by the superior
mesenteric artery
A) appendix
B) cecum
C) sigmoid colon
D) ascending colon
E) 2/3 of transverse colon - ANSWER-C) sigmoid colon
Which of the following would NOT occur in response to
hypovolemic shock as a compensatory mechanism to
return BP to homeostasis?
a) Activation of angiotensin I.
b) Secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
c) Activation of the sympathetic division of the ANS.
d) Release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP).
e) Aldosterone stimulation. - ANSWER-d) Release of atrial
natriuretic peptide (ANP).
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Which of the following would NOT result in an increase in
arterial blood pressure?
a) Increased blood volume
b) Increased sympathetic stimulation
c) Increased heart rate
d) Increased stroke volume
e) Increased arteriolar vasodilation - ANSWER-E)
Increased arteriolar vasodilation
Which statement is not true of the hemodynamics of blood
flow?
a) systolic blood pressure is the highest pressure in an
artery
b) an increase in lumen size increases blood flow
c) total peripheral resistance is controlled by the arterioles
d) a decrease in lumen diameter decreases blood
pressure
e) diastole is the interval between heart beats - ANSWER-
d) a decrease in lumen diameter decreases blood
pressure
The aorta receives the full force of blood exiting the heart
during ventricular systole. Which of the following
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statements best describes the adaptive anatomy of the
aorta?
A) The aorta's tunica media is thick with dense regular
connective tissue to withstand the blood's pressure.
B) Smooth muscle is relatively thin in the aorta to increase
lumen size and systemic blood flow.
C) Elastic fibers are extensive in the tunica media of the
aorta and dampen the pulse pressure generated by the
heart.
D) The tunica external of the aorta is nearly absent
compared to other vessels.
E) valves are present in the ascending portion to help
absorb increased pressure. - ANSWER-C) Elastic fibers
are extensive in the tunica media of the aorta and dampen
the pulse pressure generated by the heart.
Which of the following vessels supplies blood to the
appendix?
a) gastric artery
b) greater omental artery
c) superior mesenteric artery
d) inferior mesenteric artery
e) epiploic artery - ANSWER-c) superior mesenteric artery
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The following blood vessel is a major branch of the IVC
a) great saphenous
b) suprarenal
c) femoral
d) popliteal
e) gastric - ANSWER-b) suprarenal
What do the ductus arteriosus and the foramen ovale
become at birth?
Change to be more vascular instead of cardiac
A) ligamentum teres; fossa ovalis
B) ligamentum arteriosum; foramen ovale
C) ligamentum arteriosum; ligamentum teres
D) ligamentum venosum; fossa ovalis
E) ligamentum arteriosum; fossa ovalis - ANSWER-E)
ligamentum arteriosum; fossa ovalis
The following is not one of the mechanisms of
phagocytosis
A) Phagocyte adheres to pathogens or debris.
