WGU D313 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
External carotid artery supplies, blood to what parts of the body -
CORRECT ANSWER Face and scalp
Branches of the external carotid artery - CORRECT
ANSWER Facial Lingual
Maxillary
Occipital
Superficial
temporal
Superior
thyroid
What is the purpose of the circle of Willis? - CORRECT ANSWER
Permits collateral blood flow in the event that a major vessel (right or
left internal carotid artery or basilar artery--the major vessels supplying
the circle of Willis) becomes occluded
Where does the right common carotid artery originate? - CORRECT
ANSWER brachiocephalic trunk
The vertebral artery is a branch of what artery - CORRECT ANSWER
subclavian artery
The left subclavian artery arises from - CORRECT ANSWER aortic arch
The right subclavian artery arises from - CORRECT ANSWER brachiocephalic
trunk
, WGU D313 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Pathway of arterial blood from the subclavian arteries to the fingers -
CORRECT ANSWER Subclavian
Axillary - shoulders
Brachial - flexors of
arm Radial/ulnar
Deep Palmer
arch Digital
What vessel does the femoral artery branch from? - CORRECT ANSWER
External iliac
Where does the right common carotid artery branch from? - CORRECT
ANSWER brachiocephalic trunk
Where does the left common carotid artery branch from? - CORRECT
ANSWER aortic arch
Purpose of carotid sinus - CORRECT ANSWER contains baroreceptors
capable of changing the blood pressure and heart rate
Also contains chemoreceptors that monitor oxygen carbon dioxide and
hydrogen ions
The common carotid arteries, Anche, into what? - CORRECT ANSWER
Internal and external carotid arteries
Internal carotid artery supply blood to what parts of the body? - CORRECT
ANSWER Brain Eyes
, WGU D313 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Nose
Forehead
Branches of internal carotid artery - CORRECT ANSWER
Ophthalmic Anterior cerebral
Middle cerebral
, WGU D313 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Artery on wrist you fill up pulse on - CORRECT ANSWER Ulner artery
Major veins of the arms - CORRECT ANSWER Basilic - medial aspect
of forearm Cephalic - lateral Border of forearm
Median cubital
Dorsal venous
arch
Hearing an S3 heart sound indicates what - CORRECT ANSWER Heart
failure, or mitral regurgitation
Hearing the S4 heart sound refers to what - CORRECT ANSWER Chronic
hypertension or left ventricle heart failure
How does the lumen diameter of a vessel affect blood pressure? -
CORRECT ANSWER A smaller lumen diameter has greater vascular
resistance, so the blood pressure is higher
How does arthrosclerosis affect blood flow? - CORRECT ANSWER It
narrows the vessel, lumen, creating more resistance and increasing
hypertension
Vasal construction does what to blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER
Increases it
Vasodilation does what to blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER Decreases
What are three main contributors to vascular resistance? - CORRECT
ANSWER Lumen diameter
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
External carotid artery supplies, blood to what parts of the body -
CORRECT ANSWER Face and scalp
Branches of the external carotid artery - CORRECT
ANSWER Facial Lingual
Maxillary
Occipital
Superficial
temporal
Superior
thyroid
What is the purpose of the circle of Willis? - CORRECT ANSWER
Permits collateral blood flow in the event that a major vessel (right or
left internal carotid artery or basilar artery--the major vessels supplying
the circle of Willis) becomes occluded
Where does the right common carotid artery originate? - CORRECT
ANSWER brachiocephalic trunk
The vertebral artery is a branch of what artery - CORRECT ANSWER
subclavian artery
The left subclavian artery arises from - CORRECT ANSWER aortic arch
The right subclavian artery arises from - CORRECT ANSWER brachiocephalic
trunk
, WGU D313 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Pathway of arterial blood from the subclavian arteries to the fingers -
CORRECT ANSWER Subclavian
Axillary - shoulders
Brachial - flexors of
arm Radial/ulnar
Deep Palmer
arch Digital
What vessel does the femoral artery branch from? - CORRECT ANSWER
External iliac
Where does the right common carotid artery branch from? - CORRECT
ANSWER brachiocephalic trunk
Where does the left common carotid artery branch from? - CORRECT
ANSWER aortic arch
Purpose of carotid sinus - CORRECT ANSWER contains baroreceptors
capable of changing the blood pressure and heart rate
Also contains chemoreceptors that monitor oxygen carbon dioxide and
hydrogen ions
The common carotid arteries, Anche, into what? - CORRECT ANSWER
Internal and external carotid arteries
Internal carotid artery supply blood to what parts of the body? - CORRECT
ANSWER Brain Eyes
, WGU D313 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Nose
Forehead
Branches of internal carotid artery - CORRECT ANSWER
Ophthalmic Anterior cerebral
Middle cerebral
, WGU D313 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Artery on wrist you fill up pulse on - CORRECT ANSWER Ulner artery
Major veins of the arms - CORRECT ANSWER Basilic - medial aspect
of forearm Cephalic - lateral Border of forearm
Median cubital
Dorsal venous
arch
Hearing an S3 heart sound indicates what - CORRECT ANSWER Heart
failure, or mitral regurgitation
Hearing the S4 heart sound refers to what - CORRECT ANSWER Chronic
hypertension or left ventricle heart failure
How does the lumen diameter of a vessel affect blood pressure? -
CORRECT ANSWER A smaller lumen diameter has greater vascular
resistance, so the blood pressure is higher
How does arthrosclerosis affect blood flow? - CORRECT ANSWER It
narrows the vessel, lumen, creating more resistance and increasing
hypertension
Vasal construction does what to blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER
Increases it
Vasodilation does what to blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER Decreases
What are three main contributors to vascular resistance? - CORRECT
ANSWER Lumen diameter
