UTA PATHO EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

UTA PATHO EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
OxygenatedWvsWdeoxygenatedWsideWofWheartW-WCORRECTWANSWERW--
RightWsideWisWdeoxygenatedWknownWasWvenous

-LeftWsideWisWoxygenatedWknownWasWarterial



VeinsWvsWarteriesW

-oxygenatedWorWdeoxygenated?

-doWtheyWtravelWupWorWdownW(towardWorWawayWfromWheart)?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--
VeinsWareWdeoxygenatedWtravelWupWtowardsWheart

-arteriesWareWoxygenatedWtravelWdownWawayWfromWheart



PathwayWofWbloodWinWheartW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-BloodWentersWthroughWI/SWVC->WRA-
>WtricuspidWvalve->WRV->WpulmonicWvalve->WpulmonaryWarteries->WpulmonaryWarterioles-
>WpulmonaryWcapillariesW(gasWexchangeWoccursWhereWw/Walveoli)->WpulmonaryWvenules-
>WpulmonaryWveins->WLA->WmitralWvalve->WLV->WaorticWvalve->Waorta-
>WcoronaryWarteries,WbrainWviaWcarotid,WremainderWofWbody->WarteriolesWofWtissue-
>WcapillariesW(gasWexchangeWoccursWhere)->Wvenules->Wveins->WI/SWVC



DefineWcardiovascular,WperipheralWvascular,WcirculatoryWsystemW-WCORRECTWANSWERW--
Cardiovascular:WheartWandWitsWvessels

-PeripheralWvascular:WvesselsWoutsideWheart

-CirculatoryWsystem:WcombinationWofWboth



WhatWoccursWpriorWtoWsystolicWejection?

whatWoccursWduringWsystole?

WhatWoccursWduringWdiastole?

-includeW"LubDub"WconnectionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW--
PriorWtoWsystolicWejection:WAVWvalvesWopenWandWventriclesWfill

, -
DuringWsystole:WAVWvalvesWcloseWandWpulmonic/aorticWvalvesWopenW(AVWvalvesWclosingWcreatesWl
ubWsound),WbeginsWwithWelectricalWsignalWfromWSAWnode,WRV&LVWcontacting

-DuringWdiastole:Wpulmonic/aorticWvalvesWclose,WRV&LVWbeginWtoWfillWafterWdubWsound



cardiacWoutput

-Define

-formula

-normalWrange

-goodWCOWmeans

-whatWcanWimprove/deteriorateWCO?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--BloodWejectedWfromWLVWperWmin

-WHRWxWSV

-Normal:W4-6LW/min

-GoodWperfusion-WnormalWBP,Wpulse,WcapillaryWrefill,Wmentation,WskinWcolorW&Wwarmth

-ChangesWinWHR,WchangesWinWSVW(contractility,Wpreload,Wafterload)



CentralWvs.WPeripheralW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
Central:Wheart,Wlungs,Wbrain,WkidneysW(crucialWareas)

Peripheral:WanythingWoutsideWcrucialWareas



StokeWvolume

-Define

-NormalWrange

-DependentWofWwhichW3Wfactors?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--
BloodWejectedWfromWLVWperWcontraction

-Normal:W~70Wml/beat

-Preload,Wcontractility,Wafterload