Fortis College-SLC A&P 2 Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
What are examples of blood vessels - Correct answer-Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Arterioles
Do Arteries carry blood to or away from the heart - Correct answer-Away from the
heart
Smaller arteries are called - Correct answer-Arterioles
Smaller Arterioles are called - Correct answer-Capillaries
What are the 3 layers of an artery - Correct answer-Tunica Interna (Intema)
Tunica Media
Turnica Externa (Adventitia)
Turnica Interna - Correct answer-Innermost layer
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, Thin lining of simple squamous
Tunica media - Correct answer-Thick layer of smooth muscle
Tunica Externa - Correct answer-This layer of loose collagenous connective tissue
Which system innervates the smooth muscle of the arteries - Correct answer-
Sympathetic Autonomic Nervous System
How do gases and nutrients move - Correct answer-Osmosis, Diffusion, and
Filtration
Exchanges in capillaries - Correct answer-Oxygen and CO2 lungs tissues
Filtration to small spaces by hydrostatic pressure
Osmotic pressure-concentration of ions creates a force that is stronger than the
filtration force from the heart
Key to pressure values - Correct answer-HP=heart pressure, hydrostatic pressure,
or blood pressure
OP= osmotic pressure
NFP-net filtration pressure
What are venules - Correct answer-Microscopic vessels that merge together to
form veins
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Questions and Answers
What are examples of blood vessels - Correct answer-Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Arterioles
Do Arteries carry blood to or away from the heart - Correct answer-Away from the
heart
Smaller arteries are called - Correct answer-Arterioles
Smaller Arterioles are called - Correct answer-Capillaries
What are the 3 layers of an artery - Correct answer-Tunica Interna (Intema)
Tunica Media
Turnica Externa (Adventitia)
Turnica Interna - Correct answer-Innermost layer
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, Thin lining of simple squamous
Tunica media - Correct answer-Thick layer of smooth muscle
Tunica Externa - Correct answer-This layer of loose collagenous connective tissue
Which system innervates the smooth muscle of the arteries - Correct answer-
Sympathetic Autonomic Nervous System
How do gases and nutrients move - Correct answer-Osmosis, Diffusion, and
Filtration
Exchanges in capillaries - Correct answer-Oxygen and CO2 lungs tissues
Filtration to small spaces by hydrostatic pressure
Osmotic pressure-concentration of ions creates a force that is stronger than the
filtration force from the heart
Key to pressure values - Correct answer-HP=heart pressure, hydrostatic pressure,
or blood pressure
OP= osmotic pressure
NFP-net filtration pressure
What are venules - Correct answer-Microscopic vessels that merge together to
form veins
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