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BIO 202 (Anatomy and Physiology II) Final Exam
2025 – Comprehensive Study Guide, Practice Test,
and Answer Key
Prepare for your BIO 202 Anatomy and Physiology II exam with this complete 2025 study
guide and practice test. Covers endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and
urinary systems with detailed notes, diagrams, and verified answers to help you master your
final. Ideal for college-level A&P students seeking top exam results.
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The pressure driven movement of fluids and solutes from blood into interstitial fluid is called
a) reabsorption.
b) filtration.
c) bulk flow.
d) osmosis.
e) transcytosis. - ANSWER-b) filtration.
) What best describes this following definition: Opposition to flow Measure of amount of friction blood
encounters with vessel walls, generally in peripheral (systemic) circulation
A) blood pressure
B) vascular resistance
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C) cardiac output
D) stroke volume
E) heart rate - ANSWER-B) vascular resistance
The vertebral artery arises most directly from what vascular structure:
A) subclavian
B) aortic arch
C) right brachiocephalic
D) common carotid E) internal jugular - ANSWER-A) subclavian
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).
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
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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 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
The following blood vessel is a major branch of the IVC
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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
In the brain the fluid that filters out of capillaries is highly regulated. You would expect to see the
following structure supplying the brain.
A) sinusoid capillaries, with incomplete basement membrane
B) continuous capillaries, with moderate intercellular clefts
C) fenestrated capillaries, with thin diaphragms made of extracellular glycoproteins
D) metarterioles leading directly to thoroughfare cannels
E) continuous capillaries, with no intercellular clefts - ANSWER-E) continuous capillaries, with no
intercellular clefts
Which of the following processes provides a long-term response to changes in blood pressure?
A) neural controls
B) baroreceptor-initiated reflexes
C) chemoreceptor-initiated reflexes
D) direct renal regulation
BIO 202 (Anatomy and Physiology II) Final Exam
2025 – Comprehensive Study Guide, Practice Test,
and Answer Key
Prepare for your BIO 202 Anatomy and Physiology II exam with this complete 2025 study
guide and practice test. Covers endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and
urinary systems with detailed notes, diagrams, and verified answers to help you master your
final. Ideal for college-level A&P students seeking top exam results.
BIO 202 Anatomy and Physiology II,
Anatomy and Physiology II final exam,
BIO 202 study guide,
BIO 202 final exam 2025,
Anatomy and Physiology 2 practice test,
The pressure driven movement of fluids and solutes from blood into interstitial fluid is called
a) reabsorption.
b) filtration.
c) bulk flow.
d) osmosis.
e) transcytosis. - ANSWER-b) filtration.
) What best describes this following definition: Opposition to flow Measure of amount of friction blood
encounters with vessel walls, generally in peripheral (systemic) circulation
A) blood pressure
B) vascular resistance
,2|Page
C) cardiac output
D) stroke volume
E) heart rate - ANSWER-B) vascular resistance
The vertebral artery arises most directly from what vascular structure:
A) subclavian
B) aortic arch
C) right brachiocephalic
D) common carotid E) internal jugular - ANSWER-A) subclavian
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).
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
,3|Page
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 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
The following blood vessel is a major branch of the IVC
, 4|Page
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
In the brain the fluid that filters out of capillaries is highly regulated. You would expect to see the
following structure supplying the brain.
A) sinusoid capillaries, with incomplete basement membrane
B) continuous capillaries, with moderate intercellular clefts
C) fenestrated capillaries, with thin diaphragms made of extracellular glycoproteins
D) metarterioles leading directly to thoroughfare cannels
E) continuous capillaries, with no intercellular clefts - ANSWER-E) continuous capillaries, with no
intercellular clefts
Which of the following processes provides a long-term response to changes in blood pressure?
A) neural controls
B) baroreceptor-initiated reflexes
C) chemoreceptor-initiated reflexes
D) direct renal regulation
