A&P II PRACTICE FINAL EXAM 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ As red blood cells age _____.
A. iron will be excreted by the kidneys
B. ATP production increases
C. membranes "wear out" and the cells become damaged
D. they will eventually be excreted by the digestive system. Answer:
C. membranes "wear out" and the cells become damaged
◉ Select the correct statement regarding blood cell formation.
A. Yellow marrow is the main site of leukocyte formation
B. Before the seventh month of fetal development, yellow marrow is
the main site of blood cell formation
C. Red marrow is the main site of blood cell formation throughout
adult life
D. The main sites of blood cell production in adults are the spleen
and the liver. Answer: C. Red marrow is the main site of blood cell
formation throughout adult life
◉ The slowest step in the clotting process is ____.
,A. formation of prothrombin activator
B. production of fibrin strands
C. release of PF3
D. binding fibrin strands. Answer: A. formation of prothrombin
activator
◉ Which of the following is characteristic of all leukocytes?
A. They are the most numerous of the formed elements in blood
B. They have cytoplasmic granules
C. They are nucleated
D. they are phagocytic. Answer: C. They are nucleated
◉ Which sequence is correct for the following events?
1. fibrinogen -> fibrin
2. clot retraction
3. formation of thromboplastin
4. prothrombin -> thrombin
A. 1,2, 3, 4
B. 3, 4, 1, 2
C. 4, 3, 1, 2
D. 3, 2, 1, 4. Answer: B. 3, 4, 1, 2 (Formation of thromboplastin,
prothrombin ->thrombin, fibronogen -> fibrin, clot retraction)
,◉ Platelets _____.
A. have multiple nuclei
B. stick to the damaged area of a blood vessel and help seal the break
C. are the precursors of leukocytes
D. have a life span of about 120 days. Answer: B. Stick to the
damaged area of a blood vessel and help seal the break
◉ What organ in the body regulates erythrocyte production?
A. Kidney
B. Liver
C. Pancreas
D. Brain. Answer: A. Kidney
◉ T or F, Leukemia refers to the cancerous conditions of white blood
cells.. Answer: True
◉ T or F, the RBC "graveyard" is the liver.. Answer: False
◉ T or F, each heme contains an atom of iron that can transport one
molecule of oxygen.. Answer: True
, ◉ T or F, positive chemotaxis is a feedback system that signals
leukocyte migration into damaged areas.. Answer: True
◉ Normal heart sounds are caused by which of the following events?
A. closure of the heart valves
B. friction of blood against the chamber walls
C. contraction of ventricular muscle
D. excitation of the SA node. Answer: A. closure of the heart valves
◉ The left ventricular wall of the heart is thicker than the right wall
in order to _____.
A. pump blood with greater pressure
B. pump blood through a smaller valve
C. Expand the thoracic cage during diastole
D. accommodate a greater volume of blood. Answer: A. pump blood
with greater pressure
◉ The P wave of a normal electrocardiogram indications____.
A. ventricular repolarization
B. atrial depolarization
C. ventricular depolarization
D. atrial repolarization. Answer: B. atrial depolarization
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ As red blood cells age _____.
A. iron will be excreted by the kidneys
B. ATP production increases
C. membranes "wear out" and the cells become damaged
D. they will eventually be excreted by the digestive system. Answer:
C. membranes "wear out" and the cells become damaged
◉ Select the correct statement regarding blood cell formation.
A. Yellow marrow is the main site of leukocyte formation
B. Before the seventh month of fetal development, yellow marrow is
the main site of blood cell formation
C. Red marrow is the main site of blood cell formation throughout
adult life
D. The main sites of blood cell production in adults are the spleen
and the liver. Answer: C. Red marrow is the main site of blood cell
formation throughout adult life
◉ The slowest step in the clotting process is ____.
,A. formation of prothrombin activator
B. production of fibrin strands
C. release of PF3
D. binding fibrin strands. Answer: A. formation of prothrombin
activator
◉ Which of the following is characteristic of all leukocytes?
A. They are the most numerous of the formed elements in blood
B. They have cytoplasmic granules
C. They are nucleated
D. they are phagocytic. Answer: C. They are nucleated
◉ Which sequence is correct for the following events?
1. fibrinogen -> fibrin
2. clot retraction
3. formation of thromboplastin
4. prothrombin -> thrombin
A. 1,2, 3, 4
B. 3, 4, 1, 2
C. 4, 3, 1, 2
D. 3, 2, 1, 4. Answer: B. 3, 4, 1, 2 (Formation of thromboplastin,
prothrombin ->thrombin, fibronogen -> fibrin, clot retraction)
,◉ Platelets _____.
A. have multiple nuclei
B. stick to the damaged area of a blood vessel and help seal the break
C. are the precursors of leukocytes
D. have a life span of about 120 days. Answer: B. Stick to the
damaged area of a blood vessel and help seal the break
◉ What organ in the body regulates erythrocyte production?
A. Kidney
B. Liver
C. Pancreas
D. Brain. Answer: A. Kidney
◉ T or F, Leukemia refers to the cancerous conditions of white blood
cells.. Answer: True
◉ T or F, the RBC "graveyard" is the liver.. Answer: False
◉ T or F, each heme contains an atom of iron that can transport one
molecule of oxygen.. Answer: True
, ◉ T or F, positive chemotaxis is a feedback system that signals
leukocyte migration into damaged areas.. Answer: True
◉ Normal heart sounds are caused by which of the following events?
A. closure of the heart valves
B. friction of blood against the chamber walls
C. contraction of ventricular muscle
D. excitation of the SA node. Answer: A. closure of the heart valves
◉ The left ventricular wall of the heart is thicker than the right wall
in order to _____.
A. pump blood with greater pressure
B. pump blood through a smaller valve
C. Expand the thoracic cage during diastole
D. accommodate a greater volume of blood. Answer: A. pump blood
with greater pressure
◉ The P wave of a normal electrocardiogram indications____.
A. ventricular repolarization
B. atrial depolarization
C. ventricular depolarization
D. atrial repolarization. Answer: B. atrial depolarization
