WGU D313 A&P 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH
UPGRADED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
1. From deoxygenated blood entering the heart to oxygenated blood leaving
the heart, in which order will the blood pass through the following valves?
A: Pulmonary valve
B: Aortic valve
C: Tricuspid valve
D: Bicuspid valve: Tricuspid Valve, Pulmonary Valve, Bicuspid Valve, and Aortic Valve
2. What is the correct order of deoxygenated blood flow as it enters and then
exits the heart?: Enters the superior or inferior vena cava; exits the pulmonary arteries
3. Which artery provides the blood to the distal segments of the large intestine
and rectum?: Inferior mesenteric artery
4. What causes a higher stroke volume?: Increased preload
5. Which event takes place during atrial diastole?: Both the left and right atrial chambers fill
with blood.
6. Which vessel is the main supply of blood to the lower limb?: Femoral artery
7. Which layer of the heart well is in contact with pericardial fluid?: Epicardium
8. Why do the walls of capillaries consist of only one layer?: This allows for rapid exchange
of oxygen and nutrients.
9. what does cardiac output measure?: blood pumped by each ventricle in one minute
10. which letter from the following image represents the white blood cell sub-
type that includes B and T cells?: Lymphocyte
11. which labeled blood cell is responsible for removing dead or damaged cells?-
: Monocytes
12. which type of white blood cell is categorized as an agranular leukocyte?: -
monocyte cell
13. where is blood pressure the highest?: ascending aorta
14. which cells of the male reproductive system are haploid and round and have
a central nucleus and a large amount of cytoplasm?: early spermatid
, 15. where are the palatine and lingual tonsils located?: oropharynx
16. what catches inhaled particles in the trachea?: mucus
17. which cartilage covers the opening of the trachea?: epiglottis
UPGRADED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
1. From deoxygenated blood entering the heart to oxygenated blood leaving
the heart, in which order will the blood pass through the following valves?
A: Pulmonary valve
B: Aortic valve
C: Tricuspid valve
D: Bicuspid valve: Tricuspid Valve, Pulmonary Valve, Bicuspid Valve, and Aortic Valve
2. What is the correct order of deoxygenated blood flow as it enters and then
exits the heart?: Enters the superior or inferior vena cava; exits the pulmonary arteries
3. Which artery provides the blood to the distal segments of the large intestine
and rectum?: Inferior mesenteric artery
4. What causes a higher stroke volume?: Increased preload
5. Which event takes place during atrial diastole?: Both the left and right atrial chambers fill
with blood.
6. Which vessel is the main supply of blood to the lower limb?: Femoral artery
7. Which layer of the heart well is in contact with pericardial fluid?: Epicardium
8. Why do the walls of capillaries consist of only one layer?: This allows for rapid exchange
of oxygen and nutrients.
9. what does cardiac output measure?: blood pumped by each ventricle in one minute
10. which letter from the following image represents the white blood cell sub-
type that includes B and T cells?: Lymphocyte
11. which labeled blood cell is responsible for removing dead or damaged cells?-
: Monocytes
12. which type of white blood cell is categorized as an agranular leukocyte?: -
monocyte cell
13. where is blood pressure the highest?: ascending aorta
14. which cells of the male reproductive system are haploid and round and have
a central nucleus and a large amount of cytoplasm?: early spermatid
, 15. where are the palatine and lingual tonsils located?: oropharynx
16. what catches inhaled particles in the trachea?: mucus
17. which cartilage covers the opening of the trachea?: epiglottis
