A & P 2 STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
When erythrocytes are destroyed, which of the following events occurs? - correct answer-
The globin portion of the molecule is broken down into amino acids.
Type AB blood - correct answer-has both A and B antigens on the red cells
In the platelet release reaction, - correct answer-
ADP and thromboxanes stimulate other platelets to become activated.
The hematocrit is - correct answer-d. the percentage of RBCs in a given volume of blood.
What vitamin is necessary to produce many clotting factors in the liver? - correct answer-Vitamin K
A white blood cell engulfing a bacterium is an example of blood functioning in - correct answer-
a. protection.
The oxygenated form of hemoglobin is called - correct answer-oxyhemoglobin
The only formed elements that possess a nucleus when mature are the - correct answer-c. leukocytes
Plasma - correct answer-. is the liquid matrix of the blood.
An increased amount of heparin in the blood might - correct answer-. prevent clotting process.
On which chromosome is there a mutation that leads to sickle cell anemia? - correct answer-
b. chromosome 11
Blood consists of a matrix of plasma and cells; blood is a subtype of ______ tissue. - correct answer-
e. connective
,The ability of white blood cells to leave the circulation and enter tissues is called - correct answer-
b. diapedesis.
The nervous system and certain chemicals can cause the constriction of a blood vessel. This is known
as - correct answer-b. vascular spasm
The cascade of events in the intrinsic pathway can be set into motion when _____ comes into contact
with collagen. - correct answer-factor XII
If a blood buffer is absent, what function of the blood would be compromised? - correct answer-
regulation of pH
What is tissue thromboplastin? - correct answer-
A compound released by damaged tissue that initiates the extrinsic clotting pathway
A deficiency of which of the following stem cells would result in a marked increase in the clotting tim
e of blood? - correct answer-megakaryoblast
Macrophages are derived from - correct answer-monocytes
Which of the following events is one of the three main stages of coagulation? - correct answer-
conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
The "pacemaker" of the heart is the - correct answer-SA node
Wherez isz bloodz movingz duringz thez periodz ofz ejection?z -z correctz answer-Ventriclesz toz greatz vessels
Thez adultz heartz averagesz ___________z grams.z -z correctz answer-250-300
Thez epicardiumz -z correctz answer-coversz thez surfacez ofz thez heart.
,z
Energyz forz contractionz ofz myocardialz cellsz comesz primarilyz fromz -z correctz answer-
aerobicz respirationz inz thez mitochondria
Whatz event(s)z occurz duringz thez QRSz complexz ofz anz ECG?z -z correctz answer-
depolarizationz ofz thez ventriclesz andz repolarizationz ofz thez atria
Thez relationshipz betweenz preloadz andz strokez volumez isz knownz asz -z correctz answer-
Starlingz Lawz ofz thez heart.
Cardiacz musclez cellsz -z correctz answer-arez maintainedz byz anz extensivez capillaryz network.
Duringz thez isovolumetricz contractionz periodz ofz thez cardiacz cycle,z -z correctz answer-
AVz andz semilunarz valvesz arez closed.
Pressurez inz thez rightz ventriclez mustz exceedz pressurez inz thez ____z beforez thez rightz ventriclez canz ejectz bl
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od.z -z correctz answer-pulmonaryz trunk
Inz thez cardiacz cycle,z -z correctz answer-
allz fourz chambersz ofz thez heartz arez inz diastolez atz thez samez time.
Whatz cardiacz arrhythmiaz willz havez noz QRSz complexz asz az symptom?z -z correctz answer-
ventricularz fibrillation
Whichz ofz thez followingz isz administeredz toz thez peoplez sufferingz fromz myocardialz infarctionz followingz on
setz ofz symptoms?z -z correctz answer-Tissuez plasminogenz activatorz (t-PA)
Whichz ofz thez followingz mightz increasez thez riskz forz cardiovascularz disease?z -z correctz answer-
chronicz stress
Aorticz stenosisz resultsz fromz -z correctz answer-az narrowedz openingz throughz thez aorticz valve
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correctz answer-Angioplasty
Anginaz pectorisz isz chestz painz causedz byz reducedz -z correctz answer-bloodz supplyz toz cardiacz muscle.
Coronaryz arteryz diseasez canz diminishz myocardialz bloodz flowz resultingz inz thez deathz ofz myocardialz cells.
Thisz conditionz isz knownz asz az myocardialz -z correctz answer-infarction
Whatz abnormalz heartz rhythmz couldz bez causedz byz anz elevatedz bodyz temperature,z excessivez sympathetic
stimulation,z orz toxicz conditions?z -z correctz answer-tachycardia
Whichz typez ofz vesselz hasz thez greatestz compliance?z -z correctz answer-veins
Whichz ofz thez followingz thoracicz organsz isz suppliedz byz az parietalz branchz ofz thez thoracicz aorta?z
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correctz answer-thez intercostalz muscles
Increasedz pressurez inz thez aorticz archz willz activatez thez aorticz archz reflexz andz causez -
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Accordingz toz Poiseuille'sz law,z -z correctz answer-ifz resistancez increases,z flowz decreases
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WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
When erythrocytes are destroyed, which of the following events occurs? - correct answer-
The globin portion of the molecule is broken down into amino acids.
Type AB blood - correct answer-has both A and B antigens on the red cells
In the platelet release reaction, - correct answer-
ADP and thromboxanes stimulate other platelets to become activated.
The hematocrit is - correct answer-d. the percentage of RBCs in a given volume of blood.
What vitamin is necessary to produce many clotting factors in the liver? - correct answer-Vitamin K
A white blood cell engulfing a bacterium is an example of blood functioning in - correct answer-
a. protection.
The oxygenated form of hemoglobin is called - correct answer-oxyhemoglobin
The only formed elements that possess a nucleus when mature are the - correct answer-c. leukocytes
Plasma - correct answer-. is the liquid matrix of the blood.
An increased amount of heparin in the blood might - correct answer-. prevent clotting process.
On which chromosome is there a mutation that leads to sickle cell anemia? - correct answer-
b. chromosome 11
Blood consists of a matrix of plasma and cells; blood is a subtype of ______ tissue. - correct answer-
e. connective
,The ability of white blood cells to leave the circulation and enter tissues is called - correct answer-
b. diapedesis.
The nervous system and certain chemicals can cause the constriction of a blood vessel. This is known
as - correct answer-b. vascular spasm
The cascade of events in the intrinsic pathway can be set into motion when _____ comes into contact
with collagen. - correct answer-factor XII
If a blood buffer is absent, what function of the blood would be compromised? - correct answer-
regulation of pH
What is tissue thromboplastin? - correct answer-
A compound released by damaged tissue that initiates the extrinsic clotting pathway
A deficiency of which of the following stem cells would result in a marked increase in the clotting tim
e of blood? - correct answer-megakaryoblast
Macrophages are derived from - correct answer-monocytes
Which of the following events is one of the three main stages of coagulation? - correct answer-
conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
The "pacemaker" of the heart is the - correct answer-SA node
Wherez isz bloodz movingz duringz thez periodz ofz ejection?z -z correctz answer-Ventriclesz toz greatz vessels
Thez adultz heartz averagesz ___________z grams.z -z correctz answer-250-300
Thez epicardiumz -z correctz answer-coversz thez surfacez ofz thez heart.
,z
Energyz forz contractionz ofz myocardialz cellsz comesz primarilyz fromz -z correctz answer-
aerobicz respirationz inz thez mitochondria
Whatz event(s)z occurz duringz thez QRSz complexz ofz anz ECG?z -z correctz answer-
depolarizationz ofz thez ventriclesz andz repolarizationz ofz thez atria
Thez relationshipz betweenz preloadz andz strokez volumez isz knownz asz -z correctz answer-
Starlingz Lawz ofz thez heart.
Cardiacz musclez cellsz -z correctz answer-arez maintainedz byz anz extensivez capillaryz network.
Duringz thez isovolumetricz contractionz periodz ofz thez cardiacz cycle,z -z correctz answer-
AVz andz semilunarz valvesz arez closed.
Pressurez inz thez rightz ventriclez mustz exceedz pressurez inz thez ____z beforez thez rightz ventriclez canz ejectz bl
o
od.z -z correctz answer-pulmonaryz trunk
Inz thez cardiacz cycle,z -z correctz answer-
allz fourz chambersz ofz thez heartz arez inz diastolez atz thez samez time.
Whatz cardiacz arrhythmiaz willz havez noz QRSz complexz asz az symptom?z -z correctz answer-
ventricularz fibrillation
Whichz ofz thez followingz isz administeredz toz thez peoplez sufferingz fromz myocardialz infarctionz followingz on
setz ofz symptoms?z -z correctz answer-Tissuez plasminogenz activatorz (t-PA)
Whichz ofz thez followingz mightz increasez thez riskz forz cardiovascularz disease?z -z correctz answer-
chronicz stress
Aorticz stenosisz resultsz fromz -z correctz answer-az narrowedz openingz throughz thez aorticz valve
Anz incompetentz pulmonaryz semilunarz valvez couldz resultz inz lessz bloodz reachingz thez -z correctz answer-
lungs
,z
Az patientz hasz beenz diagnosedz withz mildz heartz disease.z Testsz showz thatz somez ofz thez coronaryz arteriesz a
r
ez partiallyz occluded.z Whichz ofz thez followingz isz thez bestz coursez ofz actionz toz treatz thez disease?z -
correctz answer-Angioplasty
Anginaz pectorisz isz chestz painz causedz byz reducedz -z correctz answer-bloodz supplyz toz cardiacz muscle.
Coronaryz arteryz diseasez canz diminishz myocardialz bloodz flowz resultingz inz thez deathz ofz myocardialz cells.
Thisz conditionz isz knownz asz az myocardialz -z correctz answer-infarction
Whatz abnormalz heartz rhythmz couldz bez causedz byz anz elevatedz bodyz temperature,z excessivez sympathetic
stimulation,z orz toxicz conditions?z -z correctz answer-tachycardia
Whichz typez ofz vesselz hasz thez greatestz compliance?z -z correctz answer-veins
Whichz ofz thez followingz thoracicz organsz isz suppliedz byz az parietalz branchz ofz thez thoracicz aorta?z
-
correctz answer-thez intercostalz muscles
Increasedz pressurez inz thez aorticz archz willz activatez thez aorticz archz reflexz andz causez -
z correctz answer-
increasedz parasympatheticz stimulationz ofz thez heart.
Accordingz toz Poiseuille'sz law,z -z correctz answer-ifz resistancez increases,z flowz decreases
Thez veinz thatz ascendsz alongz thez medialz sidez ofz thez lowerz limbz toz thez femoralz veinz isz thez ____z saphen
o
_ussaphenous
z veinz andzzthe z vein
vein. z thatz ascends
z -z correct z alongz the
z answer-great; z posteriorz aspectz ofz thez legz toz thez poplitealz veinz isz thez ___
z small
_
Ifz someonez hasz az bloodz pressurez readingz ofz 110/70z mmz Hg,z theirz pulsez pressurez wouldz bez
-
correctz answer-40z mmz Hg.
Whatz isz thez mostz importantz meansz byz whichz capillaryz exchangez occurs?z -z correctz answer-diffusion
Whichz ofz thez followingz statementsz aboutz laminarz bloodz flowz isz true?z -z correctz answer-
Thez outermostz layerz ofz bloodz experiencesz thez greatestz resistancez toz flow.
