NUR 631 ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 2026
TEST BANK TESTED QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ "Which heart chamber receives blood from the SVC and IVC?"
Answer: "Right atrium."
◉ "Which valve lies between the right atrium and right ventricle?"
Answer: "Tricuspid valve."
◉ "Which chamber pumps blood from the right side of the heart to the
lungs?"
Answer: "Right ventricle."
◉ "Which valve opens to send blood from the right ventricle into the
pulmonary trunk?"
Answer: "Pulmonary (semilunar) valve."
◉ "What is the large vessel leaving the right ventricle before it splits to
each lung?"
Answer: "Pulmonary trunk."
,◉ "Which vessels carry blood away from the heart to the lungs?"
Answer: "Right and left pulmonary arteries."
◉ "Where does gas exchange occur in the pulmonary circulation?"
Answer: "Lungs."
◉ "Which vessels return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?"
Answer: "Pulmonary veins."
◉ "Which chamber receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary
veins?"
Answer: "Left atrium."
◉ "What is another name for the bicuspid valve?"
Answer: "Mitral valve."
◉ "Which valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle?"
Answer: "Mitral (bicuspid) valve."
◉ "Which chamber pumps oxygenated blood to the body?"
Answer: "Left ventricle."
◉ "Which valve opens to send blood from the left ventricle into the
aorta?"
,Answer: "Aortic valve."
◉ "What is the first portion of the aorta leaving the heart called?"
Answer: "Ascending aorta."
◉ "What is the curved portion of the aorta called?"
Answer: "Aortic arch."
◉ "List the blood flow through the heart starting at the vena cavae."
Answer: "SVC/IVC → RA → tricuspid → RV → pulmonary valve →
pulmonary trunk → pulmonary arteries → lungs → pulmonary veins →
LA → mitral → LV → aortic valve → aorta."
◉ "During ventricular diastole
Answer: are the AV valves open or closed?","Open."
◉ "During ventricular systole
Answer: are the AV valves open or closed?","Closed."
◉ "What causes the AV valves to close during ventricular contraction?"
Answer: "Rising ventricular pressure pushes the valves shut to prevent
backflow."
◉ "When do semilunar valves (pulmonary and aortic) open?"
, Answer: "During ventricular systole."
◉ "Which valve prevents backflow into the left ventricle after ejection?"
Answer: "Aortic valve."
◉ "Which type of vessel carries blood away from the heart?"
Answer: "Arteries."
◉ "In pulmonary circulation
Answer: which vessels carry deoxygenated blood?","Pulmonary
arteries."
◉ "In pulmonary circulation
Answer: which vessels carry oxygenated blood?","Pulmonary veins."
◉ "Which ECG component represents ventricular depolarization?"
Answer: "QRS complex."
◉ "Ventricular depolarization corresponds to what mechanical action?"
Answer: "Ventricular contraction (systole)."
◉ "What is the main function of the pericardium discussed in the
lecture?"
Answer: "Reduce friction around the heart."
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 2026
TEST BANK TESTED QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ "Which heart chamber receives blood from the SVC and IVC?"
Answer: "Right atrium."
◉ "Which valve lies between the right atrium and right ventricle?"
Answer: "Tricuspid valve."
◉ "Which chamber pumps blood from the right side of the heart to the
lungs?"
Answer: "Right ventricle."
◉ "Which valve opens to send blood from the right ventricle into the
pulmonary trunk?"
Answer: "Pulmonary (semilunar) valve."
◉ "What is the large vessel leaving the right ventricle before it splits to
each lung?"
Answer: "Pulmonary trunk."
,◉ "Which vessels carry blood away from the heart to the lungs?"
Answer: "Right and left pulmonary arteries."
◉ "Where does gas exchange occur in the pulmonary circulation?"
Answer: "Lungs."
◉ "Which vessels return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?"
Answer: "Pulmonary veins."
◉ "Which chamber receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary
veins?"
Answer: "Left atrium."
◉ "What is another name for the bicuspid valve?"
Answer: "Mitral valve."
◉ "Which valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle?"
Answer: "Mitral (bicuspid) valve."
◉ "Which chamber pumps oxygenated blood to the body?"
Answer: "Left ventricle."
◉ "Which valve opens to send blood from the left ventricle into the
aorta?"
,Answer: "Aortic valve."
◉ "What is the first portion of the aorta leaving the heart called?"
Answer: "Ascending aorta."
◉ "What is the curved portion of the aorta called?"
Answer: "Aortic arch."
◉ "List the blood flow through the heart starting at the vena cavae."
Answer: "SVC/IVC → RA → tricuspid → RV → pulmonary valve →
pulmonary trunk → pulmonary arteries → lungs → pulmonary veins →
LA → mitral → LV → aortic valve → aorta."
◉ "During ventricular diastole
Answer: are the AV valves open or closed?","Open."
◉ "During ventricular systole
Answer: are the AV valves open or closed?","Closed."
◉ "What causes the AV valves to close during ventricular contraction?"
Answer: "Rising ventricular pressure pushes the valves shut to prevent
backflow."
◉ "When do semilunar valves (pulmonary and aortic) open?"
, Answer: "During ventricular systole."
◉ "Which valve prevents backflow into the left ventricle after ejection?"
Answer: "Aortic valve."
◉ "Which type of vessel carries blood away from the heart?"
Answer: "Arteries."
◉ "In pulmonary circulation
Answer: which vessels carry deoxygenated blood?","Pulmonary
arteries."
◉ "In pulmonary circulation
Answer: which vessels carry oxygenated blood?","Pulmonary veins."
◉ "Which ECG component represents ventricular depolarization?"
Answer: "QRS complex."
◉ "Ventricular depolarization corresponds to what mechanical action?"
Answer: "Ventricular contraction (systole)."
◉ "What is the main function of the pericardium discussed in the
lecture?"
Answer: "Reduce friction around the heart."
