A & P 2 STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026

A & P 2 STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 When erythrocytes are destroyed, which of the following events occurs? - Answer -The globin portion of the molecule is broken down into amino acids. Type AB blood - Answer -has both A and B antigens on the red cells In the platelet release reaction, - Answer -ADP and thromboxanes stimulate other platelets to become activated. The hematocrit is - Answer -d. the percentage of RBCs in a given volume of blood. What vitamin is necessary to produce many clotting factors in the liver? - Answer -Vitamin K A white blood cell engulfing a bacterium is an example of blood functioning in - Answer -a. protection. The oxygenated form of hemoglobin is called - Answer -oxyhemoglobin The only formed elements that possess a nucleus when mature are the - Answer -c. leukocytes Plasma - Answer -. is the liquid matrix of the blood.An increased amount of heparin in the blood might - Answer -. prevent clotting process. On which chromosome is there a mutation that leads to sickle cell anemia? - Answer -b. chromosome 11 Blood consists of a matrix of plasma and cells; blood is a subtype of ______ tissue. - Answer -e. connective The ability of white blood cells to leave the circulation and enter tissues is called - Answer -b. diapedesis. The nervous system and certain chemicals can cause the constriction of a blood vessel. This is known as - Answer -b. vascular spasm The cascade of events in the intrinsic pathway can be set into motion when _____ comes into contact with collagen. - Answer -factor XII If a blood buffer is absent, what function of the blood would be compromised? - Answer -regulation of pH What is tissue thromboplastin? - 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 time of blood? - Answer - megakaryoblast Macrophages are derived from - Answer -monocytes Which of the following events is one of the three main stages of coagulation? - Answer -conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin The "pacemaker" of the heart is the - Answer -SA nodeWhere is blood moving during the period of ejection? - Answer - Ventricles to great vessels The adult heart averages ___________ grams. - Answer -250-300 The epicardium - Answer -covers the surface of the heart. Energy for contraction of myocardial cells comes primarily from - Answer -aerobic respiration in the mitochondria What event(s) occur during the QRS complex of an ECG? - Answer - depolarization of the ventricles and repolarization of the atria