Anatomy and Physiology II (APHY 102) – Ivy Tech
– Final Exam Summer 2025 – Solved with 100%
Correct Answers
The ECG tracing that occurs when the atria depolarize is called the ________. -
ANSWER -P Wave
The ________ are the microscopic blood vessels in which substances are
exchanged between the blood and tissues. - ANSWER -Capillaries
The innermost layer of tissue in an artery is called the ________ ________. -
ANSWER -Tunica Intima
The outermost layer of tissue in an artery is called the __________. - ANSWER -
Tunica Adventitia
Systemic circulation involves moving of blood throughout the body; ______
involves moving blood from the heart to the lungs and back. - ANSWER -
Pulmonary Circulation
The two structures in the developing fetus that allow most of the blood to bypass
the lungs are the _______ and the ________. - ANSWER -Foramen Ovale, and
Ductus Arteriosis
The strength of the heart contraction and blood volume are two factors that
influence blood pressure are _______ and ______. - ANSWER -Blood Viscosity,
and Heart Rate
Describe the following list of parts in order of where blood would flow from start
to finish through the heart:
,Left atrium, tricuspid valve (right atrioventricular valve), right ventricle, left
ventricle, pulmonary artery, right atrium, pulmonary semilunar valve. - ANSWER
-1. Right Atrium- receives blood from the great veins
2. Tricuspid Valve (right AV valve)- through to
3. Right ventricle- sends it into the
4. Pulmonary Semilunar valve- into the
5. Pulmonary vein- blood returns to the heart oxygenated into the
7. Left atrium
8. Mitral Valve (Left AV valve) through to
9. Left ventricle- mitral valve closes upon muscle contraction
10. Aortic semilunar valve- opens and allows blood to flow out into the aorta
The most muscular chamber of the heart:
a. Right Atrium
b. Right Ventricle
c. Left Atrium
d. Left Ventricle - ANSWER -d. Left Ventricle
The "wall" separating the two ventricles:
a. Atrioventricular septum
b. Ineratrial septum
c. Interventricular septum
d. None of the above - ANSWER -c. Interventricular Septum
Which of the following is NOT a part of the electrical conductance system of the
heart?
a. sinoatrial node
b. bundle of His
c. Purkinje fibers
d. sentinel node
e. atrioventricular node - ANSWER -d. sentinal node
A major artery in the small intestine:
a. superior mesentric
b. internal carotid
,c. renal
d. radial
e. brachial - ANSWER -a. superior mesentric
During exercise, the greatest change in blood flow occurs in:
a. the brain
b. skeletal muscle
c. the skin
d. the kidneys
e. cardiac muscle - ANSWER -b. skeletal muscle
The valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle:
a. tricuspid valve
b. pulmonic valve
d. mitral valve (bicuspid valve)
e. aortic valve - ANSWER -a. tricuspid valve
True or False:
Polycythemia may increase blood viscosity (thickness) due to an increase in red
blood cells and that may put a person at risk for a stroke or myocardial infarction. -
ANSWER -True
Function as exhange vessels for substances such as glucose, oxygen, and carbon
dioxide:
a. arteries
b. capillaries
c. veins - ANSWER -b. capillaries
The pulmonary veins carry:
a. oxygenated blood
b. deoxygenated blood - ANSWER -a. oxygenated blood
True or False:
The brachiocephalic artery supplying the right side of the body corresponds to the
aorta that supplies the left side of the body. - ANSWER -True
, In the fetus, this structure "shunts" blood from the right atrium to the left atrium
allowing most of the blood to bypass the fetal lungs:
a. aorta
b. ductus arteriosus
c. foramen ovale
d. foramen rotundum - ANSWER -c. foramen ovale
The celiac artery supplies the:
a. brain
b. face
c. thigh
d. armpit
e. stomach - ANSWER -e. stomach
Hint: think of Celiac disease, a digestive condition where the immune system
attacks gluten.
Contraction of the heart:
a. diastole
b. systole
c. palpitation
e. murmur - ANSWER -b. systole
The largest artery in the body:
a. brachiocephalic trunk
b. pulmonary artery
c. common carotid artery
d. aorta
e. subclavian artery - ANSWER -d. aorta
Which of the following is NOT a valve in the heart?
a. brachiocephalic valve
b. pulmonic valve
c. mitral valve (bicuspid valve)
d. aortic valve - ANSWER -a. brachiocephalic valve
– Final Exam Summer 2025 – Solved with 100%
Correct Answers
The ECG tracing that occurs when the atria depolarize is called the ________. -
ANSWER -P Wave
The ________ are the microscopic blood vessels in which substances are
exchanged between the blood and tissues. - ANSWER -Capillaries
The innermost layer of tissue in an artery is called the ________ ________. -
ANSWER -Tunica Intima
The outermost layer of tissue in an artery is called the __________. - ANSWER -
Tunica Adventitia
Systemic circulation involves moving of blood throughout the body; ______
involves moving blood from the heart to the lungs and back. - ANSWER -
Pulmonary Circulation
The two structures in the developing fetus that allow most of the blood to bypass
the lungs are the _______ and the ________. - ANSWER -Foramen Ovale, and
Ductus Arteriosis
The strength of the heart contraction and blood volume are two factors that
influence blood pressure are _______ and ______. - ANSWER -Blood Viscosity,
and Heart Rate
Describe the following list of parts in order of where blood would flow from start
to finish through the heart:
,Left atrium, tricuspid valve (right atrioventricular valve), right ventricle, left
ventricle, pulmonary artery, right atrium, pulmonary semilunar valve. - ANSWER
-1. Right Atrium- receives blood from the great veins
2. Tricuspid Valve (right AV valve)- through to
3. Right ventricle- sends it into the
4. Pulmonary Semilunar valve- into the
5. Pulmonary vein- blood returns to the heart oxygenated into the
7. Left atrium
8. Mitral Valve (Left AV valve) through to
9. Left ventricle- mitral valve closes upon muscle contraction
10. Aortic semilunar valve- opens and allows blood to flow out into the aorta
The most muscular chamber of the heart:
a. Right Atrium
b. Right Ventricle
c. Left Atrium
d. Left Ventricle - ANSWER -d. Left Ventricle
The "wall" separating the two ventricles:
a. Atrioventricular septum
b. Ineratrial septum
c. Interventricular septum
d. None of the above - ANSWER -c. Interventricular Septum
Which of the following is NOT a part of the electrical conductance system of the
heart?
a. sinoatrial node
b. bundle of His
c. Purkinje fibers
d. sentinel node
e. atrioventricular node - ANSWER -d. sentinal node
A major artery in the small intestine:
a. superior mesentric
b. internal carotid
,c. renal
d. radial
e. brachial - ANSWER -a. superior mesentric
During exercise, the greatest change in blood flow occurs in:
a. the brain
b. skeletal muscle
c. the skin
d. the kidneys
e. cardiac muscle - ANSWER -b. skeletal muscle
The valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle:
a. tricuspid valve
b. pulmonic valve
d. mitral valve (bicuspid valve)
e. aortic valve - ANSWER -a. tricuspid valve
True or False:
Polycythemia may increase blood viscosity (thickness) due to an increase in red
blood cells and that may put a person at risk for a stroke or myocardial infarction. -
ANSWER -True
Function as exhange vessels for substances such as glucose, oxygen, and carbon
dioxide:
a. arteries
b. capillaries
c. veins - ANSWER -b. capillaries
The pulmonary veins carry:
a. oxygenated blood
b. deoxygenated blood - ANSWER -a. oxygenated blood
True or False:
The brachiocephalic artery supplying the right side of the body corresponds to the
aorta that supplies the left side of the body. - ANSWER -True
, In the fetus, this structure "shunts" blood from the right atrium to the left atrium
allowing most of the blood to bypass the fetal lungs:
a. aorta
b. ductus arteriosus
c. foramen ovale
d. foramen rotundum - ANSWER -c. foramen ovale
The celiac artery supplies the:
a. brain
b. face
c. thigh
d. armpit
e. stomach - ANSWER -e. stomach
Hint: think of Celiac disease, a digestive condition where the immune system
attacks gluten.
Contraction of the heart:
a. diastole
b. systole
c. palpitation
e. murmur - ANSWER -b. systole
The largest artery in the body:
a. brachiocephalic trunk
b. pulmonary artery
c. common carotid artery
d. aorta
e. subclavian artery - ANSWER -d. aorta
Which of the following is NOT a valve in the heart?
a. brachiocephalic valve
b. pulmonic valve
c. mitral valve (bicuspid valve)
d. aortic valve - ANSWER -a. brachiocephalic valve
