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BIO 235 FINAL EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST
2026 TEST BANK| BIO 235 HUMAN ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY FINAL REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
Which type of blood vessel plays a key role in regulating blood flow into
capillaries?
a) arteries
b) arterioles
c) venules
d) veins – Correct Answer - b) arterioles
Which of the following structures are found in veins but NOT in
arteries?
a) tunica externa
b) tunica media
c) tunica interna
d) valve – Correct Answer - d) valve
The pressure-driven movement of fluids and solutes from blood into
interstitial fluid is called
a) reabsorption.
b) filtration.
c) bulk flow.
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d) osmosis. – Correct Answer - b) filtration.
The volume of blood that circulates through the systemic (or pulmonary)
blood vessels per minute is called
a) stroke volume.
b) tidal volume.
c) cardiac output.
d) cardiac reserve. – Correct Answer - c) cardiac output.
Which of the following would NOT result in an increase in arterial
blood pressure?
a) Increased blood volume
b) Increased sympathetic stimulation
c) Increased heart rate
d) Increased stroke volume
e) Increased arteriolar vasodilation – Correct Answer - e) Increased
arteriolar vasodilation
Which of the following would NOT result in an increase in systemic
vascular resistance?
a) Decreased diameter of systemic arterioles
b) Increased blood viscosity
c) Decreased length of the systemic circulatory route
d) Increased vasoconstriction of systemic arterioles – Correct Answer -
c) Decreased length of the systemic circulatory route
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Which of the following characteristics of blood depends mostly on the
ratio of RBCs to plasma volume?
a) total blood volume
b) blood viscosity
c) venous return
d) clotting time
e) immunoglobulin profile – Correct Answer - b) blood viscosity
Which of the following would be a normal response of the
cardiovascular system to a decreased frequency of action potentials
arising from the baroreceptors?
a) Increased systemic vascular resistance
b) Increased parasympathetic stimulation
c) Decreased heart rate
d) Decreased stroke volume – Correct Answer - a) Increased systemic
vascular resistance
Which of the following hormones would NOT stimulate changes that
lead to an increase in arterial blood pressure?
a) Atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP)
b) Antidiuretic hormone(ADH)
c) Aldosterone
d) Angiotensin – Correct Answer - a) Atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP)
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When chemoreceptors in blood vessels detect high levels of carbon
dioxide in the blood, they stimulate all of the following changes
EXCEPT
a) increased vasoconstriction of arterioles.
b) increased blood pressure.
c) decreased respiratory rate.
d) increased sympathetic stimulation of arterioles and veins. – Correct
Answer - c) decreased respiratory rate.
Abnormal conditions such as atherosclerosis and patent ductus arteriosus
cause a large increase in the
a) blood colloid osmotic pressure.
b) central venous pressure.
c) pulse pressure.
d) venular hydrostatic pressure. – Correct Answer - c) pulse pressure.
This type of shock is due to decreased blood volume.
a) Hypovolemic
b) Cardiogenic
c) Vascular
d) Obstructive – Correct Answer - a) Hypovolemic
Which of the following would NOT occur in response to hypovolemic
shock?
a) Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAA) system.
b) Secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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BIO 235 FINAL EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST
2026 TEST BANK| BIO 235 HUMAN ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY FINAL REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
Which type of blood vessel plays a key role in regulating blood flow into
capillaries?
a) arteries
b) arterioles
c) venules
d) veins – Correct Answer - b) arterioles
Which of the following structures are found in veins but NOT in
arteries?
a) tunica externa
b) tunica media
c) tunica interna
d) valve – Correct Answer - d) valve
The pressure-driven movement of fluids and solutes from blood into
interstitial fluid is called
a) reabsorption.
b) filtration.
c) bulk flow.
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d) osmosis. – Correct Answer - b) filtration.
The volume of blood that circulates through the systemic (or pulmonary)
blood vessels per minute is called
a) stroke volume.
b) tidal volume.
c) cardiac output.
d) cardiac reserve. – Correct Answer - c) cardiac output.
Which of the following would NOT result in an increase in arterial
blood pressure?
a) Increased blood volume
b) Increased sympathetic stimulation
c) Increased heart rate
d) Increased stroke volume
e) Increased arteriolar vasodilation – Correct Answer - e) Increased
arteriolar vasodilation
Which of the following would NOT result in an increase in systemic
vascular resistance?
a) Decreased diameter of systemic arterioles
b) Increased blood viscosity
c) Decreased length of the systemic circulatory route
d) Increased vasoconstriction of systemic arterioles – Correct Answer -
c) Decreased length of the systemic circulatory route
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Which of the following characteristics of blood depends mostly on the
ratio of RBCs to plasma volume?
a) total blood volume
b) blood viscosity
c) venous return
d) clotting time
e) immunoglobulin profile – Correct Answer - b) blood viscosity
Which of the following would be a normal response of the
cardiovascular system to a decreased frequency of action potentials
arising from the baroreceptors?
a) Increased systemic vascular resistance
b) Increased parasympathetic stimulation
c) Decreased heart rate
d) Decreased stroke volume – Correct Answer - a) Increased systemic
vascular resistance
Which of the following hormones would NOT stimulate changes that
lead to an increase in arterial blood pressure?
a) Atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP)
b) Antidiuretic hormone(ADH)
c) Aldosterone
d) Angiotensin – Correct Answer - a) Atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP)
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When chemoreceptors in blood vessels detect high levels of carbon
dioxide in the blood, they stimulate all of the following changes
EXCEPT
a) increased vasoconstriction of arterioles.
b) increased blood pressure.
c) decreased respiratory rate.
d) increased sympathetic stimulation of arterioles and veins. – Correct
Answer - c) decreased respiratory rate.
Abnormal conditions such as atherosclerosis and patent ductus arteriosus
cause a large increase in the
a) blood colloid osmotic pressure.
b) central venous pressure.
c) pulse pressure.
d) venular hydrostatic pressure. – Correct Answer - c) pulse pressure.
This type of shock is due to decreased blood volume.
a) Hypovolemic
b) Cardiogenic
c) Vascular
d) Obstructive – Correct Answer - a) Hypovolemic
Which of the following would NOT occur in response to hypovolemic
shock?
a) Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAA) system.
b) Secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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