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BIOS 255 Exam 2 Review Anatomy & Physiology III | Verified Answers and Study Guide | 100% Correct | Grade A – Chamberlain
Question 1: Which blood vessel class is the largest and is
characterized by having a thick tunica media dominated by elastic laminae?
CORRECT ANSWER : Elastic arteries
Question 2: Which of the following is NOT considered an organ
of the lymphatic system?
CORRECT ANSWER: Pancreas
Question 3: The lymphatic capillary bed drains fluid directly
from where?
CORRECT ANSWER : Interstitial fluid
Question 4: Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated but
nutrient-rich blood from the intestines to the liver?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Hepatic portal vein
Question 5: The majority of venous blood from veins originating
above the diaphragm will drain into which blood vessel before draining into the heart?
CORRECT ANSWER : Superior vena cava
Question 6: Lymph from above the diaphragm on the left side,
and bilaterally below the diaphragm is returned to the venous
circulation by way of the:
CORRECT ANSWER : Thoracic duct
Question 7: A drop of blood is in the axillary vein. What is the
next vessel that blood will enter?
CORRECT ANSWER: Subclavian vein
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Question 8: The circle of Willis, or cerebral anastomosis,
ensures blood flow is consistent to the:
CORRECT ANSWER : Brain
Question 9: The hepatic portal system transports blood from:
CORRECT ANSWER : The intestines to the liver
Question 10: T cells mature where?
CORRECT ANSWER : Thymus
Question 11: Which of the following factors is NOT important
in assuring adequate venous return to the heart?
CORRECT ANSWER : All of these factors contribute to venous
return
Question 12: During capillary filtration plasma proteins that
remain in the blood do what?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Maintain the colloid osmotic (oncotic)
pressure of the blood
Question 13: Blood from the brain is drained by the:
CORRECT ANSWER : Internal jugular vein
Question 14: Where do you find red and white pulp in the
lymphatic system?
CORRECT ANSWER : Spleen
Question 15: Which of the following classes of blood vessels
contain the largest proportion of the body's blood?
CORRECT ANSWER : Veins
Question 16: Running would do what physiologically: