L2 A&P breakdown

Exam question break down

By Daniel Barrow

Multiple Choice

Where does blood travel to after leaving the right atrium?

• Pulmonary Vein

• Right Ventricle

• Left Atrium

• Aorta

For this question you need to know the flow of blood through the heart.

Once blood leaves an ATRIUM it ALWAYS goes to a VENTRICLE.

Therefore It cant be C as blood NEVER flows from one Atrium to another Atrium

And, it CANT be A or D as they are blood vessels.

Multiple Choice

What type of muscle fibre forms the walls of blood vessels?

• Skeletal

• Smooth

• Cardiac

• Striated

Cardiac - specific type of smooth muscle found in the heart
Skeletal - type of muscle that attaches to bones and connective tissue to generate movement
Striated - muscle tissue found in skeletal muscle

​Other answers

Found in blood vessels to assist blood flow when pressure drops

​Correct - Smooth muscle

Multiple Choice

The circulation of blood between the heart and the body is known as?

• Systemic circulation

• Systolic circulation

• Pulmonary circulation

• Coronary circulation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following muscles is located at the posterior of the lower leg

• Adductors

• Quadriceps
• Hamstrings
• Soleus

All incorrect answers are muscles in upper leg

Incorrect -

The hamstring and soleus are both posterior but only the soleus is in the lower leg

Posterior = Behind

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes neutral alignment of the spine?

• Kyposis of the cervical spine

• Kyposis of the lumbar spine

• Lordosis of the lumbar spine

• Lordosis of the thoracic spine

EXCESSIVE curvature of the THORACIC spine (upper spine)

​Kyposis

EXCESSIVE curvature of the LUMBAR spine (Middle/lower spine)

​​Lordosis

A neutral spine actually contains kypotic and lordotic curves! These are 'normal' curves that allow flexible movement

​​Neutral spine