Ahima Anatomy, Physiology &
Human Disease Final Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheBmostBbasicBlevelBofBorganizationBforBtheBbodyBisBtheB-BAnsweratom
ABdirectionalBtermBthatBmeansBtheBfrontBsideBofBtheBbodyBisB-BAnsweranterior
MostBofBtheBliverBliesBinBtheB-BAnswerupperBrightBquadrant
WithinBtheBcell,BtheBcleanBupBcrewBisBtheB-BAnswerlysosome
TheBplaneBthatBdividesBtheBbodyBintoBsuperiorBandBinferiorBsectionsBisBcalledBtheB-
BAnswertransverseBplane
CellsBworkingBtogetherBformB-BAnswertissues
TheB"brain"BofBtheBcellsBisBcalledBtheB-BAnswernucleus
TheBplaneBthatBdividesBtheBbodyBintoBanteriorBandBposteriorBsectionsBisBtheB-
BAnswerfrontalBplane
ABdirectionalBtermBthatBmeansBtheBbackBsideBorBtowardBtheBbackBsurfaceBisB-BAnswerdorsal
AnBimbalanceBfromBtheBhomeostasisBperspectiveBisBconsideredBtoBbeBaB-BAnswerdisease
AsBpeopleBage,BwhatBhappensBtoBtheBmelaninBinBtheBhair?B-
BAnswerThereBisBaBprogressiveBlossBofBmelaninBfromBtheBhair,BcausingBgrayingBinBmostBadult
sBbyBageB50
WhatBisBtheBupperBlayerBofBtheBskinBcalled?B-BAnswerTheBepidermis
, TheBepidermisBisBcomposedBofB-BAnswerstratifiedBsquamousBepithelium
SudeoriferousBglandsB(sweatBglands)BareBimportantBforBwhatBpurpose?B-
BAnswerregulationBofBbodyBheat
ABpigmentedBspotBonBtheBskinBthatBcontainsBareasBofBdifferentBcolorsBisBanBindicationBofBw
hat?B-BAnswermelanoma
WhatBisBtheB"tanning"BeffectBcausedBby?B-BAnswermelanin
WhatBhappensBtoBcollagenBandBelastinBlevelsBinBtheBskinBasBpeopleBage?B-
BAnswerItBdecreases
WhatBisBtheBlayerBofBskinBbelowBtheBdermisBthatBhelpsBtoBsupport,Bnourish,BinsulateBandBcu
shionBtheBskin?B-BAnswersubcutaneous
TheBsacBthatBhairBfiberBgrowsBinBisBcalledBtheB-BAnswerhairBfollicle
WhatBisBtheBtoughBproteinBwithinBtheBskinBthatBhelpsBpreventBitBfromBsoakingBupBmoistureB
likeBaBsponge?B-BAnswerkeratin
WhatBisBanotherBnameBforBskin?B-BAnswerintegumentaryBsystem
TheBdisease,B____________,BisBwhereBtheBbonesBloseBcalciumBandBbecomeBbrittleBincreasing
BtheBriskBofBbrokenBbonesB-BAnswerosteroporosis
TheBelbowBcanBbeBbothBaB______BjointBandBaB_______BjointB-BAnswerhingeBandBpivot
WhatBareB3BfunctionsBofBbones?B-
BAnswerprovidingBaBframeworkBforBtheBbody,BprovidingBprotectionBforBtheBbody,BformingBblo
odBcells
TrueBorBfalse,BbonesBprovideBaBsourceBofBvitaminBDB-BAnswerFALSE
Human Disease Final Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheBmostBbasicBlevelBofBorganizationBforBtheBbodyBisBtheB-BAnsweratom
ABdirectionalBtermBthatBmeansBtheBfrontBsideBofBtheBbodyBisB-BAnsweranterior
MostBofBtheBliverBliesBinBtheB-BAnswerupperBrightBquadrant
WithinBtheBcell,BtheBcleanBupBcrewBisBtheB-BAnswerlysosome
TheBplaneBthatBdividesBtheBbodyBintoBsuperiorBandBinferiorBsectionsBisBcalledBtheB-
BAnswertransverseBplane
CellsBworkingBtogetherBformB-BAnswertissues
TheB"brain"BofBtheBcellsBisBcalledBtheB-BAnswernucleus
TheBplaneBthatBdividesBtheBbodyBintoBanteriorBandBposteriorBsectionsBisBtheB-
BAnswerfrontalBplane
ABdirectionalBtermBthatBmeansBtheBbackBsideBorBtowardBtheBbackBsurfaceBisB-BAnswerdorsal
AnBimbalanceBfromBtheBhomeostasisBperspectiveBisBconsideredBtoBbeBaB-BAnswerdisease
AsBpeopleBage,BwhatBhappensBtoBtheBmelaninBinBtheBhair?B-
BAnswerThereBisBaBprogressiveBlossBofBmelaninBfromBtheBhair,BcausingBgrayingBinBmostBadult
sBbyBageB50
WhatBisBtheBupperBlayerBofBtheBskinBcalled?B-BAnswerTheBepidermis
, TheBepidermisBisBcomposedBofB-BAnswerstratifiedBsquamousBepithelium
SudeoriferousBglandsB(sweatBglands)BareBimportantBforBwhatBpurpose?B-
BAnswerregulationBofBbodyBheat
ABpigmentedBspotBonBtheBskinBthatBcontainsBareasBofBdifferentBcolorsBisBanBindicationBofBw
hat?B-BAnswermelanoma
WhatBisBtheB"tanning"BeffectBcausedBby?B-BAnswermelanin
WhatBhappensBtoBcollagenBandBelastinBlevelsBinBtheBskinBasBpeopleBage?B-
BAnswerItBdecreases
WhatBisBtheBlayerBofBskinBbelowBtheBdermisBthatBhelpsBtoBsupport,Bnourish,BinsulateBandBcu
shionBtheBskin?B-BAnswersubcutaneous
TheBsacBthatBhairBfiberBgrowsBinBisBcalledBtheB-BAnswerhairBfollicle
WhatBisBtheBtoughBproteinBwithinBtheBskinBthatBhelpsBpreventBitBfromBsoakingBupBmoistureB
likeBaBsponge?B-BAnswerkeratin
WhatBisBanotherBnameBforBskin?B-BAnswerintegumentaryBsystem
TheBdisease,B____________,BisBwhereBtheBbonesBloseBcalciumBandBbecomeBbrittleBincreasing
BtheBriskBofBbrokenBbonesB-BAnswerosteroporosis
TheBelbowBcanBbeBbothBaB______BjointBandBaB_______BjointB-BAnswerhingeBandBpivot
WhatBareB3BfunctionsBofBbones?B-
BAnswerprovidingBaBframeworkBforBtheBbody,BprovidingBprotectionBforBtheBbody,BformingBblo
odBcells
TrueBorBfalse,BbonesBprovideBaBsourceBofBvitaminBDB-BAnswerFALSE