WGU D312 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1 DETAILED EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND

WGU D312 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1 DETAILED
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Horizontal plane that divides the body into the top and
bottom



Coronal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections



Sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Plane that divides the body into left and right sections



Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the head -same as superior for a human



Caudal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the tail -same as inferior for a human



Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the back - same as posterior for a human



Ventral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the belly -same as anterior for a human



Superior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Above or toward the head



Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Below or toward the feet



Distal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Farther from the trunk or origin



Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Closer to the trunk or origin



Superficial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward or on the surface



Deep or internal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Away from the surface

,Anterior or ventral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the front or toward the belly



Posterior or dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the rear or toward the back



Medial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the midline



Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the side



Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Head



Orbital - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Eye



Nasal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nose



Buccal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cheek



Oral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mouth



Cervical - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Neck



Brachial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Arm



Carpal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Wrist



Manual - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hand



Digital - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Finger or toe

,Crural - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Legs



Coxal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hip



Femoral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Upper leg



Pedal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Feet



Thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Below the neck and above the abdomen



Abdominal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Between the chest and the pelvis



Pelvic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Around the pelvis



Inguinal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Groin



Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Back



Vertebral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Along center line of back



Lumbar - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Lower back



Sacral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Base of the spine



Dorsal region - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Region of the body along the back. 2 major cavities - the cranial
cavity and the vertebral canal (spinal cavity)

, Cranial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the brain and is enclosed by the skull



Vertebral canal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the spinal cord and is enclosed by the bones that
compose the spinal column also known as the spinal cavity



Ventral cavities - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Located in the front of the body and contain most of the
internal organs. 3 major cavities - thoracic, abdominal and pelvic.



Thoracic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the lungs and heart and is enclosed by the rib cage.
The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm



Abdominal cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains most of the digestive organs - stomach, liver,
pancreas, intestines - and some of the urinary structures - the kidney and the ureters. The upper
boundary is the diaphragm and the lower boundary is the brim of the pelvis (landmark of the pelvis
bones)



Pelvic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the bladder, anus and reproductive organs and is
enclosed by the pelvis



Abdominopelvic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Since there is no anatomical division between the 2
cavities they are occasionally referred to as 1 region



Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The dynamic physiological process that helps people maintain an
internal environment suitable for normal function



Feedback loop - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A system used to control the level of a variable in which there is
an identifiable receptor (sensor) control center (integrator or comparator) effectors, and methods of
communication



Variables - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Parameters that are monitored and controlled or affected by the
feedback system