ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY TWELFTH EDITION ACTUAL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
PLUS
◉ Physiology
Answer: Study of how the body works or functions. How do they
work?
◉ Name the levels of structural organization
Answer: Chemical level-atoms to molecules.
Cellular level-organelles, molecules form cells.
Tissue level-similar cells form tissue.
Organ-tissues form organs.
Organ system level-organs that work together.
Organismal level-sum total of all structural levels working together
to keep us alive.
◉ Median plane (Saggital)
,Answer: Saggital plane - center of body anterior view, head to toe
◉ Direction-Medial
Answer: Close to midline of body, going to inside
◉ Direction-Lateral
Answer: Away from midline, to the outside
◉ Distal
Answer: Further from the point of attachment, further from trunk
◉ Proximal
Answer: Nearer to the point of attachment, close to trunk
◉ Superior
Answer: Above another body part, cranial or cephalad
◉ Inferior
Answer: below another body part
◉ Intermediate
Answer: In between, in between ribs for example
, ◉ Superficial
Answer: External, close to the body's surface
◉ Deep
Answer: Internal, further from body's surface
◉ Sagittal
Answer: Section lengthwise cut into right and left
◉ Frontal (coronal)
Answer: Section lengthwise cut into anterior and posterior
◉ (dorsal) Posterior
Answer: Back view of the body,
◉ Anterior
Answer: Front view of body
◉ Transverse plane
Answer: Plane dividing upper and lower part of the body
PHYSIOLOGY TWELFTH EDITION ACTUAL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
PLUS
◉ Physiology
Answer: Study of how the body works or functions. How do they
work?
◉ Name the levels of structural organization
Answer: Chemical level-atoms to molecules.
Cellular level-organelles, molecules form cells.
Tissue level-similar cells form tissue.
Organ-tissues form organs.
Organ system level-organs that work together.
Organismal level-sum total of all structural levels working together
to keep us alive.
◉ Median plane (Saggital)
,Answer: Saggital plane - center of body anterior view, head to toe
◉ Direction-Medial
Answer: Close to midline of body, going to inside
◉ Direction-Lateral
Answer: Away from midline, to the outside
◉ Distal
Answer: Further from the point of attachment, further from trunk
◉ Proximal
Answer: Nearer to the point of attachment, close to trunk
◉ Superior
Answer: Above another body part, cranial or cephalad
◉ Inferior
Answer: below another body part
◉ Intermediate
Answer: In between, in between ribs for example
, ◉ Superficial
Answer: External, close to the body's surface
◉ Deep
Answer: Internal, further from body's surface
◉ Sagittal
Answer: Section lengthwise cut into right and left
◉ Frontal (coronal)
Answer: Section lengthwise cut into anterior and posterior
◉ (dorsal) Posterior
Answer: Back view of the body,
◉ Anterior
Answer: Front view of body
◉ Transverse plane
Answer: Plane dividing upper and lower part of the body
