ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY TWELFTH EDITION EXAM
PAPER 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS FULL
STUDY GUIDE REVISION MODULE
◉ What is the Digestive system?
Answer: The alimentary canal, mouth to anus
Functions in indigestion, digestion, absorption and excretion
◉ What is the Urinary system/excretory system?
Answer: Functions to maintain electrolyte balance and blood pH
Excretion of nitrogenous wastes - urea and Urim acid
Includes kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra
◉ What is the Reproductive system?
Answer: Functions to produce offspring; Consists of Scrotum, testes,
ovaries, vagina, penis, Vas deferens, Etc.
◉ What maintains boundaries
Answer: Skin, integumentary system
, Every cell of the human body is surrounded by an exterior
membrane
◉ What causes movement?
Answer: Muscular system
Provided by skeletal and smooth muscle
Skeletal moves body
Smooth - movement of internal organs (digestive, urinary,
cardiovascular)
◉ What causes responsiveness?
Answer: Nervous system
The ability to change and react to stimuli
◉ What causes digestion?
Answer: Digestive system
breaking down foods into nutrients the body can use
In an amoeba the cell itself is the digestive factory
◉ What causes metabolism?
Answer: Endocrine system
Broad term for chemical reactions that occur within body cells
PHYSIOLOGY TWELFTH EDITION EXAM
PAPER 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS FULL
STUDY GUIDE REVISION MODULE
◉ What is the Digestive system?
Answer: The alimentary canal, mouth to anus
Functions in indigestion, digestion, absorption and excretion
◉ What is the Urinary system/excretory system?
Answer: Functions to maintain electrolyte balance and blood pH
Excretion of nitrogenous wastes - urea and Urim acid
Includes kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra
◉ What is the Reproductive system?
Answer: Functions to produce offspring; Consists of Scrotum, testes,
ovaries, vagina, penis, Vas deferens, Etc.
◉ What maintains boundaries
Answer: Skin, integumentary system
, Every cell of the human body is surrounded by an exterior
membrane
◉ What causes movement?
Answer: Muscular system
Provided by skeletal and smooth muscle
Skeletal moves body
Smooth - movement of internal organs (digestive, urinary,
cardiovascular)
◉ What causes responsiveness?
Answer: Nervous system
The ability to change and react to stimuli
◉ What causes digestion?
Answer: Digestive system
breaking down foods into nutrients the body can use
In an amoeba the cell itself is the digestive factory
◉ What causes metabolism?
Answer: Endocrine system
Broad term for chemical reactions that occur within body cells
