ANP 1106 VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -
LATEST VERSION 2026/2027
Q: What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
ANSWER Anatomy is the study of structure; physiology is the study of
function.
Q: What is the simplest level of structural organization in the human body?
ANSWER The chemical level (atoms and molecules).
Q: Which level of organization lies between tissue and organ system?
ANSWER The organ level.
Q: What is homeostasis?
ANSWER The maintenance of a stable internal environment.
Q: Which feedback loop amplifies a response?
ANSWER Positive feedback.
Q: Which feedback loop reverses a change in a controlled condition?
ANSWER Negative feedback.
Q: Is childbirth an example of positive or negative feedback?
ANSWER Positive feedback.
Q: Is blood sugar regulation an example of positive or negative feedback?
ANSWER Negative feedback.
Q: What plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts?
ANSWER The frontal (coronal) plane.
Q: What plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?
ANSWER The midsagittal plane.
Q: What plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?
,ANSWER The transverse (horizontal) plane.
Q: What directional term means "toward the midline"?
ANSWER Medial.
Q: What directional term means "away from the midline"?
ANSWER Lateral.
Q: What does "superior" mean?
ANSWER Toward the head (or upper part of a structure).
Q: What does "inferior" mean?
ANSWER Away from the head (or toward the lower part of a structure).
Q: What does "anterior" mean in humans?
ANSWER Toward the front of the body.
Q: What does "posterior" mean in humans?
ANSWER Toward the back of the body.
Q: What does "proximal" mean?
ANSWER Closer to the origin of a limb or the trunk.
Q: What does "distal" mean?
ANSWER Farther from the origin of a limb or the trunk.
Q: What does "superficial" mean?
ANSWER Closer to the surface of the body.
Q: What does "deep" mean?
ANSWER Further away from the surface of the body.
Q: Which body cavity contains the brain?
ANSWER The cranial cavity.
Q: Which body cavity contains the spinal cord?
ANSWER The vertebral (spinal) cavity.
Q: What are the two main divisions of the ventral body cavity?
, ANSWER The thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity.
Q: Which cavity houses the lungs?
ANSWER The pleural cavity.
Q: Which cavity houses the heart?
ANSWER The pericardial cavity.
Q: What membrane lines the abdominopelvic cavity?
ANSWER The peritoneum.
Q: What is the serous membrane of the lungs called?
ANSWER The pleura.
Q: What region is immediately superior to the umbilical region?
ANSWER The epigastric region.
Q: What are the two lower quadrants of the abdomen?
ANSWER Left lower quadrant (LLQ) and right lower quadrant (RLQ).
The Cell (31-80)
Q: What is the fluid mosaic model?
ANSWER A model describing the cell membrane as a dynamic mixture of
phospholipids, proteins, and cholesterol.
Q: What is the primary lipid component of the cell membrane?
ANSWER Phospholipids.
Q: What is the function of cholesterol in the cell membrane?
ANSWER It provides stability and prevents the membrane from becoming too
fluid or too rigid.
Q: What are the two types of membrane proteins?
ANSWER Integral (transmembrane) proteins and peripheral proteins.
Q: What is the function of integral proteins?
ANSWER They span the membrane and act as channels, carriers, or receptors.
Q: What is the gel-like fluid inside the cell called?
LATEST VERSION 2026/2027
Q: What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
ANSWER Anatomy is the study of structure; physiology is the study of
function.
Q: What is the simplest level of structural organization in the human body?
ANSWER The chemical level (atoms and molecules).
Q: Which level of organization lies between tissue and organ system?
ANSWER The organ level.
Q: What is homeostasis?
ANSWER The maintenance of a stable internal environment.
Q: Which feedback loop amplifies a response?
ANSWER Positive feedback.
Q: Which feedback loop reverses a change in a controlled condition?
ANSWER Negative feedback.
Q: Is childbirth an example of positive or negative feedback?
ANSWER Positive feedback.
Q: Is blood sugar regulation an example of positive or negative feedback?
ANSWER Negative feedback.
Q: What plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts?
ANSWER The frontal (coronal) plane.
Q: What plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?
ANSWER The midsagittal plane.
Q: What plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?
,ANSWER The transverse (horizontal) plane.
Q: What directional term means "toward the midline"?
ANSWER Medial.
Q: What directional term means "away from the midline"?
ANSWER Lateral.
Q: What does "superior" mean?
ANSWER Toward the head (or upper part of a structure).
Q: What does "inferior" mean?
ANSWER Away from the head (or toward the lower part of a structure).
Q: What does "anterior" mean in humans?
ANSWER Toward the front of the body.
Q: What does "posterior" mean in humans?
ANSWER Toward the back of the body.
Q: What does "proximal" mean?
ANSWER Closer to the origin of a limb or the trunk.
Q: What does "distal" mean?
ANSWER Farther from the origin of a limb or the trunk.
Q: What does "superficial" mean?
ANSWER Closer to the surface of the body.
Q: What does "deep" mean?
ANSWER Further away from the surface of the body.
Q: Which body cavity contains the brain?
ANSWER The cranial cavity.
Q: Which body cavity contains the spinal cord?
ANSWER The vertebral (spinal) cavity.
Q: What are the two main divisions of the ventral body cavity?
, ANSWER The thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity.
Q: Which cavity houses the lungs?
ANSWER The pleural cavity.
Q: Which cavity houses the heart?
ANSWER The pericardial cavity.
Q: What membrane lines the abdominopelvic cavity?
ANSWER The peritoneum.
Q: What is the serous membrane of the lungs called?
ANSWER The pleura.
Q: What region is immediately superior to the umbilical region?
ANSWER The epigastric region.
Q: What are the two lower quadrants of the abdomen?
ANSWER Left lower quadrant (LLQ) and right lower quadrant (RLQ).
The Cell (31-80)
Q: What is the fluid mosaic model?
ANSWER A model describing the cell membrane as a dynamic mixture of
phospholipids, proteins, and cholesterol.
Q: What is the primary lipid component of the cell membrane?
ANSWER Phospholipids.
Q: What is the function of cholesterol in the cell membrane?
ANSWER It provides stability and prevents the membrane from becoming too
fluid or too rigid.
Q: What are the two types of membrane proteins?
ANSWER Integral (transmembrane) proteins and peripheral proteins.
Q: What is the function of integral proteins?
ANSWER They span the membrane and act as channels, carriers, or receptors.
Q: What is the gel-like fluid inside the cell called?
