Anatomy & Physiology 2026
300 Multiple-Choice Questions | Answer Key Only
RIB CAGE
PELVIC GIRDLE
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS | ANSWER KEY ONLY
15 SETS | 300 ORIGINAL STUDY QUESTIONS
Structure, function and body systems
, Welcome
Review the structure and function of the human body with 300 original four-option multiple-choice questions organized into 15
topic-based sets.
Question format: Each question has four choices and one best answer. An answer key follows each set; explanations and
rationales are not included.
Content: Anatomical terminology, cells and tissues, body systems, and homeostasis from foundational concepts through
integrated review.
Independence: Original educational study material. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenStax or any school or examination
provider.
Table of Contents
Set Questions Topic
01 1-20 Foundations, Cells and Anatomical Language
02 21-40 Integumentary System
03 41-60 Skeletal System and Bone
04 61-80 Axial and Appendicular Skeleton
05 81-100 Joints and Muscular System
06 101-120 Nervous System and Neural Signaling
07 121-140 Brain, Autonomic System and Special Senses
08 141-160 Endocrine System
09 161-180 Blood, Lymphatic and Immune Systems
10 181-200 Cardiovascular System
11 201-220 Respiratory System
12 221-240 Digestive System
13 241-260 Urinary System and Fluid Balance
14 261-280 Reproductive System and Development
15 281-300 Lymphatic, Immune and Integrated Homeostasis
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 2026 | Q&A WORKBOOK 2
, Set 01 of 15 | Foundations, Cells and Anatomical
Language
Questions 1-20 | Write a concise response.
1. What does anatomy study?
A. Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue. B. Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms facing forward. C. How
body structures function. D. Body structures and their relationships.
2. What does physiology study?
A. Organ. B. The cell. C. Chemical level. D. How body structures function.
3. What is the simplest level of body organization?
A. Cellular level. B. Mitochondrion. C. Chemical level. D. Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions.
4. What level follows chemical organization?
A. A response that reverses a change and moves a variable toward its set point. B. Cellular level. C. Epithelial, connective, muscle, and
nervous tissue. D. Nucleus.
5. What are the four basic tissue types?
A. Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue. B. Protein synthesis. C. Organ. D. A response that amplifies a change until a
specific endpoint.
6. What is the next level above tissue?
A. Organ. B. Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms facing forward. C. Proteins destined for membranes or secretion. D.
Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions.
7. What is homeostasis?
A. Modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids. B. A response that reverses a change and moves a variable toward its set point. C. The
cell. D. Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions.
8. What is a negative feedback loop?
A. A response that amplifies a change until a specific endpoint. B. Mitochondrion. C. A response that reverses a change and moves a
variable toward its set point. D. Digestive enzymes that break down cellular material.
9. What is a positive feedback loop?
A. A phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. B. Nucleus. C. Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms facing
forward. D. A response that amplifies a change until a specific endpoint.
10. What is the standard anatomical position?
A. The cell. B. Net movement of particles from higher to lower concentration. C. Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms
facing forward. D. Protein synthesis.
11. What is the basic structural and functional unit of life?
A. Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane toward higher solute concentration. B. Mitochondrion. C. Proteins
destined for membranes or secretion. D. The cell.
12. Which organelle produces most cellular ATP?
A. Nucleus. B. Mitochondrion. C. Body structures and their relationships. D. Modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids.
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 2026 | Q&A WORKBOOK 3
, 13. Which organelle contains most cellular DNA?
A. Digestive enzymes that break down cellular material. B. How body structures function. C. Protein synthesis. D. Nucleus.
14. What is the main function of ribosomes?
A. Proteins destined for membranes or secretion. B. Protein synthesis. C. A phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. D. Chemical
level.
15. What does the rough endoplasmic reticulum primarily synthesize and process?
A. Proteins destined for membranes or secretion. B. Modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids. C. Net movement of particles from
higher to lower concentration. D. Cellular level.
16. What is a key function of the Golgi apparatus?
A. Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue. B. Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane toward higher
solute concentration. C. Digestive enzymes that break down cellular material. D. Modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids.
17. What do lysosomes contain?
A. A phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. B. Digestive enzymes that break down cellular material. C. Organ. D. Body structures
and their relationships.
18. What is the plasma membrane primarily composed of?
A. Net movement of particles from higher to lower concentration. B. A phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. C. How body
structures function. D. Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions.
19. What is diffusion?
A. A response that reverses a change and moves a variable toward its set point. B. Movement of water across a selectively permeable
membrane toward higher solute concentration. C. Chemical level. D. Net movement of particles from higher to lower concentration.
20. What is osmosis?
A. Cellular level. B. Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane toward higher solute concentration. C. A response that
amplifies a change until a specific endpoint. D. Body structures and their relationships.
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 2026 | Q&A WORKBOOK 4
300 Multiple-Choice Questions | Answer Key Only
RIB CAGE
PELVIC GIRDLE
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS | ANSWER KEY ONLY
15 SETS | 300 ORIGINAL STUDY QUESTIONS
Structure, function and body systems
, Welcome
Review the structure and function of the human body with 300 original four-option multiple-choice questions organized into 15
topic-based sets.
Question format: Each question has four choices and one best answer. An answer key follows each set; explanations and
rationales are not included.
Content: Anatomical terminology, cells and tissues, body systems, and homeostasis from foundational concepts through
integrated review.
Independence: Original educational study material. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenStax or any school or examination
provider.
Table of Contents
Set Questions Topic
01 1-20 Foundations, Cells and Anatomical Language
02 21-40 Integumentary System
03 41-60 Skeletal System and Bone
04 61-80 Axial and Appendicular Skeleton
05 81-100 Joints and Muscular System
06 101-120 Nervous System and Neural Signaling
07 121-140 Brain, Autonomic System and Special Senses
08 141-160 Endocrine System
09 161-180 Blood, Lymphatic and Immune Systems
10 181-200 Cardiovascular System
11 201-220 Respiratory System
12 221-240 Digestive System
13 241-260 Urinary System and Fluid Balance
14 261-280 Reproductive System and Development
15 281-300 Lymphatic, Immune and Integrated Homeostasis
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 2026 | Q&A WORKBOOK 2
, Set 01 of 15 | Foundations, Cells and Anatomical
Language
Questions 1-20 | Write a concise response.
1. What does anatomy study?
A. Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue. B. Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms facing forward. C. How
body structures function. D. Body structures and their relationships.
2. What does physiology study?
A. Organ. B. The cell. C. Chemical level. D. How body structures function.
3. What is the simplest level of body organization?
A. Cellular level. B. Mitochondrion. C. Chemical level. D. Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions.
4. What level follows chemical organization?
A. A response that reverses a change and moves a variable toward its set point. B. Cellular level. C. Epithelial, connective, muscle, and
nervous tissue. D. Nucleus.
5. What are the four basic tissue types?
A. Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue. B. Protein synthesis. C. Organ. D. A response that amplifies a change until a
specific endpoint.
6. What is the next level above tissue?
A. Organ. B. Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms facing forward. C. Proteins destined for membranes or secretion. D.
Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions.
7. What is homeostasis?
A. Modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids. B. A response that reverses a change and moves a variable toward its set point. C. The
cell. D. Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions.
8. What is a negative feedback loop?
A. A response that amplifies a change until a specific endpoint. B. Mitochondrion. C. A response that reverses a change and moves a
variable toward its set point. D. Digestive enzymes that break down cellular material.
9. What is a positive feedback loop?
A. A phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. B. Nucleus. C. Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms facing
forward. D. A response that amplifies a change until a specific endpoint.
10. What is the standard anatomical position?
A. The cell. B. Net movement of particles from higher to lower concentration. C. Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms
facing forward. D. Protein synthesis.
11. What is the basic structural and functional unit of life?
A. Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane toward higher solute concentration. B. Mitochondrion. C. Proteins
destined for membranes or secretion. D. The cell.
12. Which organelle produces most cellular ATP?
A. Nucleus. B. Mitochondrion. C. Body structures and their relationships. D. Modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids.
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 2026 | Q&A WORKBOOK 3
, 13. Which organelle contains most cellular DNA?
A. Digestive enzymes that break down cellular material. B. How body structures function. C. Protein synthesis. D. Nucleus.
14. What is the main function of ribosomes?
A. Proteins destined for membranes or secretion. B. Protein synthesis. C. A phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. D. Chemical
level.
15. What does the rough endoplasmic reticulum primarily synthesize and process?
A. Proteins destined for membranes or secretion. B. Modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids. C. Net movement of particles from
higher to lower concentration. D. Cellular level.
16. What is a key function of the Golgi apparatus?
A. Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue. B. Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane toward higher
solute concentration. C. Digestive enzymes that break down cellular material. D. Modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids.
17. What do lysosomes contain?
A. A phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. B. Digestive enzymes that break down cellular material. C. Organ. D. Body structures
and their relationships.
18. What is the plasma membrane primarily composed of?
A. Net movement of particles from higher to lower concentration. B. A phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. C. How body
structures function. D. Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions.
19. What is diffusion?
A. A response that reverses a change and moves a variable toward its set point. B. Movement of water across a selectively permeable
membrane toward higher solute concentration. C. Chemical level. D. Net movement of particles from higher to lower concentration.
20. What is osmosis?
A. Cellular level. B. Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane toward higher solute concentration. C. A response that
amplifies a change until a specific endpoint. D. Body structures and their relationships.
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 2026 | Q&A WORKBOOK 4
