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WGU D312 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT /WGU D312 ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY OA FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which enzyme adds free nucleotides to the end of a DNA chain
during the elongation stage of DNA replication? - ANSWER-DNA
polymerase
What is the single-stranded nucleic acid that carries a copy of the
genetic code from the nucleus to the cytoplasm for protein
synthesis? - ANSWER-mRNA (messenger RNA)
What is the process called that synthesizes a strand of mRNA
complementary to a gene of interest? - ANSWER-Transcription
What is the first phase of mitosis during which chromatin coils and
condenses into visible chromosomes? - ANSWER-Prophase
What is the structure composed of centrosomes and their
emerging microtubules called? - ANSWER-Mitotic spindle
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What is the protein structure on the centromere that attaches the
mitotic spindle to the sister chromatids? - ANSWER-Kinetochore
During which stage of mitosis do sister chromatids line up along a
linear plane in the middle of the cell? - ANSWER-Metaphase
What is the final stage of mitosis characterized by the formation of
two new daughter nuclei? - ANSWER-Telophase
What is the contractile band made up of microfilaments that forms
around the midline of the cell during cytokinesis? - ANSWER-
Cleavage furrow
What are the structural and functional units of all living organisms,
primarily formed from elements like carbon, oxygen, hydrogen,
nitrogen, and phosphorus? - ANSWER-Cells
What are the sex cells used to pass on genes from generation to
generation? - ANSWER-Germ cells
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What type of cells include epithelial cells, blood cells, osteoblasts,
fibroblasts, muscle cells, and nerve cells? - ANSWER-Somatic
cells
What is the most common type of blood cell that binds oxygen in
the lungs and carries it to tissues throughout the body? -
ANSWER-Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
What type of white blood cells function by identifying, capturing,
and eliminating invading pathogens or foreign particles? -
ANSWER-Leukocytes
What type of tissue forms large sheets of cells covering all body
surfaces exposed to the outside world and lining the outside of
organs? - ANSWER-Epithelial tissue
What is the specific type of epithelium that lines hollow organs
and body cavities not connected to the exterior of the body,
including blood vessels and serous membranes? - ANSWER-
Endothelium
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What is the specialized intercellular connection between cell
membranes in epithelial tissue called? - ANSWER-Cell junction
What is the mixture of glycoproteins and collagen that provides an
attachment site for epithelium, separating it from underlying
connective tissue? - ANSWER-Basal lamina
What are the microscopic extensions of the apical cell membrane
supported by microtubules that beat in unison to move fluids and
trapped particles? - ANSWER-Cilia
What type of cell junction separates cells into apical and basal
compartments, blocking the movement of substances through the
extracellular space between cells - ANSWER-Tight junction
What type of cell junction helps stabilize epithelial tissues and
includes desmosomes, hemidesmosomes, and adherens? -
ANSWER-Anchoring junction
WGU D312 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT /WGU D312 ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY OA FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which enzyme adds free nucleotides to the end of a DNA chain
during the elongation stage of DNA replication? - ANSWER-DNA
polymerase
What is the single-stranded nucleic acid that carries a copy of the
genetic code from the nucleus to the cytoplasm for protein
synthesis? - ANSWER-mRNA (messenger RNA)
What is the process called that synthesizes a strand of mRNA
complementary to a gene of interest? - ANSWER-Transcription
What is the first phase of mitosis during which chromatin coils and
condenses into visible chromosomes? - ANSWER-Prophase
What is the structure composed of centrosomes and their
emerging microtubules called? - ANSWER-Mitotic spindle
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What is the protein structure on the centromere that attaches the
mitotic spindle to the sister chromatids? - ANSWER-Kinetochore
During which stage of mitosis do sister chromatids line up along a
linear plane in the middle of the cell? - ANSWER-Metaphase
What is the final stage of mitosis characterized by the formation of
two new daughter nuclei? - ANSWER-Telophase
What is the contractile band made up of microfilaments that forms
around the midline of the cell during cytokinesis? - ANSWER-
Cleavage furrow
What are the structural and functional units of all living organisms,
primarily formed from elements like carbon, oxygen, hydrogen,
nitrogen, and phosphorus? - ANSWER-Cells
What are the sex cells used to pass on genes from generation to
generation? - ANSWER-Germ cells
,3|Page
What type of cells include epithelial cells, blood cells, osteoblasts,
fibroblasts, muscle cells, and nerve cells? - ANSWER-Somatic
cells
What is the most common type of blood cell that binds oxygen in
the lungs and carries it to tissues throughout the body? -
ANSWER-Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
What type of white blood cells function by identifying, capturing,
and eliminating invading pathogens or foreign particles? -
ANSWER-Leukocytes
What type of tissue forms large sheets of cells covering all body
surfaces exposed to the outside world and lining the outside of
organs? - ANSWER-Epithelial tissue
What is the specific type of epithelium that lines hollow organs
and body cavities not connected to the exterior of the body,
including blood vessels and serous membranes? - ANSWER-
Endothelium
, 4|Page
What is the specialized intercellular connection between cell
membranes in epithelial tissue called? - ANSWER-Cell junction
What is the mixture of glycoproteins and collagen that provides an
attachment site for epithelium, separating it from underlying
connective tissue? - ANSWER-Basal lamina
What are the microscopic extensions of the apical cell membrane
supported by microtubules that beat in unison to move fluids and
trapped particles? - ANSWER-Cilia
What type of cell junction separates cells into apical and basal
compartments, blocking the movement of substances through the
extracellular space between cells - ANSWER-Tight junction
What type of cell junction helps stabilize epithelial tissues and
includes desmosomes, hemidesmosomes, and adherens? -
ANSWER-Anchoring junction
