WGU C458 HEALTH FITNESS AND
WELLNESS FINAL EXAM PAPER 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
⩥ 4 types of bones. Answer: long, flat, short, irregular
⩥ 3 types of joints. Answer: immovable, slightly movable, freely
movable
⩥ description & location of cartilage. Answer: tough but flexible
covering at bone ends and joints to reduce friction; also shape and
support at nose, ears, windpipe
⩥ 2 types of connective tissue. Answer: ligaments and tendons
⩥ ligament function. Answer: Connects BONE to bone
⩥ tendon function. Answer: Connects MUSCLE to bone
⩥ 3 types of muscle. Answer: smooth (organs), striated (movement),
cardiac (combination only in heart)
, ⩥ 2 main divisions of nervous system. Answer: central (brain & spinal
column) and peripheral (all others)
⩥ Respiratory System - key structures / organs. Answer: Upper tract:
1. Nasal Cavity
2. Pharnyx (throat)
3. Larnyx (voice box)
Lower tract:
1. Trachea (windpipe)
2. Primary Bronchi (bronchial tree)
3. Lungs
⩥ respiration process. Answer: oxygen IN => air > air passages > lungs
> alveoli (air sacs in lungs) > capillaries > blood
⩥ key structures of cardiovascular system. Answer: 1. Heart (4
chambers: 2 upper atrium, 2 lower ventricle; right side handles
deoxygenated blood, left side handles oxygenated blood)
Blood vessels:
2. Arteries/aorta (AWAY from heart)
3. Veins/vena cava (TO heart)
WELLNESS FINAL EXAM PAPER 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
⩥ 4 types of bones. Answer: long, flat, short, irregular
⩥ 3 types of joints. Answer: immovable, slightly movable, freely
movable
⩥ description & location of cartilage. Answer: tough but flexible
covering at bone ends and joints to reduce friction; also shape and
support at nose, ears, windpipe
⩥ 2 types of connective tissue. Answer: ligaments and tendons
⩥ ligament function. Answer: Connects BONE to bone
⩥ tendon function. Answer: Connects MUSCLE to bone
⩥ 3 types of muscle. Answer: smooth (organs), striated (movement),
cardiac (combination only in heart)
, ⩥ 2 main divisions of nervous system. Answer: central (brain & spinal
column) and peripheral (all others)
⩥ Respiratory System - key structures / organs. Answer: Upper tract:
1. Nasal Cavity
2. Pharnyx (throat)
3. Larnyx (voice box)
Lower tract:
1. Trachea (windpipe)
2. Primary Bronchi (bronchial tree)
3. Lungs
⩥ respiration process. Answer: oxygen IN => air > air passages > lungs
> alveoli (air sacs in lungs) > capillaries > blood
⩥ key structures of cardiovascular system. Answer: 1. Heart (4
chambers: 2 upper atrium, 2 lower ventricle; right side handles
deoxygenated blood, left side handles oxygenated blood)
Blood vessels:
2. Arteries/aorta (AWAY from heart)
3. Veins/vena cava (TO heart)
