MODULE 1 EXAM: INTRO TO ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW | VERIFIED & UPDATED 2025–2026

MODULE 1 EXAM: INTRO TO ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW | VERIFIED & UPDATED 2025–2026
1. What is the study of the function of the human body?



A. Anatomy

B. Physiology

C. Anabolism

D. Catabolism

E. Metabolism - correct answer -B. Physiology



2. Epithelium is an example of what level of organization in the human body?



A.Chemical

B. Organ

C. Cellular

D. Tissue

E. Organ system - correct answer -D. Tissue



3. What is the synthesis of more complex substances?



A. Anatomy

B. Physiology

C. Anabolism

D. Catabolism

, E. Metabolism - correct answer -C. Anabolism



1. List the four basic types of tissues. - correct answer -Epithelium, muscle, connective, and
nervous tissue



2. List the three layers of the skin in order from deep to superficial. The deepest layer of the skin
should be at the top of your list. To receive credit the layers must be in this order. - correct
answer -hypodermis (inner, also called subcutaneous tissue layer)

dermis (middle layer)

epidermis (outer layer)



3. Testosterone contributes to muscle strength and bone mass. Based upon your learning of
metabolism, would it be considered an anabolic or catabolic hormone? Explain why. - correct
answer -Anabolic because it is building new tissues from smaller cells and using energy to do so.



1. What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the back of the body"?

A. Superior

B. Inferior

C. Ventral

D. Dorsal

E. Medial - correct answer -D. dorsal



2. What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the lower part of a structure"?

A. Superior

B. Inferior

C. Ventral

D. Dorsal