STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BODY
16TH EDITION COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SET
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
⩥ Physiology. Answer: The study of body function
⩥ Scientific Method. Answer: A series of steps followed to solve
problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the
hypothesis, and stating conclusions.
⩥ Theory or Law. Answer: a hypothesis that has gained a high level of
confidence
⩥ levels of organization. Answer: chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ
system, organism
⩥ chemical level of organization. Answer: atoms and molecules
⩥ cells. Answer: smallest unit of life
⩥ tissues. Answer: groups of similar cells that perform a specific
function in an organism
, ⩥ Organs. Answer: Groups of tissues that work together to perform a
specific function or related functions
⩥ systems. Answer: groups of organs working together to perform
complex functions
⩥ anatomical position. Answer: To stand erect with arms at the sides and
palms of the hands turned forward
⩥ bilateral symmetry. Answer: arrangement of body parts so there are
distinct left and right halves that roughly mirror each other
⩥ supine. Answer: lying on the back
⩥ prone. Answer: lying face down
⩥ superior. Answer: toward the head "upper"
⩥ interior. Answer: towards the feet "lower"
⩥ anterior. Answer: front of the body, can also be called ventral
16TH EDITION COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SET
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
⩥ Physiology. Answer: The study of body function
⩥ Scientific Method. Answer: A series of steps followed to solve
problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the
hypothesis, and stating conclusions.
⩥ Theory or Law. Answer: a hypothesis that has gained a high level of
confidence
⩥ levels of organization. Answer: chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ
system, organism
⩥ chemical level of organization. Answer: atoms and molecules
⩥ cells. Answer: smallest unit of life
⩥ tissues. Answer: groups of similar cells that perform a specific
function in an organism
, ⩥ Organs. Answer: Groups of tissues that work together to perform a
specific function or related functions
⩥ systems. Answer: groups of organs working together to perform
complex functions
⩥ anatomical position. Answer: To stand erect with arms at the sides and
palms of the hands turned forward
⩥ bilateral symmetry. Answer: arrangement of body parts so there are
distinct left and right halves that roughly mirror each other
⩥ supine. Answer: lying on the back
⩥ prone. Answer: lying face down
⩥ superior. Answer: toward the head "upper"
⩥ interior. Answer: towards the feet "lower"
⩥ anterior. Answer: front of the body, can also be called ventral
