OPENSTAX ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
2E CH 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
HUMAN BODY LATEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. abdominopelvicmcavitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdivisionmofmthemanteriorm(ventral)mcavitymthatmhousesmthemabdomina
lmandmpelvicmviscera
2. anabolismm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmassemblymofmmoremcomplexmmoleculesmfrommsimplermmolecules
3. anatomicalmpositionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmstandardmreferencempositionmusedmformdescribingmlocationsmandmdire
ctionsmonmthemhumanmbody
4. anatomym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsciencemthatmstudiesmthemformmandmcompositionmofmthembody'smstru
ctures
5. anteriorm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdescribesmthemfrontmormdirectionmtowardmthemfrontmofmthembody;mals
omreferredmtomasmventral
6. anteriormcavitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmlargermbodymcavitymlocatedmanteriormtomthemposteriorm(dorsal)mbodym
cavity;mincludesmthemserousmmembrane-
, linedmpleuralmcavitiesmformthemlungs,mpericardialmcavitymformthemheart,mandmperitonealmcavi
tymformthemabdominalmandmpelvicmorgans;malsomreferredmtomasmventralmcavity
7. catabolismm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbreakingmdownmofmmoremcomplexmmoleculesmintomsimplermmolecule
s
8. caudalm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdescribesmampositionmbelowmormlowermthanmanothermpartmofmthembod
ymproper;mnearmormtowardmthemtailm(inmhumans,mthemcoccyx,mormlowestmpartmofmthemspinal
mcolumn);malsomreferredmtomasminferior
9. cellm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsmallestmindependentlymfunctioningmunitmofmallmorganisms;minmanim
als,mamcellmcontainsmcytoplasm,mcomposedmofmfluidmandmorganelles
10. computedmtomographym(CT)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmmedicalmimagingmtechniqueminmwhichmamcomputer-enhancedmcross-
sectionalmX-raymimagemismobtained
11. controlmcenterm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcomparesmvaluesmtomtheirmnormalmrange;mdeviationsmcausemthemacti
vationmofmanmeffector
12. cranialm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdescribesmampositionmabovemormhighermthanmanothermpartmofmthembo
dymproper;malsomreferredmtomasmsuperior
13. cranialmcavitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdivisionmofmthemposteriorm(dorsal)mcavitymthatmhousesmthembrain
2E CH 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
HUMAN BODY LATEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. abdominopelvicmcavitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdivisionmofmthemanteriorm(ventral)mcavitymthatmhousesmthemabdomina
lmandmpelvicmviscera
2. anabolismm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmassemblymofmmoremcomplexmmoleculesmfrommsimplermmolecules
3. anatomicalmpositionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmstandardmreferencempositionmusedmformdescribingmlocationsmandmdire
ctionsmonmthemhumanmbody
4. anatomym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsciencemthatmstudiesmthemformmandmcompositionmofmthembody'smstru
ctures
5. anteriorm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdescribesmthemfrontmormdirectionmtowardmthemfrontmofmthembody;mals
omreferredmtomasmventral
6. anteriormcavitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmlargermbodymcavitymlocatedmanteriormtomthemposteriorm(dorsal)mbodym
cavity;mincludesmthemserousmmembrane-
, linedmpleuralmcavitiesmformthemlungs,mpericardialmcavitymformthemheart,mandmperitonealmcavi
tymformthemabdominalmandmpelvicmorgans;malsomreferredmtomasmventralmcavity
7. catabolismm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbreakingmdownmofmmoremcomplexmmoleculesmintomsimplermmolecule
s
8. caudalm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdescribesmampositionmbelowmormlowermthanmanothermpartmofmthembod
ymproper;mnearmormtowardmthemtailm(inmhumans,mthemcoccyx,mormlowestmpartmofmthemspinal
mcolumn);malsomreferredmtomasminferior
9. cellm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsmallestmindependentlymfunctioningmunitmofmallmorganisms;minmanim
als,mamcellmcontainsmcytoplasm,mcomposedmofmfluidmandmorganelles
10. computedmtomographym(CT)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmmedicalmimagingmtechniqueminmwhichmamcomputer-enhancedmcross-
sectionalmX-raymimagemismobtained
11. controlmcenterm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcomparesmvaluesmtomtheirmnormalmrange;mdeviationsmcausemthemacti
vationmofmanmeffector
12. cranialm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdescribesmampositionmabovemormhighermthanmanothermpartmofmthembo
dymproper;malsomreferredmtomasmsuperior
13. cranialmcavitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdivisionmofmthemposteriorm(dorsal)mcavitymthatmhousesmthembrain