NLN PAX ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
skeletal muscles - ANSWERS-also called striated muscles
move bones
voluntary
skeletal muscles attach to bones by - ANSWERS-tendons
move bones when they contract = shorten!
skeletal muscles are found in ___ pairs - ANSWERS-opposing
flexor - ANSWERS-moves limb away from anatomical
position
,extensor - ANSWERS-returns limb to anatomical position
example of flexor and extensor muscles - ANSWERS-biceps
(flexor)
triceps (extensor)
kidneys (funct, parts) - ANSWERS-excretory organs
outer portion called renal cortex
inner portion called renal medulla
nephron (def, parts) - ANSWERS-functional unit of the
kidney
glomerulus
bowmans capsule
proximal and distal convoluted tubule
loop of henle
,anus - ANSWERS-A muscular opening at the end of the
rectum through which waste material is eliminated from the
body
alimentary canal - ANSWERS-Also known as the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract of the digestive tract, the
alimentary canal is the long muscular "tube" that includes
the mouth esophagus, somatch, small intesitne, and large
intestine.
carries out stages of digestive process (mechanical and
chemical digestion and absorb ion)
accessory organs - ANSWERS-In the GI tract, organs that play
a role in digestion but not directly part of the alimentary
canal.
These include the liver, the gallbladder, the pancreas
what takes place in the mouth? - ANSWERS-mechanical
digestion
saliva is released from salivary glands to breakdown carbs
, salivary glands - ANSWERS-three pairs of exocrine glands in
the mouth that secrete saliva
saliva - ANSWERS-contain amylase
amylase - ANSWERS-enzyme in saliva that breaks the
chemical bonds in starches
pharynx - ANSWERS-muscular tube at the end of the
gastrovascular cavity, or throat, that connects the mouth
with the rest of the digestive tract and serves as a
passageway for air and food
esophagus - ANSWERS-muscular tube that moves food from
the pharynx to the stomach
epiglottis - ANSWERS-The flap of tissue that seals off the
windpipe and prevents food from entering.
what takes place in the stomach? - ANSWERS-peristalsis
gastric juices help breakdown proteins
chyme is created
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
skeletal muscles - ANSWERS-also called striated muscles
move bones
voluntary
skeletal muscles attach to bones by - ANSWERS-tendons
move bones when they contract = shorten!
skeletal muscles are found in ___ pairs - ANSWERS-opposing
flexor - ANSWERS-moves limb away from anatomical
position
,extensor - ANSWERS-returns limb to anatomical position
example of flexor and extensor muscles - ANSWERS-biceps
(flexor)
triceps (extensor)
kidneys (funct, parts) - ANSWERS-excretory organs
outer portion called renal cortex
inner portion called renal medulla
nephron (def, parts) - ANSWERS-functional unit of the
kidney
glomerulus
bowmans capsule
proximal and distal convoluted tubule
loop of henle
,anus - ANSWERS-A muscular opening at the end of the
rectum through which waste material is eliminated from the
body
alimentary canal - ANSWERS-Also known as the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract of the digestive tract, the
alimentary canal is the long muscular "tube" that includes
the mouth esophagus, somatch, small intesitne, and large
intestine.
carries out stages of digestive process (mechanical and
chemical digestion and absorb ion)
accessory organs - ANSWERS-In the GI tract, organs that play
a role in digestion but not directly part of the alimentary
canal.
These include the liver, the gallbladder, the pancreas
what takes place in the mouth? - ANSWERS-mechanical
digestion
saliva is released from salivary glands to breakdown carbs
, salivary glands - ANSWERS-three pairs of exocrine glands in
the mouth that secrete saliva
saliva - ANSWERS-contain amylase
amylase - ANSWERS-enzyme in saliva that breaks the
chemical bonds in starches
pharynx - ANSWERS-muscular tube at the end of the
gastrovascular cavity, or throat, that connects the mouth
with the rest of the digestive tract and serves as a
passageway for air and food
esophagus - ANSWERS-muscular tube that moves food from
the pharynx to the stomach
epiglottis - ANSWERS-The flap of tissue that seals off the
windpipe and prevents food from entering.
what takes place in the stomach? - ANSWERS-peristalsis
gastric juices help breakdown proteins
chyme is created
