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ANATOMY OPENING GUIDE 2026
WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Instructions
All answers are underlined after the yellow highlight
Questions
_____ fibers are present in all three types of cartilage, but
they are most numerous in fibrocartilage.
<answer>Collagenous
,_____ refers to a phenomenon in which the genetic
characteristics common to a particular kind of organism
provide defense against certain pathogens.
<answer>Species resistance
_____ refers to an inner region of an organ, whereas
_____ refers to an outer region or layer of an organ.
<answer>Medullary; cortical
"Fight-or-flight" physiological changes include all of the
following except: <answer>constriction of respiratory
airways.
A chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more
pairs of electrons between the outer shells of two atoms is
called a(n) _____ bond. <answer>covalent
A coronal section through the human body can
<answer>pass through both ears.
A force holding two atoms together is a(n)
<answer>chemical bond.
,A frontal plane is the same as a ________ plane.
<answer>coronal
A frontal section divides the body into _____ portions.
<answer>front and back
A list of the cell fibers from largest to smallest would read:
<answer>microtubules, intermediate filaments,
microfilaments.
A lubricating substance produced by goblet cells is called
<answer>mucus
A magnesium atom has an atomic number of 12, an
atomic mass of 25, and a +2 charge. This atom would
contain _____ protons, _____ neutrons, and _____
electrons. <answer>12; 13; 10
A major function of the cell membrane is to <answer>to
control what enters and leaves the cell
, A molecule that is polar: <answer>- can form a hydrogen
bond.
- has an unequal charge.
A muscle is attached to the femur and tibia. Its function or
action is to bend the knee. When it contracts, it is acting
as the: <answer>prime mover.
A muscle that assists with mastication is the:
<answer>masseter.
A muscle with fascicles that insert into only one side of the
tendon is categorized as <answer>unipennate
A muscle with fascicles that insert into the tendon from
both sides is categorized as <answer>bipennate.
A negatively charged subatomic particle that moves
around the nucleus is a(n): <answer>electron
A neuron that has only one axon but several dendrites is
classified as a _____ neuron. <answer>multipolar
ANATOMY OPENING GUIDE 2026
WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Instructions
All answers are underlined after the yellow highlight
Questions
_____ fibers are present in all three types of cartilage, but
they are most numerous in fibrocartilage.
<answer>Collagenous
,_____ refers to a phenomenon in which the genetic
characteristics common to a particular kind of organism
provide defense against certain pathogens.
<answer>Species resistance
_____ refers to an inner region of an organ, whereas
_____ refers to an outer region or layer of an organ.
<answer>Medullary; cortical
"Fight-or-flight" physiological changes include all of the
following except: <answer>constriction of respiratory
airways.
A chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more
pairs of electrons between the outer shells of two atoms is
called a(n) _____ bond. <answer>covalent
A coronal section through the human body can
<answer>pass through both ears.
A force holding two atoms together is a(n)
<answer>chemical bond.
,A frontal plane is the same as a ________ plane.
<answer>coronal
A frontal section divides the body into _____ portions.
<answer>front and back
A list of the cell fibers from largest to smallest would read:
<answer>microtubules, intermediate filaments,
microfilaments.
A lubricating substance produced by goblet cells is called
<answer>mucus
A magnesium atom has an atomic number of 12, an
atomic mass of 25, and a +2 charge. This atom would
contain _____ protons, _____ neutrons, and _____
electrons. <answer>12; 13; 10
A major function of the cell membrane is to <answer>to
control what enters and leaves the cell
, A molecule that is polar: <answer>- can form a hydrogen
bond.
- has an unequal charge.
A muscle is attached to the femur and tibia. Its function or
action is to bend the knee. When it contracts, it is acting
as the: <answer>prime mover.
A muscle that assists with mastication is the:
<answer>masseter.
A muscle with fascicles that insert into only one side of the
tendon is categorized as <answer>unipennate
A muscle with fascicles that insert into the tendon from
both sides is categorized as <answer>bipennate.
A negatively charged subatomic particle that moves
around the nucleus is a(n): <answer>electron
A neuron that has only one axon but several dendrites is
classified as a _____ neuron. <answer>multipolar
