MODULE 1 EXAM - INTRODUCTION TO ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE TEST PREP | UPDATED FOR
2025–2026
What is the study of the function of the human body? - Physiology
___________ is an example of the organ level of organization in the human body.
Sodium
The liver
Mitochondria
The skeletal system
Epithelium - The liver
What is the breakdown of nutrients? - Catabolism
List the four basic types of tissues. - Epithelium, muscle, connective, and nervous tissue
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. - 1.
hypodermis (inner, also called subcutaneous tissue layer)
2. dermis (middle layer)
3. epidermis (outer layer)
, 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. - Anabolic
because it is building new tissues from smaller cells and using energy to do so.
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the front of the body"? - Ventral
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the lower part of a structure"? -
Inferior
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "away from the head end"? -
Inferior/caudal
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "closer to the point of attachment of a
limb"? - Proximal
You are looking at a diagram of a patient standing in anatomical position. On the sheet of paper
containing the diagram, which thumb points to the right side of the paper, right or left? - Left
Is the spine part of the axial or appendicular region of the body? - Axial
A patient is standing in anatomical position. The patient moves his hand to scratch his nose.
What anatomical action term is best used to indicate the motion occurring at his elbow? -
Flexion
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "upward movement of a structure"? -
Elevation
PHYSIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE TEST PREP | UPDATED FOR
2025–2026
What is the study of the function of the human body? - Physiology
___________ is an example of the organ level of organization in the human body.
Sodium
The liver
Mitochondria
The skeletal system
Epithelium - The liver
What is the breakdown of nutrients? - Catabolism
List the four basic types of tissues. - Epithelium, muscle, connective, and nervous tissue
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. - 1.
hypodermis (inner, also called subcutaneous tissue layer)
2. dermis (middle layer)
3. epidermis (outer layer)
, 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. - Anabolic
because it is building new tissues from smaller cells and using energy to do so.
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the front of the body"? - Ventral
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the lower part of a structure"? -
Inferior
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "away from the head end"? -
Inferior/caudal
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "closer to the point of attachment of a
limb"? - Proximal
You are looking at a diagram of a patient standing in anatomical position. On the sheet of paper
containing the diagram, which thumb points to the right side of the paper, right or left? - Left
Is the spine part of the axial or appendicular region of the body? - Axial
A patient is standing in anatomical position. The patient moves his hand to scratch his nose.
What anatomical action term is best used to indicate the motion occurring at his elbow? -
Flexion
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "upward movement of a structure"? -
Elevation
