HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE LATEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔anomaly - ✔✔deviation from what is regarded as normal
✔✔aplasia - ✔✔defective development of an organ or tissue
✔✔dysplasia - ✔✔abnormal development of cells, tissues, or organs
✔✔anterior - ✔✔situated in the front
✔✔distal - ✔✔farthest from the midline
✔✔posterior - ✔✔back of the body or organ
✔✔endemic - ✔✔ongoing presence of a disease within a population
✔✔epidemic - ✔✔sudden outbreak of a disease
✔✔etiology - ✔✔study of the causes of diseases
✔✔histology - ✔✔study of tissues
✔✔pandemic - ✔✔outbreak of a disease over a large area
✔✔genetic disorder - ✔✔pathologic condition caused by an absent or defective gene
✔✔iatrogenic illness - ✔✔unfavorable response arising from a medical treatment
✔✔idiopathic disorder - ✔✔illness without known cause
✔✔infectious disease - ✔✔illness caused by pathogenic organisms
✔✔nosocomial infection - ✔✔disease acquired in a hospital or a clinic
✔✔physiology - ✔✔the study of the functions of body structure
✔✔communicable - ✔✔disease that is transmitted from one person to another either by
direct or indirect contact
✔✔stem cells - ✔✔unspecialized cells that renew themselves for long periods of time
through cell division
, ✔✔midsagittal plane - ✔✔the midline
✔✔adenocarcinoma - ✔✔a malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue
✔✔homeostasis - ✔✔the processes through which the body maintains a constant
internal environment
✔✔geriatrician - ✔✔a physician who specializes in the care of older people
✔✔pelvic cavity - ✔✔the space formed by the hip bones
✔✔adenectomy - ✔✔the surgical removal of a gland
✔✔exocrine glands - ✔✔glands that secrete chemical substances into ducts
✔✔umbilicus - ✔✔the pit that marks where the umbilical cord was attached before birth
✔✔proximal - ✔✔situated nearest the midline of the beginning of a body structure
✔✔adenomalacia - ✔✔abnormal softening of a gland
✔✔ventral - ✔✔the front or belly side of the body or organ
✔✔mesentary - ✔✔attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall
✔✔congenital - ✔✔an abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth
✔✔cytoplasm - ✔✔the material within the membrane that is not part of the nucleus
✔✔phenylketonuria - ✔✔a genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is
missing
✔✔adenoma - ✔✔a benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue
✔✔hypogastric - ✔✔located below the stomach
✔✔bloodborne transmission - ✔✔the spread of disease through contact with blood or
other body fluids that have been contaminated with blood
✔✔cephalic - ✔✔towards the head
✔✔the thoracic cavity - ✔✔protects the heart and lungs
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔anomaly - ✔✔deviation from what is regarded as normal
✔✔aplasia - ✔✔defective development of an organ or tissue
✔✔dysplasia - ✔✔abnormal development of cells, tissues, or organs
✔✔anterior - ✔✔situated in the front
✔✔distal - ✔✔farthest from the midline
✔✔posterior - ✔✔back of the body or organ
✔✔endemic - ✔✔ongoing presence of a disease within a population
✔✔epidemic - ✔✔sudden outbreak of a disease
✔✔etiology - ✔✔study of the causes of diseases
✔✔histology - ✔✔study of tissues
✔✔pandemic - ✔✔outbreak of a disease over a large area
✔✔genetic disorder - ✔✔pathologic condition caused by an absent or defective gene
✔✔iatrogenic illness - ✔✔unfavorable response arising from a medical treatment
✔✔idiopathic disorder - ✔✔illness without known cause
✔✔infectious disease - ✔✔illness caused by pathogenic organisms
✔✔nosocomial infection - ✔✔disease acquired in a hospital or a clinic
✔✔physiology - ✔✔the study of the functions of body structure
✔✔communicable - ✔✔disease that is transmitted from one person to another either by
direct or indirect contact
✔✔stem cells - ✔✔unspecialized cells that renew themselves for long periods of time
through cell division
, ✔✔midsagittal plane - ✔✔the midline
✔✔adenocarcinoma - ✔✔a malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue
✔✔homeostasis - ✔✔the processes through which the body maintains a constant
internal environment
✔✔geriatrician - ✔✔a physician who specializes in the care of older people
✔✔pelvic cavity - ✔✔the space formed by the hip bones
✔✔adenectomy - ✔✔the surgical removal of a gland
✔✔exocrine glands - ✔✔glands that secrete chemical substances into ducts
✔✔umbilicus - ✔✔the pit that marks where the umbilical cord was attached before birth
✔✔proximal - ✔✔situated nearest the midline of the beginning of a body structure
✔✔adenomalacia - ✔✔abnormal softening of a gland
✔✔ventral - ✔✔the front or belly side of the body or organ
✔✔mesentary - ✔✔attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall
✔✔congenital - ✔✔an abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth
✔✔cytoplasm - ✔✔the material within the membrane that is not part of the nucleus
✔✔phenylketonuria - ✔✔a genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is
missing
✔✔adenoma - ✔✔a benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue
✔✔hypogastric - ✔✔located below the stomach
✔✔bloodborne transmission - ✔✔the spread of disease through contact with blood or
other body fluids that have been contaminated with blood
✔✔cephalic - ✔✔towards the head
✔✔the thoracic cavity - ✔✔protects the heart and lungs
