HS 2211 HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Connective tissue is made of which three essential components?
Answer: cells, ground substance, and protein fibers
◉ Which of the following is a molecule, but not a compound? Answer:
H2
◉ Which of the following is not a type of tissue? Answer: embryonic
◉ Striations, cylindrical cells, and multiple nuclei are observed in
Answer: skeletal muscle only
◉ Together, just four elements make up more than 95 percent of the
body's mass. These include Answer: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and
nitrogen
,◉ Which of the following processes is not a cardinal sign of
inflammation? Answer: fever
◉ The cells responsible for the transmission of the nerve impulse are
Answer: neurons
◉ C6H12O6 is the chemical formula for a Answer: hexose
monosaccharide
◉ In observing epithelial cells under a microscope, the cells are
arranged in a single layer and look tall and narrow, and the nucleus is
located close to the basal side of the cell. The specimen is what type of
epithelial tissue? Answer: columnar
◉ During endochondral ossification of a long bone Answer: growth of
the epiphyseal plate will produce bone lengthening
◉ Which of these joints is classified as a synarthrosis? Answer: the
manubriosternal joint
◉ Why are osteocytes spread out in bone tissue? Answer: Formation of
osteoid spreads out the osteoblasts that formed the ossification centers.
◉ Bone tissue can be described as Answer: dense, hard connective
tissue
, ◉ A shoulder separation results from injury to the Answer:
acromioclavicular joint
◉ All of the following play a role in calcium homeostasis EXCEPT:
Answer: thyroxine
◉ The primary curvatures of the vertebral column Answer: are
remnants of the original fetal curvature
◉ The diaphysis contains Answer: fat stores
◉ A synchondrosis is Answer: found at the first sternocostal joint of the
thoracic cage
◉ Synovial joints Answer: develop at an interzone site
◉ What is the origin of the wrist flexors? Answer: the medial
epicondyle of the humerus
◉ What is the linea alba? Answer: a long tendon that runs down the
middle of the rectus abdominis
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Connective tissue is made of which three essential components?
Answer: cells, ground substance, and protein fibers
◉ Which of the following is a molecule, but not a compound? Answer:
H2
◉ Which of the following is not a type of tissue? Answer: embryonic
◉ Striations, cylindrical cells, and multiple nuclei are observed in
Answer: skeletal muscle only
◉ Together, just four elements make up more than 95 percent of the
body's mass. These include Answer: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and
nitrogen
,◉ Which of the following processes is not a cardinal sign of
inflammation? Answer: fever
◉ The cells responsible for the transmission of the nerve impulse are
Answer: neurons
◉ C6H12O6 is the chemical formula for a Answer: hexose
monosaccharide
◉ In observing epithelial cells under a microscope, the cells are
arranged in a single layer and look tall and narrow, and the nucleus is
located close to the basal side of the cell. The specimen is what type of
epithelial tissue? Answer: columnar
◉ During endochondral ossification of a long bone Answer: growth of
the epiphyseal plate will produce bone lengthening
◉ Which of these joints is classified as a synarthrosis? Answer: the
manubriosternal joint
◉ Why are osteocytes spread out in bone tissue? Answer: Formation of
osteoid spreads out the osteoblasts that formed the ossification centers.
◉ Bone tissue can be described as Answer: dense, hard connective
tissue
, ◉ A shoulder separation results from injury to the Answer:
acromioclavicular joint
◉ All of the following play a role in calcium homeostasis EXCEPT:
Answer: thyroxine
◉ The primary curvatures of the vertebral column Answer: are
remnants of the original fetal curvature
◉ The diaphysis contains Answer: fat stores
◉ A synchondrosis is Answer: found at the first sternocostal joint of the
thoracic cage
◉ Synovial joints Answer: develop at an interzone site
◉ What is the origin of the wrist flexors? Answer: the medial
epicondyle of the humerus
◉ What is the linea alba? Answer: a long tendon that runs down the
middle of the rectus abdominis
