HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED A+
● What are the common functions of all living things? Answer:
Responsiveness, growth, reproduction, movement, and metabolism.
● What does responsiveness in living organisms refer to? Answer: The
ability to respond to changes in the immediate environment.
● What is adaptation in the context of living organisms? Answer: A
longer-term change in response to environmental changes.
● What is growth in biological terms? Answer: An increase in cell size
or number, including cellular differentiation.
● What is reproduction in living organisms? Answer: The creation of
new generations of the same kind of organisms.
● What is internal movement in living organisms? Answer: Transporting
blood, food, or other materials within the body.
, ● What is metabolism? Answer: The sum of all chemical reactions in the
body, consisting of anabolism and catabolism.
● What is anatomy? Answer: The study of internal and external structure
and the physical relationships between body parts.
● What are the two categories of anatomy? Answer: Gross
(macroscopic) anatomy and microscopic anatomy.
● What does gross anatomy study? Answer: Structures visible with the
unaided eye.
● What does microscopic anatomy study? Answer: Structures that
cannot be seen without magnification.
● What is physiology? Answer: The study of how living organisms carry
out their functions.
● What is human physiology? Answer: The study of functions of the
human body.
● What is cell physiology? Answer: The study of functions of living
cells.
CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED A+
● What are the common functions of all living things? Answer:
Responsiveness, growth, reproduction, movement, and metabolism.
● What does responsiveness in living organisms refer to? Answer: The
ability to respond to changes in the immediate environment.
● What is adaptation in the context of living organisms? Answer: A
longer-term change in response to environmental changes.
● What is growth in biological terms? Answer: An increase in cell size
or number, including cellular differentiation.
● What is reproduction in living organisms? Answer: The creation of
new generations of the same kind of organisms.
● What is internal movement in living organisms? Answer: Transporting
blood, food, or other materials within the body.
, ● What is metabolism? Answer: The sum of all chemical reactions in the
body, consisting of anabolism and catabolism.
● What is anatomy? Answer: The study of internal and external structure
and the physical relationships between body parts.
● What are the two categories of anatomy? Answer: Gross
(macroscopic) anatomy and microscopic anatomy.
● What does gross anatomy study? Answer: Structures visible with the
unaided eye.
● What does microscopic anatomy study? Answer: Structures that
cannot be seen without magnification.
● What is physiology? Answer: The study of how living organisms carry
out their functions.
● What is human physiology? Answer: The study of functions of the
human body.
● What is cell physiology? Answer: The study of functions of living
cells.
