STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BODY
16TH EDITION EXAMINATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
GRADED A+
⩥ Thoracic Cavity. Answer: Contains Mediastinum and Pleural cavities
⩥ Mediastinum. Answer: Midportion of Thoracic cavity
Contains heart and trachea
⩥ Pleural Cavities. Answer: Right lung is located in right pleural cavity
Left lung is located in left pleural cavity
⩥ Abdominopelvic Cavity. Answer: Abdominal Cavity and Pelvic
Cavity
Abdominal contains stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and
spleen
Pelvic containts reproductive organs, urinary bladder, and lowest part of
intestine
⩥ Abdominopelvic Quadrants. Answer: 1. Right Upper/Superior
2. Left Upper/Superior
, 3. Right Lower/Inferior
4. Left Lower/Inferior
⩥ Abdominopelvic Regions. Answer: 1. Right hypochondriac
2. Epigastric
3. Left hypochondria
4. Right lumbar
5. Umbilical
6. Left lumbar
7. Right iliac
8. Hypogastric
9. Left iliac
⩥ Axial Region. Answer: Contains head, neck, and torso/trunk
⩥ Appendicular Region. Answer: Upper and lower extremeties
⩥ Body Regions. Answer: Body structure and function vary among
individuals and also throughout an individual's life span; atrophy
(decrease in size) occurs when an Organ is not used
⩥ Balance of Body Functions. Answer: Survival of the individual and of
the genes that make up the body is the utmost importance
16TH EDITION EXAMINATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
GRADED A+
⩥ Thoracic Cavity. Answer: Contains Mediastinum and Pleural cavities
⩥ Mediastinum. Answer: Midportion of Thoracic cavity
Contains heart and trachea
⩥ Pleural Cavities. Answer: Right lung is located in right pleural cavity
Left lung is located in left pleural cavity
⩥ Abdominopelvic Cavity. Answer: Abdominal Cavity and Pelvic
Cavity
Abdominal contains stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and
spleen
Pelvic containts reproductive organs, urinary bladder, and lowest part of
intestine
⩥ Abdominopelvic Quadrants. Answer: 1. Right Upper/Superior
2. Left Upper/Superior
, 3. Right Lower/Inferior
4. Left Lower/Inferior
⩥ Abdominopelvic Regions. Answer: 1. Right hypochondriac
2. Epigastric
3. Left hypochondria
4. Right lumbar
5. Umbilical
6. Left lumbar
7. Right iliac
8. Hypogastric
9. Left iliac
⩥ Axial Region. Answer: Contains head, neck, and torso/trunk
⩥ Appendicular Region. Answer: Upper and lower extremeties
⩥ Body Regions. Answer: Body structure and function vary among
individuals and also throughout an individual's life span; atrophy
(decrease in size) occurs when an Organ is not used
⩥ Balance of Body Functions. Answer: Survival of the individual and of
the genes that make up the body is the utmost importance
