WGU D312 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1 DETAILED
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Horizontal plane that divides the body into the top and
bottom
Coronal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections
Sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Plane that divides the body into left and right sections
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the head -same as superior for a human
Caudal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the tail -same as inferior for a human
Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the back - same as posterior for a human
Ventral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the belly -same as anterior for a human
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Above or toward the head
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Below or toward the feet
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Farther from the trunk or origin
Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Closer to the trunk or origin
Superficial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward or on the surface
Deep or internal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Away from the surface
,Anterior or ventral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the front or toward the belly
Posterior or dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the rear or toward the back
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the midline
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the side
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Head
Orbital - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Eye
Nasal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nose
Buccal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cheek
Oral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mouth
Cervical - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Neck
Brachial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Arm
Carpal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Wrist
Manual - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hand
Digital - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Finger or toe
,Crural - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Legs
Coxal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hip
Femoral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Upper leg
Pedal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Feet
Thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Below the neck and above the abdomen
Abdominal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Between the chest and the pelvis
Pelvic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Around the pelvis
Inguinal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Groin
Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Back
Vertebral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Along center line of back
Lumbar - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Lower back
Sacral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Base of the spine
Dorsal region - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Region of the body along the back. 2 major cavities - the cranial
cavity and the vertebral canal (spinal cavity)
, Cranial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the brain and is enclosed by the skull
Vertebral canal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the spinal cord and is enclosed by the bones that
compose the spinal column also known as the spinal cavity
Ventral cavities - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Located in the front of the body and contain most of the
internal organs. 3 major cavities - thoracic, abdominal and pelvic.
Thoracic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the lungs and heart and is enclosed by the rib cage.
The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm
Abdominal cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains most of the digestive organs - stomach, liver,
pancreas, intestines - and some of the urinary structures - the kidney and the ureters. The upper
boundary is the diaphragm and the lower boundary is the brim of the pelvis (landmark of the pelvis
bones)
Pelvic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the bladder, anus and reproductive organs and is
enclosed by the pelvis
Abdominopelvic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Since there is no anatomical division between the 2
cavities they are occasionally referred to as 1 region
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The dynamic physiological process that helps people maintain an
internal environment suitable for normal function
Feedback loop - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A system used to control the level of a variable in which there is
an identifiable receptor (sensor) control center (integrator or comparator) effectors, and methods of
communication
Variables - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Parameters that are monitored and controlled or affected by the
feedback system
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Horizontal plane that divides the body into the top and
bottom
Coronal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections
Sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Plane that divides the body into left and right sections
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the head -same as superior for a human
Caudal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the tail -same as inferior for a human
Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the back - same as posterior for a human
Ventral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the belly -same as anterior for a human
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Above or toward the head
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Below or toward the feet
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Farther from the trunk or origin
Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Closer to the trunk or origin
Superficial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward or on the surface
Deep or internal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Away from the surface
,Anterior or ventral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the front or toward the belly
Posterior or dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the rear or toward the back
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the midline
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Toward the side
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Head
Orbital - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Eye
Nasal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nose
Buccal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cheek
Oral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mouth
Cervical - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Neck
Brachial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Arm
Carpal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Wrist
Manual - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hand
Digital - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Finger or toe
,Crural - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Legs
Coxal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hip
Femoral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Upper leg
Pedal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Feet
Thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Below the neck and above the abdomen
Abdominal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Between the chest and the pelvis
Pelvic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Around the pelvis
Inguinal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Groin
Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Back
Vertebral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Along center line of back
Lumbar - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Lower back
Sacral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Base of the spine
Dorsal region - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Region of the body along the back. 2 major cavities - the cranial
cavity and the vertebral canal (spinal cavity)
, Cranial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the brain and is enclosed by the skull
Vertebral canal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the spinal cord and is enclosed by the bones that
compose the spinal column also known as the spinal cavity
Ventral cavities - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Located in the front of the body and contain most of the
internal organs. 3 major cavities - thoracic, abdominal and pelvic.
Thoracic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the lungs and heart and is enclosed by the rib cage.
The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm
Abdominal cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains most of the digestive organs - stomach, liver,
pancreas, intestines - and some of the urinary structures - the kidney and the ureters. The upper
boundary is the diaphragm and the lower boundary is the brim of the pelvis (landmark of the pelvis
bones)
Pelvic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains the bladder, anus and reproductive organs and is
enclosed by the pelvis
Abdominopelvic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Since there is no anatomical division between the 2
cavities they are occasionally referred to as 1 region
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The dynamic physiological process that helps people maintain an
internal environment suitable for normal function
Feedback loop - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A system used to control the level of a variable in which there is
an identifiable receptor (sensor) control center (integrator or comparator) effectors, and methods of
communication
Variables - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Parameters that are monitored and controlled or affected by the
feedback system
