ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY FINAL PAPER EXAM
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Digital Nerve. Answer: The sensory-motor nerve that, with its
branches, supplies impulses to the fingers.
◉ Endocrine Glands/Ductless Glands. Answer: These are glands that
release secretions called hormones directly into the bloodstream.
◉ Eleventh Cranial Nerve. Answer: A motor nerve that controls the
motion of the neck and shoulder muscles. Also known as the
accessory nerve.
◉ Endocrine System. Answer: A group of specialized glands that
affect the growth development, sexual activities and health of the
entire body.
◉ Enzymes. Answer: A group of complex proteins produced by living
cells that act as catalysts in specific chemical reactions in the body,
such as digestion.
,◉ Epicranial Aponeurosis. Answer: The tendon connecting the
occipitalis and the frontalis muscles.
◉ Epithelial Tissue. Answer: The protective covering on body
surfaces, such as the skin, mucous membranes and the lining of the
heart, digestive and respiratory organs and the glands.
◉ Epicranius. Answer: The broad muscle that covers the top of the
skull consists of the occipitalis and frontalis. Also known as the
occipitofrontalis.
◉ Excretory System. Answer: A group of organs including the
kidneys, liver, skin, intestines, and lungs that purify the body by the
elimination of waste matter.
◉ Exhalation. Answer: The act of breathing outward, expelling
carbon dioxide from the lungs.
◉ Ethmoid Bone. Answer: The light, spongy bone between the eye
sockets that forms part of the nasal cavities. It is a cranial bone.
◉ Exocrine Glands/Duct Glands. Answer: These glands produce a
substance that travels through small, tube-like ducts. Sweat and oil
glands of the skin belong to this group.
, ◉ External Jugular Vein. Answer: The vein located at the side of the
neck that carries blood returning to the heart from the head, face,
and neck.
◉ Frontalis. Answer: This is a muscle of the scalp that raises the
eyebrows, draws the scalp forward and causes wrinkles across the
forehead. It is the front portion of the epicranius.
◉ Gastrointestinal System. Answer: This system is responsible for
changing food into nutrients and waste. It is also called the digestive
system.
◉ Extension. Answer: When muscles straighten. An example is when
the wrist, hand and fingers form a straight line.
◉ Glabella. Answer: The corregator and procerus muscles are
sometimes called this. It is considered to be the area between the
eyebrows or on the forehead. it is not specifically a muscle or a bone.
◉ Glands. Answer: Specialized organs that contributes to keeping
the body in homeostasis by producing chemicals, including
hormones, that are passed directly into the bloodstream because
they have no ducts to travel through.