WGUl D203l Finall Examl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l Fundamentalsl ofl Anatomyl
andl Physiologyl Reviewl |l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l typesl ofl musclel tissue
Answer:
skeletal,l cardiac,l smooth
Q:l skeletall muscle
Answer:
Majorityl ofl muscles,l 3l layersl ofl tissue,l 600+l inl humanl body,l alll voluntary
Q:l cardiacl muscle
Answer:
Onlyl inl heart,l involuntary
Q:l smoothl muscle
Answer:
Foundl inl internall organs,l involuntary
Q:l Whatl arel thel sixl waysl inl whichl musclesl arel classified/named?
Answer:
Location,l size,l shape,l fiberl direction,l action,l orgin/insertion
,Q:l Whatl isl thel differencel betweenl axiall andl appendicularl muscles?
Answer:
Axial-l head,l neck,l trunk
Appendicular-arms,l legs
Q:l Howl dol thel functionsl ofl skeletal,l smooth,l andl cardiacl musclel differ?
Answer:
Skeletal:l voluntaryl movements,l producel heat,l protectl organs
Cardiac:l involuntaryl movement,l contractl tol pumpl blood
Smooth:l involuntaryl movement,l movesl food,l controlsl respiration,l movesl secretions,l
regulatesl flowl ofl bloodl inl arteriesl byl contraction
Q:l Musclel contraction
Answer:
Tightening/shorteningl ofl muscle
Q:l Musclel relaxation
Answer:
occursl whenl thel musclel returnsl tol itsl normall state
Q:l Sarcomere
Answer:
smalll unitsl ofl musclel tissuel thatl shorten/contract
Q:l slidingl filamentl theory
, Answer:
processl ofl musclel contractionl andl relaxation.l Whenl signaledl byl thel brain,l al skeletall
musclel contractsl asl thel thinl filaments,l orl fibers,l arel pulledl andl thenl slidel pastl thel
thickl filamentsl withinl thel fiber'sl sarcomeres
Q:l nervousl tissue
Answer:
specializedl tissuel foundl inl thel nervousl systeml consistingl ofl thel brain,l thel spinall cord,l
andl thel nerves,l neurons,l andl neuroglial thatl isl responsiblel forl thel controll ofl thel bodyl
andl thel communicationl amongl itsl parts
Q:l Whichl tissuel accountsl forl approximatelyl 80%l ofl anl adult'sl bonel mass?
Answer:
compactl bone
Q:l Whatl isl al neuronl andl howl doesl thisl differl froml al nerve?
Answer:
functionall unitl ofl thel nervousl systeml thatl transmitsl nervel impulses;l alsol calledl nervel
cell
neuron=individual,l groupl ofl neurons=nerve
Q:l axon
Answer:
longl extensionl ofl thel celll bodyl ofl al neuronl thatl transmitsl nervel impulsesl tol otherl cells
Q:l dendrites
2027l Update)l Fundamentalsl ofl Anatomyl
andl Physiologyl Reviewl |l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l typesl ofl musclel tissue
Answer:
skeletal,l cardiac,l smooth
Q:l skeletall muscle
Answer:
Majorityl ofl muscles,l 3l layersl ofl tissue,l 600+l inl humanl body,l alll voluntary
Q:l cardiacl muscle
Answer:
Onlyl inl heart,l involuntary
Q:l smoothl muscle
Answer:
Foundl inl internall organs,l involuntary
Q:l Whatl arel thel sixl waysl inl whichl musclesl arel classified/named?
Answer:
Location,l size,l shape,l fiberl direction,l action,l orgin/insertion
,Q:l Whatl isl thel differencel betweenl axiall andl appendicularl muscles?
Answer:
Axial-l head,l neck,l trunk
Appendicular-arms,l legs
Q:l Howl dol thel functionsl ofl skeletal,l smooth,l andl cardiacl musclel differ?
Answer:
Skeletal:l voluntaryl movements,l producel heat,l protectl organs
Cardiac:l involuntaryl movement,l contractl tol pumpl blood
Smooth:l involuntaryl movement,l movesl food,l controlsl respiration,l movesl secretions,l
regulatesl flowl ofl bloodl inl arteriesl byl contraction
Q:l Musclel contraction
Answer:
Tightening/shorteningl ofl muscle
Q:l Musclel relaxation
Answer:
occursl whenl thel musclel returnsl tol itsl normall state
Q:l Sarcomere
Answer:
smalll unitsl ofl musclel tissuel thatl shorten/contract
Q:l slidingl filamentl theory
, Answer:
processl ofl musclel contractionl andl relaxation.l Whenl signaledl byl thel brain,l al skeletall
musclel contractsl asl thel thinl filaments,l orl fibers,l arel pulledl andl thenl slidel pastl thel
thickl filamentsl withinl thel fiber'sl sarcomeres
Q:l nervousl tissue
Answer:
specializedl tissuel foundl inl thel nervousl systeml consistingl ofl thel brain,l thel spinall cord,l
andl thel nerves,l neurons,l andl neuroglial thatl isl responsiblel forl thel controll ofl thel bodyl
andl thel communicationl amongl itsl parts
Q:l Whichl tissuel accountsl forl approximatelyl 80%l ofl anl adult'sl bonel mass?
Answer:
compactl bone
Q:l Whatl isl al neuronl andl howl doesl thisl differl froml al nerve?
Answer:
functionall unitl ofl thel nervousl systeml thatl transmitsl nervel impulses;l alsol calledl nervel
cell
neuron=individual,l groupl ofl neurons=nerve
Q:l axon
Answer:
longl extensionl ofl thel celll bodyl ofl al neuronl thatl transmitsl nervel impulsesl tol otherl cells
Q:l dendrites
