WGU D203 FUNDAMENTALS OF ANATOMY
AND PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Name the 3 types of connective tissue.
Answer: cartilage, ligaments, tendons
◍ hippocampus.
Answer: a part of the forebrain that has a major role in learning and
motivation
◍ Tendon.
Answer: a connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Aids in the
movement of the bone or structure.
◍ Heart.
Answer: Muscular organ in the chest that pumps blood through vessels when
it contracts.
◍ human chorionic gonadotropin.
Answer: hormone released during pregnancy to thicken the uterine lining
◍ sebaceous glands.
Answer: glands in the skin that produce oil
◍ Excretion.
Answer: process of removing wastes and excess water from the body
◍ Name the 6 ways that muscles are classified.
Answer: 1. Size2. Shape3. Fiber direction4. Location5. Action6. Origin
◍ luteinizing hormone (LH).
, Answer: hormone that causes ovulation and testosterone development
◍ duodenum.
Answer: the first and shortest of three parts of the small intestine where most
chemical digestion occurs
◍ sclera.
Answer: white layer of the eyeball
◍ What are the 3 main types of joints?.
Answer: 1. Cartilaginous (partially moveable)2. Fibrous (immoveable)3.
Synovial (moveable)
◍ How are joints classifed?.
Answer: By range of movement: immovable, partially moveable, and
moveable
◍ large intestine.
Answer: an organ of the digestive system that removes water and salts from
food waste and forms solid feces for elimination
◍ Spongy bone tissue.
Answer: fills part or all the interior of many bones. They are porous like a
sponge, containing an irregular network of spaces, much less dense than
compact bone. It has a greater surface area than compact bone but makes up
20% of bone mass.
◍ vein.
Answer: type of blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart from the
lungs or body
◍ glans clitoris.
Answer: visible area of the clitoris
◍ Photoreceptor.
Answer: sensory receptor that responds to light
◍ corpus luteum.
Answer: leftover follicle components that exist after an egg cell is ovulated
,◍ melanin.
Answer: pigment that gives skin its color and protects the dermis from UV
light
◍ T3.
Answer: hormone that regulates metabolism
◍ cerebellum.
Answer: the part of the brain below the cerebrum and behind the brain stem
that coordinates balance
◍ parathyroid hormone (PTH).
Answer: hormone that increases blood-calcium levels
◍ What is the function of the cerebrum?.
Answer: movement and sensory input
◍ ventricle.
Answer: one of two lower chambers of the heart that pumps blood out of the
heart
◍ Atery.
Answer: Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart, toward
the lungs or body
◍ parietal lobe.
Answer: the part of each hemisphere of the cerebrum that is involved in the
sense of touch
◍ rectum.
Answer: a short part of the large intestine between the colon and anus where
feces is stored until it is eliminated through the anus
◍ ejaculation.
Answer: movement of semen through, and out of, the male reproductive
anatomy
◍ glucagon.
, Answer: hormone that increases blood sugar levels
◍ Hindbrain.
Answer: One of the three major regions of the brain.
◍ Which neuroglia are part of the PNS?.
Answer: Schwann cells and satellite cells
◍ histamine.
Answer: chemical released by cells in response to allergic reactions that
cause inflammation
◍ What is a sarcomere?.
Answer: contractile unit of a muscle fiber
◍ epidermis.
Answer: thin, outer layer of skin that lacks nerve endings and blood vessels
◍ What is a soma?.
Answer: cell body of a neuron
◍ motor neurons.
Answer: a type of neuron that carries nerve impulses from the CNS to
muscles, organs, and glands; also called efferent neurons
◍ spleen.
Answer: an organ of the lymphatic system found on the left side of the body
next to the stomach
◍ anterior pituitary gland.
Answer: the anterior portion of the pituitary gland that synthesizes and
secretes pituitary hormones
◍ urine.
Answer: liquid waste product of the body that is formed by the kidneys and
excreted by the other organs of the urinary system
◍ diffusion.
Answer: movement of substances from an area of high concentration to an
AND PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Name the 3 types of connective tissue.
Answer: cartilage, ligaments, tendons
◍ hippocampus.
Answer: a part of the forebrain that has a major role in learning and
motivation
◍ Tendon.
Answer: a connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Aids in the
movement of the bone or structure.
◍ Heart.
Answer: Muscular organ in the chest that pumps blood through vessels when
it contracts.
◍ human chorionic gonadotropin.
Answer: hormone released during pregnancy to thicken the uterine lining
◍ sebaceous glands.
Answer: glands in the skin that produce oil
◍ Excretion.
Answer: process of removing wastes and excess water from the body
◍ Name the 6 ways that muscles are classified.
Answer: 1. Size2. Shape3. Fiber direction4. Location5. Action6. Origin
◍ luteinizing hormone (LH).
, Answer: hormone that causes ovulation and testosterone development
◍ duodenum.
Answer: the first and shortest of three parts of the small intestine where most
chemical digestion occurs
◍ sclera.
Answer: white layer of the eyeball
◍ What are the 3 main types of joints?.
Answer: 1. Cartilaginous (partially moveable)2. Fibrous (immoveable)3.
Synovial (moveable)
◍ How are joints classifed?.
Answer: By range of movement: immovable, partially moveable, and
moveable
◍ large intestine.
Answer: an organ of the digestive system that removes water and salts from
food waste and forms solid feces for elimination
◍ Spongy bone tissue.
Answer: fills part or all the interior of many bones. They are porous like a
sponge, containing an irregular network of spaces, much less dense than
compact bone. It has a greater surface area than compact bone but makes up
20% of bone mass.
◍ vein.
Answer: type of blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart from the
lungs or body
◍ glans clitoris.
Answer: visible area of the clitoris
◍ Photoreceptor.
Answer: sensory receptor that responds to light
◍ corpus luteum.
Answer: leftover follicle components that exist after an egg cell is ovulated
,◍ melanin.
Answer: pigment that gives skin its color and protects the dermis from UV
light
◍ T3.
Answer: hormone that regulates metabolism
◍ cerebellum.
Answer: the part of the brain below the cerebrum and behind the brain stem
that coordinates balance
◍ parathyroid hormone (PTH).
Answer: hormone that increases blood-calcium levels
◍ What is the function of the cerebrum?.
Answer: movement and sensory input
◍ ventricle.
Answer: one of two lower chambers of the heart that pumps blood out of the
heart
◍ Atery.
Answer: Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart, toward
the lungs or body
◍ parietal lobe.
Answer: the part of each hemisphere of the cerebrum that is involved in the
sense of touch
◍ rectum.
Answer: a short part of the large intestine between the colon and anus where
feces is stored until it is eliminated through the anus
◍ ejaculation.
Answer: movement of semen through, and out of, the male reproductive
anatomy
◍ glucagon.
, Answer: hormone that increases blood sugar levels
◍ Hindbrain.
Answer: One of the three major regions of the brain.
◍ Which neuroglia are part of the PNS?.
Answer: Schwann cells and satellite cells
◍ histamine.
Answer: chemical released by cells in response to allergic reactions that
cause inflammation
◍ What is a sarcomere?.
Answer: contractile unit of a muscle fiber
◍ epidermis.
Answer: thin, outer layer of skin that lacks nerve endings and blood vessels
◍ What is a soma?.
Answer: cell body of a neuron
◍ motor neurons.
Answer: a type of neuron that carries nerve impulses from the CNS to
muscles, organs, and glands; also called efferent neurons
◍ spleen.
Answer: an organ of the lymphatic system found on the left side of the body
next to the stomach
◍ anterior pituitary gland.
Answer: the anterior portion of the pituitary gland that synthesizes and
secretes pituitary hormones
◍ urine.
Answer: liquid waste product of the body that is formed by the kidneys and
excreted by the other organs of the urinary system
◍ diffusion.
Answer: movement of substances from an area of high concentration to an
