WGU D203 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
2025 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ parathyroid glands.
Answer: two pairs of endocrine glands on the back of the thyroid gland that
secrete hormones that regulate blood calcium
◍ SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES.
Answer: PRODUCE SPERM VIA SPERMATOGENESIS
◍ EPIDIDYMIS.
Answer: HIGHLY COILED COMMA SHAPED STRUCTURE ALONG
THE SUPERIOR AND POSTERIOR EDGES OF THE TESTES,
CONTRACTS TO FORCE SPERM INTO THE DUCTUS DEFERENS.
◍ ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (ADH ASA VASOPRESSIN).
Answer: PROMOTES REABSORPTION OF WATER BY THE KIDNEYS
AND BLOOD VESSEL CONSTRICTION. STIMULATED BY
DEHYDRATION AND HYPOTENSION.
◍ oxytocin.
Answer: a hormone that causes uterine contractions and ejection of breast
milk
◍ LIGAMENTS.
Answer: CONNECT BONE TO BONE
◍ thyroid gland.
Answer: an endocrine gland in the neck
◍ larynx.
Answer: an organ of the respiratory system between the pharynx and
, trachea, also called the voice box because it contains the vocal cords that
allow the production of vocal sounds
◍ tendon.
Answer: connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. aids in movement of
bones or structure
◍ MENINGES.
Answer: MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PROTECTIVE CONNECTIVE
TISSUE: DURA MATER (THICKEST AND OUTER), ARACHNOID
MATER (CUSHION), PIA MATER (THIN MEMBRANE HUGS BRAIN).
◍ trachea.
Answer: a tubular organ of the respiratory system that carries air between
the larynx and bronchi, also called windpipe
◍ HORMONES SECRETED BY THE ADRENAL CORTEX.
Answer: MINERALCORTICOIDS, GLUCOCORTICOIDS AND
ANDROGENS
◍ ANTAGONIST OF PECTORALIS MAJOR.
Answer: DELTOID (SHOULDER FLEXION/EXTENSION)
◍ capillary.
Answer: the smallest type of blood vessel
◍ adrenal glands.
Answer: a pair of endocrine glands on top of the kidneys that produce
several important hormones, including aldosterone
◍ Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH).
Answer: a hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland
◍ pineal gland.
Answer: a gland in the brain that produces melatonin
◍ GLUCOCORTICOIDS.
Answer: CORTISOL, REGULATES METABOLISM AND
INFLAMMATION.
2025 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ parathyroid glands.
Answer: two pairs of endocrine glands on the back of the thyroid gland that
secrete hormones that regulate blood calcium
◍ SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES.
Answer: PRODUCE SPERM VIA SPERMATOGENESIS
◍ EPIDIDYMIS.
Answer: HIGHLY COILED COMMA SHAPED STRUCTURE ALONG
THE SUPERIOR AND POSTERIOR EDGES OF THE TESTES,
CONTRACTS TO FORCE SPERM INTO THE DUCTUS DEFERENS.
◍ ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (ADH ASA VASOPRESSIN).
Answer: PROMOTES REABSORPTION OF WATER BY THE KIDNEYS
AND BLOOD VESSEL CONSTRICTION. STIMULATED BY
DEHYDRATION AND HYPOTENSION.
◍ oxytocin.
Answer: a hormone that causes uterine contractions and ejection of breast
milk
◍ LIGAMENTS.
Answer: CONNECT BONE TO BONE
◍ thyroid gland.
Answer: an endocrine gland in the neck
◍ larynx.
Answer: an organ of the respiratory system between the pharynx and
, trachea, also called the voice box because it contains the vocal cords that
allow the production of vocal sounds
◍ tendon.
Answer: connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. aids in movement of
bones or structure
◍ MENINGES.
Answer: MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PROTECTIVE CONNECTIVE
TISSUE: DURA MATER (THICKEST AND OUTER), ARACHNOID
MATER (CUSHION), PIA MATER (THIN MEMBRANE HUGS BRAIN).
◍ trachea.
Answer: a tubular organ of the respiratory system that carries air between
the larynx and bronchi, also called windpipe
◍ HORMONES SECRETED BY THE ADRENAL CORTEX.
Answer: MINERALCORTICOIDS, GLUCOCORTICOIDS AND
ANDROGENS
◍ ANTAGONIST OF PECTORALIS MAJOR.
Answer: DELTOID (SHOULDER FLEXION/EXTENSION)
◍ capillary.
Answer: the smallest type of blood vessel
◍ adrenal glands.
Answer: a pair of endocrine glands on top of the kidneys that produce
several important hormones, including aldosterone
◍ Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH).
Answer: a hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland
◍ pineal gland.
Answer: a gland in the brain that produces melatonin
◍ GLUCOCORTICOIDS.
Answer: CORTISOL, REGULATES METABOLISM AND
INFLAMMATION.
