WGU D312 Anatomy And Physiology I
Objective Assessment Actual Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Ligaments - correct answer connect bone to bone
Tendons - correct answer connect muscle to bone
Ethmoid bone - correct answer part of floor of cranial cavity, separates nasal cavity from the
brain
Sphenoid bone - correct answer roof of nasal cavity
Maxillae - correct answer forms upper jaw
Mandible - correct answer forms lower jaw
Palatine bones - correct answer posterior hard palate
Zygomatic bone - correct answer cheek structure
Antagonist of pectoralis major - correct answer deltoid (shoulder flexion/extension)
Antagonist of biceps brachii - correct answer triceps brachii (elbow flexion/extension)
Antagonist of flexor carpi radialis - correct answer extensor carpi radialis (wrist
flexion/extension)
, Antagonist of flexor digitorum profundus - correct answer extensor digitorum (finger
flexion/extension)
Antagonist of illiopsoas - correct answer gluteus maximus (hip flexion/extension)
Antagonist of hamstring - correct answer quadriceps (knee flexion/extension)
Antagonist of tibialis anterior - correct answer gastocnemius/soleus (ankle flexion/extension)
Microglia - correct answer immune cells of the nervous system, tag foreign invaders and label
them for destruction
Astrocytes - correct answer support cells of cns, allow selective permeability at the bbb. Source
of neural stem cells.
Ependymal cells - correct answer line ventricles, create barriers between compartments
Oligodendrocytes - correct answer forms myelin sheath in cns to increase speed of conduction
Satellite cells - correct answer protection/support of pns cells
Schwann cells - correct answer form myelin sheath in the pns.
Meninges - correct answer multiple layers of protective connective tissue: dura mater (thickest
and outer), arachnoid mater (cushion), pia mater (thin membrane hugs brain).
Pons - correct answer relays signal between cerebrum and cerebellum including sleep, hearing,
taste and posture.
Cerebellum - correct answer controls movement, balance, coordination, tactile perception,
scheduling/planning of tasks.
Objective Assessment Actual Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Ligaments - correct answer connect bone to bone
Tendons - correct answer connect muscle to bone
Ethmoid bone - correct answer part of floor of cranial cavity, separates nasal cavity from the
brain
Sphenoid bone - correct answer roof of nasal cavity
Maxillae - correct answer forms upper jaw
Mandible - correct answer forms lower jaw
Palatine bones - correct answer posterior hard palate
Zygomatic bone - correct answer cheek structure
Antagonist of pectoralis major - correct answer deltoid (shoulder flexion/extension)
Antagonist of biceps brachii - correct answer triceps brachii (elbow flexion/extension)
Antagonist of flexor carpi radialis - correct answer extensor carpi radialis (wrist
flexion/extension)
, Antagonist of flexor digitorum profundus - correct answer extensor digitorum (finger
flexion/extension)
Antagonist of illiopsoas - correct answer gluteus maximus (hip flexion/extension)
Antagonist of hamstring - correct answer quadriceps (knee flexion/extension)
Antagonist of tibialis anterior - correct answer gastocnemius/soleus (ankle flexion/extension)
Microglia - correct answer immune cells of the nervous system, tag foreign invaders and label
them for destruction
Astrocytes - correct answer support cells of cns, allow selective permeability at the bbb. Source
of neural stem cells.
Ependymal cells - correct answer line ventricles, create barriers between compartments
Oligodendrocytes - correct answer forms myelin sheath in cns to increase speed of conduction
Satellite cells - correct answer protection/support of pns cells
Schwann cells - correct answer form myelin sheath in the pns.
Meninges - correct answer multiple layers of protective connective tissue: dura mater (thickest
and outer), arachnoid mater (cushion), pia mater (thin membrane hugs brain).
Pons - correct answer relays signal between cerebrum and cerebellum including sleep, hearing,
taste and posture.
Cerebellum - correct answer controls movement, balance, coordination, tactile perception,
scheduling/planning of tasks.
