Assuming Word 2016 on the Mac is similar in this respect to the PC version, go to File|Info. Do you see an 'Edit Links to Files' option (lower right-corner on a PC)? If no, the image isn't linked. If yes, click on that and make sure the updates are set to automatic.
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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]
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