Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the breastbone?

  1. AClavicle
  2. BScapula
  3. CSternum
  4. DXiphoid
2.Easy

How many lobes does the right lung have?

  1. A4
  2. B2
  3. C5
  4. D3
3.Easy

Which structure attaches a muscle to a bone?

  1. AA tendon
  2. BA bursa
  3. CA ligament
  4. DCartilage
4.Medium

Where does the spinal cord normally end in an adult?

  1. AAt the level of the sacrum
  2. BAt the coccyx
  3. CAt about the level of vertebrae L1–L2
  4. DAt about the level of T10
5.Medium

Which vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

  1. ABronchial arteries
  2. BPulmonary veins
  3. CPulmonary arteries
  4. DVenae cavae
6.Medium

The circle of Willis at the base of the brain connects which two arterial supplies?

  1. AJugular and vertebral systems
  2. BLeft and right external carotid arteries
  3. CExternal carotid and subclavian arterial systems
  4. DInternal carotid and vertebrobasilar systems
7.Hard

When a patient stands on the right leg only, the left side of the pelvis drops (positive Trendelenburg sign). Which nerve is most likely damaged?

  1. ARight femoral nerve
  2. BRight inferior gluteal nerve
  3. CRight superior gluteal nerve
  4. DLeft superior gluteal nerve
8.Hard

A patient cannot abduct the arm beyond about 15° after a fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus, and has numbness over the lateral shoulder. Which nerve is most likely injured?

  1. ASuprascapular nerve
  2. BLong thoracic nerve
  3. CAxillary nerve
  4. DRadial nerve

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Sternum
  2. 2. D · 3
  3. 3. A · A tendon
  4. 4. C · At about the level of vertebrae L1–L2
  5. 5. B · Pulmonary veins
  6. 6. D · Internal carotid and vertebrobasilar systems
  7. 7. C · Right superior gluteal nerve
  8. 8. C · Axillary nerve

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