Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the venae cavae?

  1. ALeft ventricle
  2. BLeft atrium
  3. CRight ventricle
  4. DRight atrium
2.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the windpipe?

  1. APharynx
  2. BLarynx
  3. COesophagus
  4. DTrachea
3.Easy

How many vertebrae fuse to form the adult sacrum?

  1. A3
  2. B4
  3. C7
  4. D5
4.Medium

The rotator cuff consists of supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and which other muscle?

  1. ADeltoid
  2. BLatissimus dorsi
  3. CTeres major
  4. DSubscapularis
5.Medium

Which type of epithelium lines the urinary bladder?

  1. ASimple columnar epithelium
  2. BSimple squamous epithelium
  3. CTransitional epithelium (urothelium)
  4. DPseudostratified columnar epithelium
6.Medium

Which superficial vein in the front of the elbow is most often used for venepuncture?

  1. AMedian cubital vein
  2. BGreat saphenous vein
  3. CBrachial vein
  4. DAxillary vein
7.Hard

Why can an inflamed gallbladder that irritates the diaphragm cause pain at the tip of the right shoulder?

  1. AThe gallbladder is attached to the right clavicle
  2. BBile travels up the lymphatics to the shoulder
  3. CThe vagus nerve supplies the skin of the shoulder
  4. DThe phrenic nerve shares spinal segments C3–C5 with the skin of the shoulder
8.Hard

A stab wound cuts the left half of the spinal cord at T10. Which pattern of loss is expected below the lesion?

  1. ALoss of pain and temperature on both sides only
  2. BLoss of all sensation and movement on the left only
  3. CRight-sided weakness and loss of proprioception, left-sided loss of pain and temperature
  4. DLeft-sided weakness and loss of proprioception, right-sided loss of pain and temperature

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Right atrium
  2. 2. D · Trachea
  3. 3. D · 5
  4. 4. D · Subscapularis
  5. 5. C · Transitional epithelium (urothelium)
  6. 6. A · Median cubital vein
  7. 7. D · The phrenic nerve shares spinal segments C3–C5 with the skin of the shoulder
  8. 8. D · Left-sided weakness and loss of proprioception, right-sided loss of pain and temperature

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