Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

How many pairs of ribs does a typical adult have?

  1. A10
  2. B14
  3. C11
  4. D12
2.Easy

Which tube carries urine from each kidney to the bladder?

  1. AVas deferens
  2. BUrethra
  3. CUreter
  4. DRenal vein
3.Easy

Which is the largest artery in the body?

  1. APulmonary artery
  2. BCarotid artery
  3. CFemoral artery
  4. DAorta
4.Medium

Which carpal bone is most commonly fractured, typically after a fall on an outstretched hand?

  1. ALunate
  2. BScaphoid
  3. CPisiform
  4. DHamate
5.Medium

Which part of the brainstem contains the main cardiovascular and respiratory centres?

  1. APons
  2. BCerebellum
  3. CMidbrain
  4. DMedulla oblongata
6.Medium

Which of these organs is retroperitoneal?

  1. ASpleen
  2. BKidney
  3. CTransverse colon
  4. DStomach
7.Hard

Where does the thoracic duct usually empty its lymph into the blood?

  1. AJunction of the right subclavian and right internal jugular veins
  2. BInferior vena cava at the level of the kidneys
  3. CRight atrium directly
  4. DJunction of the left subclavian and left internal jugular veins
8.Hard

During a lumbar puncture, which ligament is the last one pierced before the needle enters the epidural space?

  1. APosterior longitudinal ligament
  2. BLigamentum flavum
  3. CSupraspinous ligament
  4. DInterspinous ligament

Answer key

  1. 1. D · 12
  2. 2. C · Ureter
  3. 3. D · Aorta
  4. 4. B · Scaphoid
  5. 5. D · Medulla oblongata
  6. 6. B · Kidney
  7. 7. D · Junction of the left subclavian and left internal jugular veins
  8. 8. B · Ligamentum flavum

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