Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the kneecap?

  1. AFibula
  2. BTibia
  3. CPatella
  4. DCalcaneus
2.Easy

How many vertebrae fuse to form the adult sacrum?

  1. A5
  2. B4
  3. C3
  4. D7
3.Easy

What type of synovial joint is the hip joint?

  1. ABall-and-socket joint
  2. BHinge joint
  3. CPivot joint
  4. DSaddle joint
4.Medium

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

  1. ATeres major
  2. BLatissimus dorsi
  3. CSubscapularis
  4. DDeltoid
5.Medium

Which spinal nerve roots form the brachial plexus?

  1. AC5 to T1
  2. BT1 to T5
  3. CC3 to C7
  4. DC1 to C4
6.Medium

The sympathetic nervous system leaves the central nervous system from which spinal segments?

  1. ACervical only
  2. BSacral only (S2–S4)
  3. CThoracic and upper lumbar (T1–L2)
  4. DCranial and sacral
7.Hard

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

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

When inserting a chest drain or needle into the pleural space, why is it placed just above the upper border of a rib?

  1. AThe intercostal muscles are absent above each rib
  2. BThe pleura is thickest just above each rib
  3. CThe intercostal vein, artery and nerve run along the lower border of each rib
  4. DThe lung does not reach the area above each rib

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Patella
  2. 2. A · 5
  3. 3. A · Ball-and-socket joint
  4. 4. C · Subscapularis
  5. 5. A · C5 to T1
  6. 6. C · Thoracic and upper lumbar (T1–L2)
  7. 7. D · Left-sided weakness and loss of proprioception, right-sided loss of pain and temperature
  8. 8. C · The intercostal vein, artery and nerve run along the lower border of each rib

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