Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the breastbone?

  1. ASternum
  2. BXiphoid
  3. CScapula
  4. DClavicle
2.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the kneecap?

  1. ACalcaneus
  2. BPatella
  3. CTibia
  4. DFibula
3.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the collarbone?

  1. AScapula
  2. BClavicle
  3. CAcromion
  4. DSternum
4.Medium

Where does fertilisation most commonly take place?

  1. ACervix
  2. BAmpulla of the uterine tube
  3. COvary
  4. DBody of the uterus
5.Medium

Which is the largest nerve in the human body?

  1. AMedian nerve
  2. BVagus nerve
  3. CSciatic nerve
  4. DFemoral nerve
6.Medium

Which two regions of the adult spine normally show a lordosis (curve concave towards the back)?

  1. AThoracic and sacral
  2. BThoracic and lumbar
  3. CCervical and lumbar
  4. DCervical and thoracic
7.Hard

Which structure is found in the posterior mediastinum?

  1. AHeart
  2. BThymus
  3. CAscending aorta
  4. DOesophagus
8.Hard

After a difficult delivery with traction on the neck, a baby's arm hangs by the side, internally rotated with the forearm pronated ("waiter's tip"). Which part of the brachial plexus is injured?

  1. AMedial cord
  2. BLower trunk (C8–T1)
  3. CPosterior cord
  4. DUpper trunk (C5–C6)

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Sternum
  2. 2. B · Patella
  3. 3. B · Clavicle
  4. 4. B · Ampulla of the uterine tube
  5. 5. C · Sciatic nerve
  6. 6. C · Cervical and lumbar
  7. 7. D · Oesophagus
  8. 8. D · Upper trunk (C5–C6)

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