Human anatomy worksheet with answers

Which organ produces bile?

1. ALiver
2. BDuodenum
3. CPancreas
4. DGallbladder

Where in the body is the scapula?

1. AShoulder
2. BKnee
3. CPelvis
4. DWrist

In anatomical terms, what does "proximal" mean?

1. ACloser to the front of the body
2. BCloser to the trunk or point of attachment
3. CFurther from the trunk or point of attachment
4. DCloser to the midline of the body

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

1. ACranial and sacral
2. BSacral only (S2–S4)
3. CCervical only
4. DThoracic and upper lumbar (T1–L2)

Which is the largest nerve in the human body?

1. ASciatic nerve
2. BVagus nerve
3. CFemoral nerve
4. DMedian nerve

In which structure do sperm mature and get stored after leaving the testis?

1. ASeminal vesicle
2. BEpididymis
3. CProstate gland
4. DSeminiferous tubules

Early appendicitis is often felt as vague pain around the umbilicus. Why?

1. AThe phrenic nerve carries the pain to the umbilicus
2. BIts visceral nerves enter the cord at T10, like the umbilical skin
3. CThe appendix lies directly behind the umbilicus
4. DInflammation spreads first to the abdominal wall at the navel region

Why does an inhaled foreign body more often lodge in the right main bronchus than the left?

1. AThe right bronchus is narrower and more horizontal
2. BThe right bronchus is wider, shorter and more vertical
3. CThe left bronchus is closed by the epiglottis
4. DThe right lung has stronger airflow due to the heart's position