Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which organ produces bile?

  1. ADuodenum
  2. BLiver
  3. CPancreas
  4. DGallbladder
2.Easy

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

  1. ARight atrium
  2. BRight ventricle
  3. CLeft atrium
  4. DLeft ventricle
3.Easy

Where are the alveoli found?

  1. AIn the small intestine
  2. BIn the kidneys
  3. CIn the lungs
  4. DIn the liver
4.Medium

The head of the femur articulates with which structure?

  1. AObturator foramen
  2. BAcetabulum
  3. CGreater trochanter
  4. DGlenoid cavity
5.Medium

Which cranial nerve supplies the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles?

  1. AAccessory nerve (XI)
  2. BVagus nerve (X)
  3. CHypoglossal nerve (XII)
  4. DFacial nerve (VII)
6.Medium

Which structure produces most of the cerebrospinal fluid?

  1. APia mater
  2. BArachnoid granulations
  3. CChoroid plexus
  4. DPineal gland
7.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
8.Hard

A lesion of the left optic tract causes which visual field defect?

  1. ALeft homonymous hemianopia
  2. BRight homonymous hemianopia
  3. CBitemporal hemianopia
  4. DBlindness in the left eye only

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Liver
  2. 2. A · Right atrium
  3. 3. C · In the lungs
  4. 4. B · Acetabulum
  5. 5. A · Accessory nerve (XI)
  6. 6. C · Choroid plexus
  7. 7. C · The intercostal vein, artery and nerve run along the lower border of each rib
  8. 8. B · Right homonymous hemianopia

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