Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the kneecap?

  1. APatella
  2. BFibula
  3. CTibia
  4. DCalcaneus
2.Easy

Which structure attaches a muscle to a bone?

  1. AA tendon
  2. BA ligament
  3. CCartilage
  4. DA bursa
3.Easy

How many lobes does the right lung have?

  1. A2
  2. B3
  3. C4
  4. D5
4.Medium

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

  1. ACervical only
  2. BCranial and sacral
  3. CThoracic and upper lumbar (T1–L2)
  4. DSacral only (S2–S4)
5.Medium

Where does the spinal cord normally end in an adult?

  1. AAt the coccyx
  2. BAt about the level of vertebrae L1–L2
  3. CAt about the level of T10
  4. DAt the level of the sacrum
6.Medium

Which cranial nerve supplies the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles?

  1. AFacial nerve (VII)
  2. BAccessory nerve (XI)
  3. CVagus nerve (X)
  4. DHypoglossal nerve (XII)
7.Hard

An indirect inguinal hernia enters the inguinal canal at which point?

  1. ABelow the inguinal ligament, through the femoral canal
  2. BThrough the posterior wall of the canal, medial to the inferior epigastric vessels
  3. CThrough the superficial ring only, without entering the canal
  4. DThrough the deep inguinal ring, lateral to the inferior epigastric vessels
8.Hard

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

  1. ALeft homonymous hemianopia
  2. BBitemporal hemianopia
  3. CBlindness in the left eye only
  4. DRight homonymous hemianopia

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Patella
  2. 2. A · A tendon
  3. 3. B · 3
  4. 4. C · Thoracic and upper lumbar (T1–L2)
  5. 5. B · At about the level of vertebrae L1–L2
  6. 6. B · Accessory nerve (XI)
  7. 7. D · Through the deep inguinal ring, lateral to the inferior epigastric vessels
  8. 8. D · Right homonymous hemianopia

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