Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

  1. AArteries
  2. BLymphatic vessels
  3. CVeins
  4. DVenules
2.Easy

About how many bones are in the typical adult human skeleton?

  1. A206
  2. B226
  3. C186
  4. D270
3.Easy

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta?

  1. ALeft atrium
  2. BRight ventricle
  3. CLeft ventricle
  4. DRight atrium
4.Medium

Which nerve is compressed in carpal tunnel syndrome?

  1. AMusculocutaneous nerve
  2. BRadial nerve
  3. CUlnar nerve
  4. DMedian nerve
5.Medium

Which cranial nerve supplies the lateral rectus muscle of the eye?

  1. ATrochlear nerve (IV)
  2. BOptic nerve (II)
  3. CAbducens nerve (VI)
  4. DOculomotor nerve (III)
6.Medium

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

  1. ATeres major
  2. BLatissimus dorsi
  3. CDeltoid
  4. DSubscapularis
7.Hard

Why is the proximal pole of the scaphoid at risk of avascular necrosis after a waist fracture?

  1. AIt is drained by a single vein that clots easily
  2. BIts only artery runs through the lunate
  3. CIts blood supply enters mainly from the distal end
  4. DIt has no blood supply at all
8.Hard

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

  1. ABlindness in the left eye only
  2. BRight homonymous hemianopia
  3. CLeft homonymous hemianopia
  4. DBitemporal hemianopia

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Arteries
  2. 2. A · 206
  3. 3. C · Left ventricle
  4. 4. D · Median nerve
  5. 5. C · Abducens nerve (VI)
  6. 6. D · Subscapularis
  7. 7. C · Its blood supply enters mainly from the distal end
  8. 8. B · Right homonymous hemianopia

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