Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

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

What is the anatomical name for the windpipe?

  1. ATrachea
  2. BPharynx
  3. COesophagus
  4. DLarynx
3.Easy

Which organ stores urine before it is passed out of the body?

  1. AUrinary bladder
  2. BUreter
  3. CKidney
  4. DUrethra
4.Medium

In which part of the nephron does most reabsorption of water and sodium take place?

  1. ACollecting duct
  2. BLoop of Henle
  3. CDistal convoluted tubule
  4. DProximal convoluted tubule
5.Medium

Which structure is the main bundle of nerve fibres connecting the left and right cerebral hemispheres?

  1. AFornix
  2. BCorpus callosum
  3. CInternal capsule
  4. DCerebral peduncle
6.Medium

Which valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle?

  1. ATricuspid valve
  2. BMitral (bicuspid) valve
  3. CAortic valve
  4. DPulmonary valve
7.Hard

Which coronary artery most often supplies the sinoatrial (SA) node?

  1. ALeft anterior descending artery
  2. BRight coronary artery
  3. CCircumflex artery
  4. DLeft main coronary artery
8.Hard

A patient cannot abduct the arm beyond about 15° after a fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus, and has numbness over the lateral shoulder. Which nerve is most likely injured?

  1. ASuprascapular nerve
  2. BAxillary nerve
  3. CLong thoracic nerve
  4. DRadial nerve

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Right atrium
  2. 2. A · Trachea
  3. 3. A · Urinary bladder
  4. 4. D · Proximal convoluted tubule
  5. 5. B · Corpus callosum
  6. 6. B · Mitral (bicuspid) valve
  7. 7. B · Right coronary artery
  8. 8. B · Axillary nerve

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