Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which bone forms the heel?

  1. ACuboid
  2. BNavicular
  3. CTalus
  4. DCalcaneus
2.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the collarbone?

  1. AAcromion
  2. BSternum
  3. CClavicle
  4. DScapula
3.Easy

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

  1. A186
  2. B226
  3. C206
  4. D270
4.Medium

Which of these organs is retroperitoneal?

  1. AKidney
  2. BStomach
  3. CSpleen
  4. DTransverse colon
5.Medium

Which part of the stomach connects to the duodenum?

  1. ABody
  2. BPylorus
  3. CCardia
  4. DFundus
6.Medium

Which spinal nerve roots form the brachial plexus?

  1. AC1 to C4
  2. BC3 to C7
  3. CT1 to T5
  4. DC5 to T1
7.Hard

A large central disc prolapse at L4–L5 causes saddle anaesthesia, urinary retention and bilateral leg weakness. Which structure is compressed?

  1. AFemoral nerve
  2. BThoracic spinal cord
  3. CCauda equina
  4. DSciatic nerve in the buttock
8.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 vein, artery and nerve run along the lower border of each rib
  2. BThe lung does not reach the area above each rib
  3. CThe intercostal muscles are absent above each rib
  4. DThe pleura is thickest just above each rib

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Calcaneus
  2. 2. C · Clavicle
  3. 3. C · 206
  4. 4. A · Kidney
  5. 5. B · Pylorus
  6. 6. D · C5 to T1
  7. 7. C · Cauda equina
  8. 8. A · The intercostal vein, artery and nerve run along the lower border of each rib

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