Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the kneecap?

  1. APatella
  2. BCalcaneus
  3. CTibia
  4. DFibula
2.Easy

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

  1. ALeft atrium
  2. BLeft ventricle
  3. CRight atrium
  4. DRight ventricle
3.Easy

What type of synovial joint is the hip joint?

  1. AHinge joint
  2. BBall-and-socket joint
  3. CSaddle joint
  4. DPivot joint
4.Medium

Which vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

  1. APulmonary veins
  2. BBronchial arteries
  3. CPulmonary arteries
  4. DVenae cavae
5.Medium

Which artery supplies most of the anterior wall of the left ventricle and the front of the interventricular septum?

  1. APosterior descending artery
  2. BRight coronary artery
  3. CLeft anterior descending artery
  4. DCircumflex artery
6.Medium

Which nerve is compressed in carpal tunnel syndrome?

  1. ARadial nerve
  2. BMedian nerve
  3. CMusculocutaneous nerve
  4. DUlnar nerve
7.Hard

In the fetus, the ductus arteriosus connects the pulmonary trunk to the aorta. What does it become after birth?

  1. ALigamentum teres
  2. BLigamentum arteriosum
  3. CLigamentum venosum
  4. DFossa ovalis
8.Hard

Why does an inhaled foreign body more often lodge in the right main bronchus than the left?

  1. AThe right bronchus is narrower and more horizontal
  2. BThe right lung has stronger airflow due to the heart's position
  3. CThe left bronchus is closed by the epiglottis
  4. DThe right bronchus is wider, shorter and more vertical

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Patella
  2. 2. C · Right atrium
  3. 3. B · Ball-and-socket joint
  4. 4. A · Pulmonary veins
  5. 5. C · Left anterior descending artery
  6. 6. B · Median nerve
  7. 7. B · Ligamentum arteriosum
  8. 8. D · The right bronchus is wider, shorter and more vertical

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