Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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

1. AUrethra
2. BUrinary bladder
3. CUreter
4. DKidney

Which tube carries urine from each kidney to the bladder?

1. ARenal vein
2. BVas deferens
3. CUreter
4. DUrethra

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

1. ARight atrium
2. BLeft atrium
3. CRight ventricle
4. DLeft ventricle

Which type of epithelium lines most of the trachea?

1. ATransitional epithelium
2. BPseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
3. CStratified squamous epithelium
4. DSimple cuboidal epithelium

Which superficial vein in the front of the elbow is most often used for venepuncture?

1. AMedian cubital vein
2. BGreat saphenous vein
3. CAxillary vein
4. DBrachial vein

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

1. AThoracic and upper lumbar (T1–L2)
2. BSacral only (S2–S4)
3. CCranial and sacral
4. DCervical only

A stroke affecting the left middle cerebral artery in a right-handed person most likely causes:

1. ARight-sided weakness and aphasia
2. BLeft-sided weakness and aphasia
3. CRight-sided weakness and left visual neglect
4. DIsolated loss of balance

In portal hypertension, oesophageal varices form at which portosystemic anastomosis?

1. ABetween the splenic vein and the left renal vein
2. BBetween the left gastric vein and the oesophageal tributaries of the azygos vein
3. CBetween the superior rectal and middle rectal veins
4. DBetween the paraumbilical veins and the epigastric veins