Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Where are the smallest bones of the human body found?

  1. AIn the nose
  2. BIn the toes
  3. CIn the middle ear
  4. DIn the wrist
2.Easy

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

  1. A186
  2. B206
  3. C270
  4. D226
3.Easy

Which muscle is the main muscle of breathing?

  1. ADiaphragm
  2. BPectoralis major
  3. CRectus abdominis
  4. DTrapezius
4.Medium

Which part of the brain is chiefly responsible for coordination and balance?

  1. AMedulla oblongata
  2. BCerebellum
  3. CThalamus
  4. DHypothalamus
5.Medium

Which of these organs is retroperitoneal?

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

Which type of epithelium lines most of the trachea?

  1. APseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
  2. BSimple cuboidal epithelium
  3. CTransitional epithelium
  4. DStratified squamous epithelium
7.Hard

After a stroke, a patient speaks fluently but uses meaningless words and cannot understand speech. Where is the lesion most likely to be?

  1. AInferior frontal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere
  2. BCerebellar hemisphere
  3. CPrecentral gyrus of the non-dominant hemisphere
  4. DPosterior superior temporal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere
8.Hard

Which ligament of the knee prevents the tibia from sliding forward relative to the femur?

  1. APosterior cruciate ligament
  2. BMedial collateral ligament
  3. CAnterior cruciate ligament
  4. DPatellar ligament

Answer key

  1. 1. C · In the middle ear
  2. 2. B · 206
  3. 3. A · Diaphragm
  4. 4. B · Cerebellum
  5. 5. A · Kidney
  6. 6. A · Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
  7. 7. D · Posterior superior temporal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere
  8. 8. C · Anterior cruciate ligament

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