Human anatomy worksheet with answers

Where in the body is the scapula?

1. APelvis
2. BWrist
3. CKnee
4. DShoulder

Which flap of tissue covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing?

1. ASoft palate
2. BUvula
3. CVocal cords
4. DEpiglottis

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

1. ALeft atrium
2. BRight atrium
3. CRight ventricle
4. DLeft ventricle

Which nerve supplies the diaphragm?

1. AIntercostal nerves
2. BAccessory nerve
3. CPhrenic nerve
4. DVagus nerve

Which part of the brainstem contains the main cardiovascular and respiratory centres?

1. AMidbrain
2. BMedulla oblongata
3. CPons
4. DCerebellum

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

1. ACervical only
2. BCranial and sacral
3. CSacral only (S2–S4)
4. DThoracic and upper lumbar (T1–L2)

A stab wound cuts the left half of the spinal cord at T10. Which pattern of loss is expected below the lesion?

1. ALoss of all sensation and movement on the left only
2. BLoss of pain and temperature on both sides only
3. CLeft-sided weakness and loss of proprioception, right-sided loss of pain and temperature
4. DRight-sided weakness and loss of proprioception, left-sided loss of pain and temperature

Why can an inflamed gallbladder that irritates the diaphragm cause pain at the tip of the right shoulder?

1. AThe gallbladder is attached to the right clavicle
2. BThe vagus nerve supplies the skin of the shoulder
3. CThe phrenic nerve shares spinal segments C3–C5 with the skin of the shoulder
4. DBile travels up the lymphatics to the shoulder