Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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

1. AUrethra
2. BUreter
3. CKidney
4. DUrinary bladder

Which lobe of the brain contains the primary visual cortex?

1. AParietal lobe
2. BOccipital lobe
3. CTemporal lobe
4. DFrontal lobe

Which layer of the eye contains the light-sensitive photoreceptors?

1. ACornea
2. BIris
3. CSclera
4. DRetina

The circle of Willis at the base of the brain connects which two arterial supplies?

1. AJugular and vertebral systems
2. BLeft and right external carotid arteries
3. CInternal carotid and vertebrobasilar systems
4. DExternal carotid and subclavian arterial systems

Which of these organs is retroperitoneal?

1. ASpleen
2. BTransverse colon
3. CStomach
4. DKidney

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

1. AGreat saphenous vein
2. BMedian cubital vein
3. CAxillary vein
4. DBrachial vein

A pituitary tumour grows upwards and causes loss of both outer (temporal) halves of the visual field. Where is the visual pathway compressed?

1. AOccipital cortex
2. BOptic chiasm
3. CRight optic nerve
4. DLeft optic tract

A patient cannot abduct the arm beyond about 15° after a fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus, and has numbness over the lateral shoulder. Which nerve is most likely injured?

1. AAxillary nerve
2. BLong thoracic nerve
3. CRadial nerve
4. DSuprascapular nerve