Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the breastbone?

  1. AClavicle
  2. BScapula
  3. CSternum
  4. DXiphoid
2.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the windpipe?

  1. ALarynx
  2. BOesophagus
  3. CTrachea
  4. DPharynx
3.Easy

In which region of the abdomen is the spleen found?

  1. ALeft upper quadrant
  2. BRight upper quadrant
  3. CLeft lower quadrant
  4. DRight lower quadrant
4.Medium

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

  1. AMedian cubital vein
  2. BBrachial vein
  3. CGreat saphenous vein
  4. DAxillary vein
5.Medium

Which muscle group on the front of the thigh extends the knee?

  1. AAdductors
  2. BGluteal muscles
  3. CQuadriceps femoris
  4. DHamstrings
6.Medium

Which is the outermost layer of the meninges?

  1. AArachnoid mater
  2. BDura mater
  3. CChoroid plexus
  4. DPia mater
7.Hard

An ECG shows an infarct in leads II, III and aVF (inferior wall). Which coronary artery is most commonly blocked?

  1. ARight coronary artery
  2. BLeft anterior descending artery
  3. CLeft main coronary artery
  4. DFirst diagonal branch
8.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. BPosterior superior temporal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere
  3. CPrecentral gyrus of the non-dominant hemisphere
  4. DCerebellar hemisphere

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Sternum
  2. 2. C · Trachea
  3. 3. A · Left upper quadrant
  4. 4. A · Median cubital vein
  5. 5. C · Quadriceps femoris
  6. 6. B · Dura mater
  7. 7. A · Right coronary artery
  8. 8. B · Posterior superior temporal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere

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