Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

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

Which type of muscle tissue is both striated and involuntary?

  1. ASkeletal muscle
  2. BCardiac muscle
  3. CSmooth muscle
  4. DVisceral muscle
3.Easy

Which muscle on the front of the upper arm flexes the elbow?

  1. ATriceps brachii
  2. BDeltoid
  3. CBiceps brachii
  4. DBrachioradialis
4.Medium

Where does fertilisation most commonly take place?

  1. ACervix
  2. BBody of the uterus
  3. COvary
  4. DAmpulla of the uterine tube
5.Medium

Which structure produces most of the cerebrospinal fluid?

  1. AChoroid plexus
  2. BPia mater
  3. CPineal gland
  4. DArachnoid granulations
6.Medium

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

  1. AExternal carotid and subclavian arterial systems
  2. BLeft and right external carotid arteries
  3. CJugular and vertebral systems
  4. DInternal carotid and vertebrobasilar systems
7.Hard

A typical posterolateral disc herniation between L4 and L5 most often compresses which nerve root?

  1. AL3
  2. BL5
  3. CS1
  4. DL4
8.Hard

After a difficult delivery with traction on the neck, a baby's arm hangs by the side, internally rotated with the forearm pronated ("waiter's tip"). Which part of the brachial plexus is injured?

  1. AUpper trunk (C5–C6)
  2. BPosterior cord
  3. CMedial cord
  4. DLower trunk (C8–T1)

Answer key

  1. 1. B · 206
  2. 2. B · Cardiac muscle
  3. 3. C · Biceps brachii
  4. 4. D · Ampulla of the uterine tube
  5. 5. A · Choroid plexus
  6. 6. D · Internal carotid and vertebrobasilar systems
  7. 7. B · L5
  8. 8. A · Upper trunk (C5–C6)

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