Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

How many lobes does the right lung have?

  1. A5
  2. B3
  3. C2
  4. D4
2.Easy

Which is the largest artery in the body?

  1. ACarotid artery
  2. BPulmonary artery
  3. CFemoral artery
  4. DAorta
3.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the kneecap?

  1. AFibula
  2. BTibia
  3. CPatella
  4. DCalcaneus
4.Medium

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

  1. AMidbrain
  2. BMedulla oblongata
  3. CCerebellum
  4. DPons
5.Medium

Which part of the adrenal gland secretes adrenaline?

  1. AZona glomerulosa
  2. BZona reticularis
  3. CAdrenal medulla
  4. DZona fasciculata
6.Medium

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

  1. AMedulla oblongata
  2. BCerebellum
  3. CHypothalamus
  4. DThalamus
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. ACerebellar hemisphere
  2. BPosterior superior temporal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere
  3. CInferior frontal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere
  4. DPrecentral gyrus of the non-dominant hemisphere
8.Hard

Early appendicitis is often felt as vague pain around the umbilicus. Why?

  1. AInflammation spreads first to the abdominal wall at the navel region
  2. BThe appendix lies directly behind the umbilicus
  3. CThe phrenic nerve carries the pain to the umbilicus
  4. DIts visceral nerves enter the cord at T10, like the umbilical skin

Answer key

  1. 1. B · 3
  2. 2. D · Aorta
  3. 3. C · Patella
  4. 4. B · Medulla oblongata
  5. 5. C · Adrenal medulla
  6. 6. B · Cerebellum
  7. 7. B · Posterior superior temporal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere
  8. 8. D · Its visceral nerves enter the cord at T10, like the umbilical skin

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