Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the anatomical name for the collarbone?

  1. AScapula
  2. BClavicle
  3. CAcromion
  4. DSternum
2.Easy

Which type of muscle tissue is both striated and involuntary?

  1. ASmooth muscle
  2. BSkeletal muscle
  3. CVisceral muscle
  4. DCardiac muscle
3.Easy

How many pairs of ribs does a typical adult have?

  1. A11
  2. B10
  3. C14
  4. D12
4.Medium

Which part of the stomach connects to the duodenum?

  1. APylorus
  2. BFundus
  3. CCardia
  4. DBody
5.Medium

Which two regions of the adult spine normally show a lordosis (curve concave towards the back)?

  1. AThoracic and sacral
  2. BCervical and lumbar
  3. CCervical and thoracic
  4. DThoracic and lumbar
6.Medium

Which bone of the skull contains the foramen magnum?

  1. AOccipital bone
  2. BTemporal bone
  3. CParietal bone
  4. DSphenoid bone
7.Hard

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

  1. AL5
  2. BL4
  3. CS1
  4. DL3
8.Hard

When inserting a chest drain or needle into the pleural space, why is it placed just above the upper border of a rib?

  1. AThe lung does not reach the area above each rib
  2. BThe intercostal muscles are absent above each rib
  3. CThe pleura is thickest just above each rib
  4. DThe intercostal vein, artery and nerve run along the lower border of each rib

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Clavicle
  2. 2. D · Cardiac muscle
  3. 3. D · 12
  4. 4. A · Pylorus
  5. 5. B · Cervical and lumbar
  6. 6. A · Occipital bone
  7. 7. A · L5
  8. 8. D · The intercostal vein, artery and nerve run along the lower border of each rib

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