Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

How many cervical vertebrae does a typical adult have?

  1. A8
  2. B5
  3. C7
  4. D12
2.Easy

Which type of muscle tissue is both striated and involuntary?

  1. ASkeletal muscle
  2. BSmooth muscle
  3. CCardiac muscle
  4. DVisceral muscle
3.Easy

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta?

  1. ARight atrium
  2. BLeft atrium
  3. CRight ventricle
  4. DLeft ventricle
4.Medium

Which structure produces most of the cerebrospinal fluid?

  1. AChoroid plexus
  2. BPia mater
  3. CArachnoid granulations
  4. DPineal gland
5.Medium

Which carpal bone is most commonly fractured, typically after a fall on an outstretched hand?

  1. ALunate
  2. BPisiform
  3. CHamate
  4. DScaphoid
6.Medium

Which structure connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx?

  1. AExternal acoustic meatus
  2. BNasolacrimal duct
  3. CAuditory (Eustachian) tube
  4. DCochlear duct
7.Hard

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

  1. AThe phrenic nerve carries the pain to the umbilicus
  2. BInflammation spreads first to the abdominal wall at the navel region
  3. CIts visceral nerves enter the cord at T10, like the umbilical skin
  4. DThe appendix lies directly behind the umbilicus
8.Hard

A lesion of the left optic tract causes which visual field defect?

  1. ABitemporal hemianopia
  2. BRight homonymous hemianopia
  3. CBlindness in the left eye only
  4. DLeft homonymous hemianopia

Answer key

  1. 1. C · 7
  2. 2. C · Cardiac muscle
  3. 3. D · Left ventricle
  4. 4. A · Choroid plexus
  5. 5. D · Scaphoid
  6. 6. C · Auditory (Eustachian) tube
  7. 7. C · Its visceral nerves enter the cord at T10, like the umbilical skin
  8. 8. B · Right homonymous hemianopia

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