Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which is the largest part of the human brain?

  1. AThalamus
  2. BCerebrum
  3. CCerebellum
  4. DBrainstem
2.Easy

How many lobes does the right lung have?

  1. A4
  2. B3
  3. C2
  4. D5
3.Easy

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

  1. A186
  2. B270
  3. C226
  4. D206
4.Medium

The head of the femur articulates with which structure?

  1. AGlenoid cavity
  2. BGreater trochanter
  3. CObturator foramen
  4. DAcetabulum
5.Medium

Which cranial nerve controls most of the muscles of facial expression?

  1. ATrigeminal nerve (V)
  2. BOculomotor nerve (III)
  3. CFacial nerve (VII)
  4. DHypoglossal nerve (XII)
6.Medium

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

  1. ALunate
  2. BHamate
  3. CScaphoid
  4. DPisiform
7.Hard

A large central disc prolapse at L4–L5 causes saddle anaesthesia, urinary retention and bilateral leg weakness. Which structure is compressed?

  1. AFemoral nerve
  2. BThoracic spinal cord
  3. CSciatic nerve in the buttock
  4. DCauda equina
8.Hard

In portal hypertension, oesophageal varices form at which portosystemic anastomosis?

  1. ABetween the splenic vein and the left renal vein
  2. BBetween the superior rectal and middle rectal veins
  3. CBetween the paraumbilical veins and the epigastric veins
  4. DBetween the left gastric vein and the oesophageal tributaries of the azygos vein

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Cerebrum
  2. 2. B · 3
  3. 3. D · 206
  4. 4. D · Acetabulum
  5. 5. C · Facial nerve (VII)
  6. 6. C · Scaphoid
  7. 7. D · Cauda equina
  8. 8. D · Between the left gastric vein and the oesophageal tributaries of the azygos vein

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