Human anatomy worksheet with answers

Where are the smallest bones of the human body found?

1. AIn the wrist
2. BIn the nose
3. CIn the toes
4. DIn the middle ear

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

1. AArteries
2. BLymphatic vessels
3. CVeins
4. DVenules

In anatomical terms, what does "proximal" mean?

1. AFurther from the trunk or point of attachment
2. BCloser to the front of the body
3. CCloser to the midline of the body
4. DCloser to the trunk or point of attachment

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

1. AScaphoid
2. BPisiform
3. CLunate
4. DHamate

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

1. ACervical and thoracic
2. BThoracic and sacral
3. CThoracic and lumbar
4. DCervical and lumbar

Which vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

1. APulmonary veins
2. BBronchial arteries
3. CVenae cavae
4. DPulmonary arteries

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

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

A patient cannot abduct the arm beyond about 15° after a fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus, and has numbness over the lateral shoulder. Which nerve is most likely injured?

1. ASuprascapular nerve
2. BAxillary nerve
3. CLong thoracic nerve
4. DRadial nerve