Human anatomy worksheet with answers

What type of synovial joint is the hip joint?

1. ABall-and-socket joint
2. BPivot joint
3. CSaddle joint
4. DHinge joint

Which type of muscle tissue is both striated and involuntary?

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

How many pairs of ribs does a typical adult have?

1. A10
2. B11
3. C12
4. D14

Which spinal nerve roots form the brachial plexus?

1. AT1 to T5
2. BC5 to T1
3. CC3 to C7
4. DC1 to C4

Which artery supplies most of the anterior wall of the left ventricle and the front of the interventricular septum?

1. ARight coronary artery
2. BCircumflex artery
3. CLeft anterior descending artery
4. DPosterior descending artery

In which part of the nephron does most reabsorption of water and sodium take place?

1. ACollecting duct
2. BProximal convoluted tubule
3. CDistal convoluted tubule
4. DLoop of Henle

A footballer takes a blow to the outside of the planted knee. Which combination of injuries is classically called the "unhappy triad"?

1. AMedial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament and patella
2. BPosterior cruciate ligament, lateral collateral ligament and lateral meniscus
3. CAnterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and medial meniscus
4. DAnterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament and patellar ligament

Which ligament of the knee prevents the tibia from sliding forward relative to the femur?

1. APosterior cruciate ligament
2. BPatellar ligament
3. CMedial collateral ligament
4. DAnterior cruciate ligament