Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which organ produces bile?

  1. ALiver
  2. BDuodenum
  3. CGallbladder
  4. DPancreas
2.Easy

Which structure attaches a muscle to a bone?

  1. AA ligament
  2. BCartilage
  3. CA bursa
  4. DA tendon
3.Easy

Which forearm bone lies on the thumb side in the anatomical position?

  1. AHumerus
  2. BScaphoid
  3. CUlna
  4. DRadius
4.Medium

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

  1. APisiform
  2. BScaphoid
  3. CHamate
  4. DLunate
5.Medium

Which valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle?

  1. APulmonary valve
  2. BTricuspid valve
  3. CAortic valve
  4. DMitral (bicuspid) valve
6.Medium

Where does fertilisation most commonly take place?

  1. AAmpulla of the uterine tube
  2. BOvary
  3. CCervix
  4. DBody of the uterus
7.Hard

During a lumbar puncture, which ligament is the last one pierced before the needle enters the epidural space?

  1. AInterspinous ligament
  2. BLigamentum flavum
  3. CSupraspinous ligament
  4. DPosterior longitudinal ligament
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Liver
  2. 2. D · A tendon
  3. 3. D · Radius
  4. 4. B · Scaphoid
  5. 5. D · Mitral (bicuspid) valve
  6. 6. A · Ampulla of the uterine tube
  7. 7. B · Ligamentum flavum
  8. 8. B · Between the left gastric vein and the oesophageal tributaries of the azygos vein

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