Human anatomy worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

How many vertebrae fuse to form the adult sacrum?

  1. A5
  2. B7
  3. C3
  4. D4
2.Easy

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

  1. ALeft ventricle
  2. BRight atrium
  3. CLeft atrium
  4. DRight ventricle
3.Easy

Which organ stores urine before it is passed out of the body?

  1. AKidney
  2. BUrinary bladder
  3. CUreter
  4. DUrethra
4.Medium

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

  1. ALunate
  2. BScaphoid
  3. CHamate
  4. DPisiform
5.Medium

Where does fertilisation most commonly take place?

  1. ACervix
  2. BBody of the uterus
  3. COvary
  4. DAmpulla of the uterine tube
6.Medium

Which structure produces most of the cerebrospinal fluid?

  1. AArachnoid granulations
  2. BChoroid plexus
  3. CPineal gland
  4. DPia mater
7.Hard

A stab wound cuts the left half of the spinal cord at T10. Which pattern of loss is expected below the lesion?

  1. ARight-sided weakness and loss of proprioception, left-sided loss of pain and temperature
  2. BLoss of all sensation and movement on the left only
  3. CLeft-sided weakness and loss of proprioception, right-sided loss of pain and temperature
  4. DLoss of pain and temperature on both sides only
8.Hard

Why is the proximal pole of the scaphoid at risk of avascular necrosis after a waist fracture?

  1. AIts blood supply enters mainly from the distal end
  2. BIt is drained by a single vein that clots easily
  3. CIt has no blood supply at all
  4. DIts only artery runs through the lunate

Answer key

  1. 1. A · 5
  2. 2. A · Left ventricle
  3. 3. B · Urinary bladder
  4. 4. B · Scaphoid
  5. 5. D · Ampulla of the uterine tube
  6. 6. B · Choroid plexus
  7. 7. C · Left-sided weakness and loss of proprioception, right-sided loss of pain and temperature
  8. 8. A · Its blood supply enters mainly from the distal end

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