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WorksheetsIntro to Anatomy
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following is true of the anatomical position?
The humerus is proximal to the scapula.
The radius is medial to the ulna.
The vertebral arch is ventral to the vertebral body.
The femur is superior to the fi bula.
The phalanges of the foot are cranial to the metatarsals.
If the body were sectioned along a ___ plane, it would be divided into ___ portions.
sagittal…anterior and posterior
sagittal…superior and inferior
coronal…superior and inferior
coronal…right and left
horizontal…superior and inferior
Which of the following is true of a median plane of the hand?
It becomes a horizontal plane when the hand is medially rotated 90 degrees.
It becomes a coronal plane when the brachium (upper arm) is laterally rotated 90 degrees and abducted 90 degrees.
It is the same as a frontal plane.
It remains a median plane regardless of limb or body position.
It is oriented mediolaterally.
A radiologist wishes to image the body in a plane parallel to both scapulae. Which of the following choices best describes the desired sectioning?
Horizontal section
Transverse section
Frontal section
Sagittal section
Oblique section
A young boy uses his right hand to screw-in a new light bulb. Which of the following terms best describes the screw-home movement of his forearm?
Flexion
Abduction
Pronation
Adduction
Supination
Bones are often classifi ed according to their shape and/or developmental pattern. Which of the following choices is an example of a fl at bone?
Humerus
Sternum
Hamate
Maxilla
Patella
In endochondral ossifi cation, bone replaces most of an initial cartilage model. Which of the following refers to the part of a bone ossifi ed from the primary ossifi cation center?
Diaphysis
Epiphysis
Metaphysis
Epiphyseal plate
Condyle
A 16-year-old boy crashes his mountain bike and suffers a fractured tibia. Which of the following damaged structures would most likely produce the acute pain emanating from the fractured tibia?
Nerves in compact bone
Nerves in trabecular bone
Surrounding muscle and tendon receptors
Periosteal nerves
Vascular nerves
Which of the following is an example of a cartilaginous joint?
Humeroulnar joint
Middle radioulnar joint
Intervertebral disc joint
Cranial sutural joint
Tibiotalar joint
Synovial joints allow free movement between their bony elements. They are classifi ed into multiple subtypes according
to the shape of the articulating surfaces and/or the degree of movement allowed. Which of the following synovial joint
types permits multiaxial movement?
Pivot
Ball and socket
Condyloid
Saddle
Hinge
A physician delivers an intramuscular injection into the lateral aspect of the shoulder. Which of the following sequences
describes the correct order of tissue layers pierced by the needle, passing from superfi cial to deep?
Epidermis, dermis, superfi cial fascia, epimysium, deep fascia
Dermis, epidermis, superfi cial fascia, deep fascia, epimysium
Dermis, epidermis, superfi cial fascia, epimysium, deep fascia
Epidermis, dermis, superfi cial fascia, deep fascia, epimysium
Epidermis, superfi cial fascia, dermis, deep fascia, epimysium
A 20-year-old college student on spring break suffers a firstdegree sunburn on her back and upper limbs. Which of the
following integumentary structures/functions is most likely affected?
Hair follicles
Subcutaneous fat
Vitamin A production
Parasympathetic nerve endings
General sensory nerve endings
A teenage boy breaks a pane of glass with his fi st and receives a laceration to the posterior aspect of his wrist. He notices the
tendons that cross his wrist lift out of place (or bowstring) when he extends his wrist. Which of the following structures
was most likely cut by the broken glass?
Investing deep fascia
Intermuscular septum
Bursa
Retinaculum
Synovial tendon sheath
A 17-year-old boy engages in an intensive weight-lifting program to build muscle strength. The growth of his muscles
is the result of which of the following processes?
Atrophy
Hypertrophy
Hyperplasia
Tonus
Shunting
During an exercise program, a physical therapist instructs her patient to fl ex his elbow. Which of the following terms
describes the muscles that perform that desired action?
Agonists
Antagonists
Fixators
Proprioceptors
Synergists
Which of the following structures are innervated by somatic motor neurons?
Meissner corpuscles
Arrector pili muscles of hair follicles
Myocardium of the left ventricle
Wall of the axillary artery
Semispinalis muscle
A 55-year-old woman presents with ulceration and pain in the skin around and including her right nipple. Her physician correctly identifi es the affected area as that of the T4 dermatome. The pain this woman is suffering could be related to which of
the following spinal segmental levels?
T3 only
T4 only
T3 and T4
T4 and T5
T3, T4, and T5
A man exhibits anhydrosis (lack of sweating) and erythema (flushing) on his chest due to loss of sympathetic innervation. A thorough neurological analysis reveals dysfunction of presynaptic (preganglionic) sympathetic nerve cell bodies. Which of the following sites is most likely damaged in this patient?
Brainstem
Lateral gray horn of the spinal cord
Sympathetic chain ganglia
Prevertebral ganglia
Dorsal root ganglia
A research scientist at a pharmaceutical company discovers a new drug that selectively blocks the release of norepinephrine from nerve endings. At which of the following sites would this
drug have the greatest effect on normal synaptic transmission?
Somatic neuron motor end plates
Postsynaptic parasympathetic nerve terminals
Postsynaptic sympathetic nerve terminals
Synapses between presynaptic and postsynaptic parasympathetic
neurons
Synapses between presynaptic and postsynaptic sympathetic
neurons
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the venous system?
The direction of blood fl ow in veins is away from the heart
Veins in the limbs tend to be double or multiple vessels
Veins are less abundant than arteries
The walls of veins are thicker than those of their companion arteries
Veins tend to spurt blood when cut
A 65-year-old woman develops blood clots in her lower limbs. If one of these were to break loose and fl ow through the venous system, it would embed in capillaries in which of the following locations?
Brain
Kidneys
Lungs
Liver
Heart
A physician discovers that his 72-year-old patient is leaking blood from a vessel that normally carries oxygendepleted blood. Which of the following vessels is most likely
damaged?
Pulmonary trunk
Pulmonary veins
Abdominal aorta
Coronary arteries
Common carotid arteries
Under normal conditions, lymphatic vessels periodically contain elevated amounts of fat droplets (chyle). The highest concentration of chyle is found in the lymphatics that drain
which of the following organs?
Small intestine
Brain
Heart
Long bones
Spleen
In the figure, the gallbladder is _____ to the liver.
superior
anterior
inferior
posterior
deep
Which two organs in the diagram are in the abdominal cavity?
stomach and heart
liver and gallbladder
ascending colon and lung
transverse colon and heart
In the diagram, the femoral area is _____to the cervical area?
superior
inferior
medial
proximal
posterior
In the diagram, the calcaneal is _____to the popliteal region?
inferior
superior
distal
proximal
medial
Which plane divides the body into unequal right and left halves?
A
B
C
D
E
The section shown in (C) results from cutting through a _____ plane extending through the brain?
frontal
sagittal
oblique
midsagittal
transverse
Which cavity contains the urinary bladder?
A
B
C
D
E
