Top Human Anatomy Quizzes & Trivia

We’re going inside the human body this time. Take our human anatomy quiz and we’ll take you everywhere around the body, from head to toe and from one shoulder to the other. We will see just how well you know your own body and how much attention you’ve paid in anatomy class. To make this easier for you, we bring you a batch of sample questions.

Take a look: How many bones make up the human shoulder? What is the total number of bones that one can find in the average human body? What is the approximate amount of blood usually found in the human body? If you didn’t manage to find your manual by now then good luck to you. See how well you can score in our human anatomy trivia.

Human Anatomy Questions and Answers

The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portion is the

sagittal plane

transverse plane

oblique plane

frontal plane

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The ______ plane divides the body into right and left halves.

transverse

sagittal

coronal

oblique

para-sagittal

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The mediastinum is found in the _____ cavity.

Dorsal

Thoracic

Both of the above

Neither of the above

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In the anatomical position the subject

is lying down.

has arms placed above the head.

is standing upright facing the observer with the palms backwards.

is standing upright facing the observer with the palms forward.

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The anatomical term which best describes a structure toward the head is

superficial.

deep.

inferior.

superior.

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The best anatomical term to describe the back region of the body would be

ventral.

dorsal.

gluteal.

deep.

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Otic means:

breast

arm

ear

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cervical means:

neck

abdomen

forehead

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axillary means:

breast

armpit

check

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Which of the following substances is released from neurons in the GI tract and produces smooth muscle relaxation?

Secretin

Gastrin

Cholecystokinin (CCK)

Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)

Gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP)

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Which of the following is the site of secretion of intrinsic factor?

Gastric antrum

Gastric fundus

Duodenum

Ileum

Colon

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Vibrio cholerae causes diarrhea because it

increases HCO3- secretory channels in intestinal epithelial cells

increases Cl- secretory channels in crypt cells

prevents the absorption of glucose and causes water to be retained in the intestinal lumen isosmotically

inhibits cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) production in intestinal epithelial cells

inhibits inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) production in intestinal epithelial cells

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