The general anatomy quizzes
Each of the quizzes below includes 15 multiple-choice questions. If you get an answer wrong we'll tell you the right answer, and your overall score is presented at the end of the quiz. Come back to repeat the quizzes regularly, and you'll quickly learn the 'language of anatomy'!
Choose from the following categories :
Anatomical planes and directions - describing locations on the body :
Quiz 1 --- Quiz 2
Body movements - describing the different types of movement :
Quiz 1
Joints - test your knowledge of the joints of the body :
Quiz 1 --- Quiz 2
General anatomy facts - general knowledge anatomy questions :
Quiz 1 --- Quiz 2 --- Quiz 3
Anatomy of the cell - the anatomy of a typical eukaryotic animal cell :
Quiz 1 --- Quiz 2
Anatomy of the skin - the structure of the skin :
Quiz 1
Anatomy of bones - naming the various parts of bones :
Quiz 1 --- Quiz 2 --- Quiz 3 --- Quiz 4 --- Quiz 5
General muscle anatomy - questions on muscle types and anatomy :
Quiz 1 --- Quiz 2 --- Quiz 3
Anatomical word roots - roots, prefixes & suffixes (medical terminology) :
Quiz 1 --- Quiz 2 --- Quiz 3 --- Quiz 1 (harder)
Resources :
In this section we've added a few alternative study aids to help you along.
- Articles - Here you'll find a range of short articles on basic anatomy and physiology topics, complete with a few 'test yourself' questions for each one.
- Images and pdf's - Just in case you get tired of looking at the screen we've provided images and pdf files that you can print out and use for 'off-line' practice.
- Word Roots - When you learn the word roots, prefixes and suffixes contained within anatomical and medical terms, you can often work out what they mean. This can be a useful skill as you progress in your studies, so we've provided a dictionary to help you!
- Games - Finally in the resources section, we've added some simple games to make anatomy and physiology practice a little bit more fun.