Anatomy Quiz: Free Human Anatomy Quizzes

Eight free anatomy quizzes with diagrams and short explanations: the brain, skull, muscles, bones, heart, head and neck, and upper and lower limbs. Pick a topic, or warm up with the ten-question mixed quiz below.

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Quick mixed anatomy quiz

Ten questions, one from each corner of the body.

  1. Question 1 of 10

    Name the highlighted structure.

    Brain, left side
    1. Brainstem
    2. Occipital lobe
    3. Cerebellum
    4. Pons
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    Answer: Cerebellum. The ‘little brain’ coordinates movement and balance. It holds most of the brain’s neurons, despite its size.

  2. Question 2 of 10

    Name the highlighted bone.

    Front view
    1. Mandible
    2. Zygomatic bone
    3. Hyoid bone
    4. Maxilla
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    Answer: Mandible. The lower jaw: the largest, strongest facial bone and the only skull bone you can move (ear ossicles aside).

  3. Question 3 of 10

    Which of these is NOT a rotator cuff muscle?

    1. Teres minor
    2. Supraspinatus
    3. Infraspinatus
    4. Teres major
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    Answer: Teres major. The rotator cuff is SITS: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. Teres major is a neighbour, not a member.

  4. Question 4 of 10

    Name the highlighted wrist bone.

    Right hand, palm side
    1. Triquetrum
    2. Scaphoid
    3. Lunate
    4. Trapezium
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    Answer: Scaphoid. The scaphoid, the most commonly broken carpal bone. Pain in the ‘anatomical snuffbox’ after a fall needs checking: its blood supply makes it slow to heal.

  5. Question 5 of 10

    Name the highlighted ligament.

    Right knee, front (kneecap off)
    1. Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
    2. Lateral meniscus
    3. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
    4. Medial collateral ligament (MCL)
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    Answer: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The ACL stops the tibia sliding forward. It tears with pivoting, landing and sudden stops, and female athletes tear it more often than male athletes.

  6. Question 6 of 10

    Name the highlighted structure at the front of the eye.

    Eye, sliced across
    1. Cornea
    2. Iris
    3. Lens
    4. Sclera
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    Answer: Cornea. The clear front window of the eye. It does about two-thirds of the eye’s focusing, more than the lens.

  7. Question 7 of 10

    Name the highlighted part of the spine.

    Spine, side view (front to the left)
    1. Thoracic spine
    2. Lumbar spine
    3. Sacrum
    4. Cervical spine
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    Answer: Cervical spine. Seven cervical vertebrae, the same number as a giraffe. They curve forwards (lordosis).

  8. Question 8 of 10

    Name the highlighted chamber, the one with the thickest wall.

    Heart, front view (schematic)
    1. Right ventricle
    2. Left ventricle
    3. Right atrium
    4. Left atrium
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    Answer: Left ventricle. The left ventricle pumps blood to the whole body, so its wall is about three times thicker than the right ventricle’s.

  9. Question 9 of 10

    How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

    1. 31
    2. 12
    3. 8
    4. 10
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    Answer: 12. Twelve pairs, numbered I (olfactory) to XII (hypoglossal). The 31 pairs are spinal nerves.

  10. Question 10 of 10

    How many bones make up the adult skull, by the usual count?

    1. 29
    2. 8
    3. 22
    4. 14
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    Answer: 22. 22: 8 cranial and 14 facial bones. Count the six ear ossicles and the hyoid too and you get 29.

Want one a day? Play Anatomegaly, the daily anatomy game: five body parts, four options each, new every midnight. Past puzzles are in the Anatomegaly archive.

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How do I learn anatomy fast?

Learn a region at a time, starting with the bones, then the muscles and their actions, then the nerves and vessels. Test yourself early and often (retrieval practice beats rereading), space your revision over days, draw and label from memory, and link structures to real problems: a numb little finger points to the ulnar nerve.

Who are these anatomy quizzes for?

Students in medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, paramedicine and biology, anyone revising for an anatomy and physiology exam, and curious people who want to know what’s under the skin. Each quiz starts gentle and gets harder.

Are the anatomy quizzes free?

Yes. Every quiz is free with no sign-up. Your best score for each quiz is saved on your device only.

Are the diagrams accurate?

They’re simplified, original teaching sketches, not to scale. Real anatomy varies from person to person, and textbooks and atlases show the detail.

Reviewed 8 November 2026 by a Malady Wise GP. Diagrams are simplified, original sketches, not to scale. General education, not personal medical advice.