Use the nail anatomy and physiology quiz below to test your knowledge on the basic structure of the nail unit. While our fingernails and toenails may seem like a simple structure, they actually have special tissues and folds. In addition, our nails serve several important functions, and they can also be used to assess for […]

Do you know the different types of teeth and their function? How many primary teeth typically develop? How many permanent teeth develop? Nursing students and healthcare majors must take anatomy and physiology in college. It is also useful to have a basic understanding of teeth anatomy because some buccal medications may require placement above a […]

Take this free tooth anatomy quiz to test your knowledge on the sections and major tissues of the teeth. When you study anatomy (or dentistry), you’ll want to familiarize yourself with the basic structure of a tooth. The tooth can be divided into three main sections, which consist of four major tissues. Before taking this […]

This brachialis anatomy quiz will test your knowledge of this muscle’s insertion, origin, action (function), and more. While there are over 650 muscles in the human body, the brachialis is one of the larger muscles that you’ll want to know for your anatomy exams. Before taking this free quiz on the brachialis muscle, you might […]

Take this free biceps brachii quiz below to test your knowledge on this muscle. The body has over 650 muscles, and the biceps brachii is perhaps the most popular of them all. If you are studying nursing or another health science, you’ll want to be familiar with the biceps brachii, as well as the other […]

Test your knowledge of anatomy body movement terms, also called the body planes of motion, which occur at the synovial joints. This quiz covers important terms such as flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction, protraction, retraction, excursion, protrusion, retrusion, and more. Nurses and other healthcare professionals use these terms when assessing patients or when documenting. You’ll […]

Rotation is a body movement term in anatomy. These terms for body movements are important to learn for both anatomy courses and clinical practice. The rotation anatomy quiz below will test you on the key concepts of this movement. Prior to taking this quiz, you might want to review our rotation movement notes, or watch […]

In this gliding movement anatomy quiz, you can test your knowledge of this body movement term. Healthcare professionals such as nurses use body movement terms to assess patients, document, and communicate with other healthcare professionals. Prior to taking this quiz, you might want to review our gliding anatomy notes, or watch our quick gliding video […]

In this circumduction quiz for anatomy, you can test your knowledge of this body movement term. Nurses and other healthcare professionals refer to circumduction when documenting or performing healthcare assessments for things like joint mobility. Prior to taking this quiz, you might want to review our circumduction notes or watch our circumduction video demonstration. (NOTE: […]

In this abduction and adduction anatomy quiz, you can test your knowledge of these body movement terms that occur at the synovial joints. Healthcare professionals such as nurses use body movement terms to assess patients, document, and communicate with other healthcare professionals. Prior to taking this quiz, you might want to review our abduction and […]

Quiz yourself on the three types of muscle tissue. In the human body, there are three types of muscle tissue: skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle tissue. Each type of muscle tissue has different characteristics that you’ll need to know for your anatomy exams. Before taking the quiz below, you might want to review […]