Limb Quizzes, Questions & Answers

Can you tell a tetrapod from an octopod? What distinguishes the pectoral girdle from the pelvic? Why is it that humans walk so easily on two legs while our closest primate relatives prefer to keep to all fours?

Limbs – in a wide variety of numbers, shapes, and sizes – help animals to move, feed, and reproduce. The ten highly specialized limbs of a crayfish, to a monkey’s prehensile tail, to our own two hands and feet: there’s a lot to learn about the amazing analogous structures that exist in nature, from the wings of bats to birds and butterflies, as well as the history of homology that explains why the bones in a human arm are so similar to those in dogs, horses, and even whales. Like learning about limbs? Take our quiz to find out more!

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Radiographic Procedures: Upper Limb

OVER 10 QUESTIONS. HELPS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE TO TAKE X-RAY ACCORDING TO ANATOMY

Questions: 14 | Attempts: 4059 | Last updated: Jan 15, 2025

Sample Question
How many bones are in the hand?

27

32

14

Amputation: Limb Loss Quiz!

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 4120 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
Psychosocial Integrity A client who had an elective below-the-knee amputation reports pain in the part of his leg that was amputated. What is the nurse’s best response to his pain?

“The pain will go away in a few days or so.”

“That’s phantom limb pain and every amputee has that.”

“On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate your pain?”

“The pain is not real, so we don’t treat it.”

Axilla And Upper Limb Quiz!

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 647 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
The axillary artery continues as a brachial artery.

True

False

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