Human Torso Model Labeled Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which paired, spongy organs occupy most of the chest and lie on either side of the mediastinum?
Kidneys
Adrenal glands
Lungs
Thyroid lobes
2. On the back side of a torso model, two bean-shaped organs appear against the posterior abdominal wall, one on each side of the spine. What are they?
Kidneys
Lungs
Ovaries
Adrenal glands
3. While following swallowed food toward the stomach, which muscular tube passes through an opening in the diaphragm?
Trachea
Duodenum
Common bile duct
Esophagus
4. A label points to an elongated gland behind the stomach that produces digestive enzymes and hormones involved in blood-glucose regulation. Which organ is it?
Spleen
Pancreas
Gallbladder
Adrenal gland
5. A soft organ is shown in the upper-left abdomen, lateral to the stomach and beneath the diaphragm. It filters blood and supports immune function. Which organ is it?
Left kidney
Pancreas
Spleen
Left lung
6. When the liver is lifted on a model, a small sac is visible on its underside. Which label should be attached to this bile-storing structure?
Duodenum
Appendix
Urinary bladder
Gallbladder
7. Follow urine from either kidney through a ureter. Which hollow pelvic organ receives and stores it next?
Prostate gland
Gallbladder
Rectum
Urinary bladder
8. Trace inhaled air downward from the larynx. Which labeled tube does it enter before the airway divides into the two main bronchi?
Thoracic aorta
Esophagus
Pharynx
Trachea
9. You are tracing the thicker intestinal tube that rises on the right, crosses the abdomen, descends on the left, and frames the central coils. What is it?
Small intestine
Ureter
Large intestine
Esophagus
10. Which structure forms the muscular boundary between the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Pleura
Diaphragm
Peritoneum
Sternum
11. Which organ is a muscular, often J-shaped sac connecting the esophagus to the duodenum?
Stomach
Pancreas
Transverse colon
Liver
12. A model’s appendix piece has come loose. To which part of the digestive tract should its base be reattached?
Cecum
Sigmoid colon
Rectum
Duodenum
13. You are positioning a removable heart piece on a torso model. Where should it sit?
Below the urinary bladder in the pelvic cavity
Between the lungs, behind the sternum and slightly left of center
Behind both kidneys against the posterior abdominal wall
Above the diaphragm and directly behind the trachea
14. Which structure, commonly called the voice box, lies below the pharynx and directly above the trachea?
Thyroid gland
Esophagus
Larynx
Epiglottis
15. A large organ occupies much of the upper-right abdomen, sits below the diaphragm, and extends toward the midline. Which label belongs there?
Liver
Stomach
Spleen
Pancreas
16. Which labeled structure forms most of the narrow, coiled tubing in the center of the abdomen and is the main site of nutrient absorption?
Large intestine
Small intestine
Pancreatic duct
Inferior vena cava