Free anatomy worksheets, answer keys, and quizzes for students beginning anatomy and physiology. Practice directional terms, bone markings, body planes, rib classification, and body cavities. Open a topic below or save the starter packet for offline study. No account or email is required.

A printable anatomy starter packet

Download the US Letter packet (PDF)

Download the A4 packet (PDF)

Six pages in US Letter or A4, with 24 questions covering directional terms and bone markings. This combines the directional-terms and multiple-choice bone-markings worksheets below with their explained answer keys.

  • Page 1: 12 directional-terms questions.
  • Pages 2–3: 12 bone-markings questions.
  • Page 4: directional-terms answers and explanations.
  • Pages 5–6: bone-markings answers and explanations.

Print pages 1–3 first if you want to keep the answers out of sight. Each topic starts its numbering at 1. This is a small vocabulary practice set; use your course outline to decide what else you need to study.

Individual worksheets and answer keys

Bone markings

Twelve multiple-choice questions on features such as foramina, fossae, facets, and condyles. The question sheet and explained answer key are two pages each, in US Letter or A4.

Prefer recall without choices? Write the ten bone-marking terms from memory, then check the separate explained key. Each PDF is one page.

Try the scored bone markings quiz for immediate feedback and another round of the questions you missed. You can also switch to typed-answer practice.

Practice anatomy online

Choose a topic below. The written questions let you attempt the set before opening the explanations; the bone-markings quiz checks each answer as you go.

  • Directional terms: Twelve written questions with explanations and an optional one-at-a-time review.
  • Bone markings: Twelve multiple-choice questions or ten typed-answer prompts, with immediate feedback and retries.
  • Anatomical planes: Six written questions with explanations and an optional one-at-a-time review.
  • True, false, and floating ribs: Five written questions on rib attachments, with explanations and an optional one-at-a-time review.
  • Body cavities: Eight written questions on cavity groupings and the diaphragm, with a separate online answer key.

Bring your course materials into the practice

For a lab practical, you also need to recognize structures on the models, specimens, and diagrams your instructor uses. The lab practical study guide explains how to set up practice stations.

Download the one-page lab practice log in US Letter (PDF) or A4 (PDF) to record your first attempt, the correction, and what to revisit.

Try a coloring activity

The Anatomy in Mind preview includes skull, rib, and patella activities with separate keys in a seven-page PDF. These book pages are still being prepared for publication.

New to this kind of study? Read how to use an anatomy coloring book to combine coloring with recall practice.

More A&P practice in one app

The Atlas A&P study app contains 190 multiple-choice questions, 166 flashcards and notes across 11 topic units. Try the free 10-question cells-and-tissues sample before deciding whether the format fits your study sessions.

The full A&P app is a one-time CAD12.95 download on Etsy. For pharmacology or nursing exam practice, see the study app catalog. The free worksheets on this page remain available without purchase or signup.