Human body and health

The number of bones in an adult human body is:

• 1 206
• 2 250
• 3 180
• 4 300

The universal blood donor group is:

• 1 A positive
• 2 AB positive
• 3 B negative
• 4 O negative

Insulin is produced by the:

• 1 Pancreas
• 2 Liver
• 3 Kidney
• 4 Stomach

The deficiency of vitamin C causes:

• 1 Rickets
• 2 Scurvy
• 3 Beriberi
• 4 Night blindness

Vitamin D is made in the skin with the help of:

• 1 Water
• 2 Sunlight
• 3 Wind
• 4 Heat

The mosquito that spreads dengue fever is:

• 1 Anopheles
• 2 Tsetse fly
• 3 Culex
• 4 Aedes

The pigment that carries oxygen in the blood is:

• 1 Haemoglobin
• 2 Keratin
• 3 Melanin
• 4 Chlorophyll

The largest organ of the human body is the:

• 1 Skin
• 2 Lung
• 3 Liver
• 4 Brain

The vaccine against smallpox was developed by:

• 1 Louis Pasteur
• 2 Edward Jenner
• 3 Alexander Fleming
• 4 Robert Koch

Penicillin was discovered by:

• 1 Joseph Lister
• 2 Alexander Fleming
• 3 Marie Curie
• 4 Jonas Salk

The normal human body temperature is about:

• 1 37 °C
• 2 35 °C
• 3 40 °C
• 4 32 °C

The hormone that regulates blood sugar is:

• 1 Adrenaline
• 2 Thyroxine
• 3 Oestrogen
• 4 Insulin

Which organ filters the blood to make urine?

• 1 Kidney
• 2 Liver
• 3 Pancreas
• 4 Heart

The number of chambers in the human heart is:

• 1 2
• 2 5
• 3 4
• 4 3

A deficiency of iron causes:

• 1 Goitre
• 2 Rickets
• 3 Scurvy
• 4 Anaemia

Which vitamin is needed for the clotting of blood?

• 1 Vitamin C
• 2 Vitamin A
• 3 Vitamin D
• 4 Vitamin K

Goitre is caused by a lack of:

• 1 Calcium
• 2 Iodine
• 3 Iron
• 4 Vitamin C

The disease spread by Anopheles mosquitoes is:

• 1 Malaria
• 2 Cholera
• 3 Typhoid
• 4 Dengue

The largest artery in the body is the:

• 1 Carotid artery
• 2 Femoral artery
• 3 Aorta
• 4 Pulmonary artery

Which blood cells fight infection?

• 1 Red blood cells
• 2 Plasma only
• 3 White blood cells
• 4 Platelets

Bones are made mainly of:

• 1 Calcium phosphate
• 2 Keratin
• 3 Sodium chloride
• 4 Iron

The vaccine for polio is given:

• 1 Only by surgery
• 2 Only by skin patch
• 3 By mouth drops or injection
• 4 Only by inhaler