Human Body
1.What is made by the endocrine system? Hormones
2. How many teeth comprise a full set for the average human being? (_+/- 2 Bonus for spot on!) 32
3.What is the red pigment in blood called? HAEMOGLOBIN
4.Human bones are mostly comprised of two chemical elements, potash and what? CALCIUM
5.What aid to personal hygiene was invented in prison by William Addis? THE TOOTH BRUSH
6. In which organ of the human body is Aqueous Humour found? The Eyes
7.Clearblue One Step is used to detect which condition? Pregnancy
8.What does the letter ‘P’ stand for in BUPA? Provident
9.Apart from the eyes and the fingers what other part of the body has patters unique to each person? The Tongue
10.What is the shape of a Viagra tablet Diamond Shaped
Human Body
1.What is the name of the hormone that stimulates the nervous system and raises the heart rate? Adrenalin
2.What does the majority of the brain comprise of? Water
3.By what name was Hansen’s disease known in the Bible? Leprosy
4.What are there 26 of in the human body, 7 of which are cervical and 5 of which are lumbar? Vertebrae
5.What part of the body did Tony Curtis lose in the film The Vikings? Hand
6.Which side of the brain is responsible for logic and rational thought? Left
7.The largest tendon in the body is named after which Greek hero? Achilles
8.Why might Charles Dickens have suffered from Scrivener’s Palsy? It is the technical name for writer’s cramp
9.Who founded The Body Shop? Anita Roddick
10.Addison’s Disease is caused by failure of the which glands? Adrenal glands
Human Body
1.Which Hollywood legend was nicknamed The Girl with the Million Dollar Legs? Betty Grable
2.What is also known as the little brain? Cerebellum
3.What is the alternative name for lockjaw? Tetanus
4.What is the smallest cell in the body of a male human? Sperm cell
5.What is the liquid portion of the blood called? Plasma
6.Which musical features the song, Take That Look off Your Face? Tell Me on Sunday
7.Whose heart beats faster, males or females? Female
8.What type of operation involves the severing of nerve fibres in the prefrontal area of the brain to effect behavioural changes? Lobotomy
9.Who played the title role in the film, The Man with Two Brains? Steve Martin
10. What so the initials CNS stand for with regard to the human body? Central Nervous System
Human Body
1.How many chambers are there in a human heart? Four
2.ECT is a form of treatment, which involves passing an electric current through the brain. What do the initials stand for? Electro convulsive therapy
3.In which film did Anthony Hopkins feed Ray Liotta a portion of his own brain? Hannibal
4.What name is given to the soft spot on top of a baby’s head? Fontanelle
5.What does an electrocardiograph record? Heartbeat
6.What type of joint is the shoulder joint? Ball & socket joint
7.What grows the faster, fingernails or toenails? Fingernails
8.What was the world’s first effective antibiotic? Penicillin
9.What does an emetic medicine induce? Vomiting
10.Crick & Watson won a Nobel Prize for the discovery of what? DNA
