Well quizzers, we haven't had a quiz on this blog for many days. The last one appeared on June 14th - a whole month ago. So it's nigh time for me to get my thinking cap on. Just over two years ago, we all enjoyed a delightful quiz about the human body and the moment for another one has at last arrived. No matter where we reside - from Melbourne to Florence SC and from Ludwigsburg to West Hampstead, we all have bodies so we should naturally know a lot about this user-friendly subject. As usual, the answers will be given in the comments section.
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1) When you open your mouth you can see a dangly bit of flesh hanging down at the entrance to your throat but what is it called?
(a) Your vulva (b) Your tonsil (c) Your uvula (d) Your larynx
2) How many bones are there in a "normal" adult human body?
(a) 206 bones (b) 1026 bones (c) 2206 bones (d) 602.5 bones
(a) 2% (b) 5% (c) 10% (d) 14.5%
4) What's the glowing red thing?
(a) appendix (b) pancreas (c) kidney (d) gall bladder
5) In the average adult human body how many miles of nerves are there?
(a) 4.5 miles (b) 14.5 miles (c) 24 miles (d) 45 miles
(a) Medical Research Inquiry (b) Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(c) Maximum Radiation Investigation (d) Multicellular Report Imagery
(c) Maximum Radiation Investigation (d) Multicellular Report Imagery
7) Varicella is the medical name for a common infectious disease that usually goes by another name. To which disease am I referring?
(a) German measles (b) Scarlet fever (c) Chickenpox (d) Mumps
8) Roughly how many sperm cells does an average man produce in his lifetime?
(a) 2.5 million (b) one hundred million (c) one billion (d) one trillion
9) What is the function of the pineal gland?
(a) it regulates the sleep-wake cycle (b) it regulates blood sugar levels
(c) it controls the body's calcium and phosphorus levels (d) it produces stress hormones (like cortisol and adrenaline) and regulates blood pressure.
10) If you stay awake for 24 hours, how many times will you blink?
(a) about 2800 times (b) about 28,800 times
(c) about 88,200 times (d) about 280,000 times
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That's all folks! How did you do?
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