Miscellaneous Human body science trivia quiz questions with answers

1. Which parts of the body are formed by the bones of the metatarsals and phalanges?
   
2. What is the fluid that lubricates and cushions the movable joints between the bones?
   
3. What is the oxygen-carrying protein found in the red blood cells of the body?
    
4. What are the chemicals produced by the endocrine glands to control body functions?
   
5. Where in the human body do you find the alveoli?
   
6. What name is given to the genetic make-up of an individual?
   
7. A bone is joined to a muscle by which structure?
   
8. What is the biggest bone in the body?
   
9. Which of the retina's cells can distinguish between different wavelengths of light?
   
10. What is the name of the large buttock and thigh muscle?
    
11. Which hormone causes male sexual development?
    
12. Which part of the brain controls the heart rate?
    
13. How many genes are there in the human genome?
    
14. When the egg is released from the ovary, what is left behind?
    
15. What is an overgrowth of fibrous tissue, usually produced at the site of a scar?
    
16. Which is the only vein in the body to carry oxygenated blood?
    
17. Which human body organ weighs about 2 kilos?
    
18. What is the threshold of noise-induced pain, measured in decibels?
    
19. Which name is given to the heart chamber which receives blood?
    
20. Which organ makes bile?
    
21. What kind of joint is the hip?
    
22. What term is given to the lymphocytes which mature in the thymus?
    
23. Where is the sinoatrial node?
    
24. What is the substance that the body over-produces in an allergic reaction to pollen?
    
25. Where is the pituitary gland?
    
26. Which organ of the body secretes insulin?
    
27. Where are the semicircular canals?
    
28. Which part of the gut absorbs water from thje food?
    
29. Where would you find the islets of Langerhans?
    
30. What is the colored muscle that responds involuntarily to light?
    
31. What is the name of the enzyme produced in the mouth?
    
32. Which glands secrete estrogen?
    
33. The pituitary controls many hormones, but what controls the pituitary?
    
34. What is the pigment that colors skin?
    
35. Which tissue secretes progesterone during the second half of the menstrual cycle?
    
36. Which gland secretes the corticosteroids?
    
37. What are the natural pain-killing substances produced in the brain and pituitary gland?
    
38. In which organ are the feces formed?
    
39. What is the function of the islets of Langerhans?
    
40. What is the scientific name for the heart's pacemaker?
    
41. Which hormone helps control ovulation?
    
42. What hormone was discovered by John Jacob Abel?
    
43. What is the substance produced by hard exercise and oxygen debt, causing stiffness in the muscles?
    
44. Where would you find the carotid arteries?
    
45. Of what do we have 52 in a lifetime, 20 of which are deciduous?
    
46. Which protein forms hair and nails?
    

Answers to Quiz #80 - Human Body Trivia Answers

1. Feet.
2. Synovial fluid.
3. Hemoglobin.
4. Hormones.
5. Lung.
6. Genotype.
7. Tendon.
8. Femur.
9. Cone cells.
10. Gluteus maximus.
11. Testosterone.
12. Medulla oblongata.
13. 80,000.
14. Corpus luteum.
15. Keloid.
16. Pulmonary vein.
17. Liver.
18. 140db.
19. Atrium.
20. Liver.
21. Ball-and-socket.
22. T cells.
23. Heart.
24. Histamine.
25. In the brain.
26. Pancreas.
27. The inner ear.
28. Colon.
29. Pancreas.
30. Iris.
31. Salivary amylase.
32. Ovaries.
33. Hypothalamus.
34. Melanin.
35. Corpus luteum.
36. Adrenal.
37. Endorphins.
38. Colon.
39. They secrete insulin.
40. Sinoatrial node.
41. Luteinizing hormone.
42. Adrenaline.
43. Lactic acid.
44. Neck.
45. Teeth.
46. Keratin.