Bones and Joints
Strongest and longest bone in the body?
The Femur
Largest muscle in the body?
The gluteus maximus
Chemical messengers that carry signals across a synapse?
Neurotransmitters
Hair thin vessels where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the blood and tissues?
Capillaries
Who is the president of the healthcare club?
Umaima Azam
Tough, fibrous bands that connect bones to bones?
Ligaments
Sheet-like muscle below the lungs that drives breathing?
The diaphragm
The longest and widest single nerve that runs down from the back behind each leg?
Sciatic nerve
The largest artery in the body that starts from the left ventricle?
The aorta
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
The smallest bone in the human body, measuring about 3mm?
The stapes/stir up
The by-product produced by muscles during exercise when they undergo anaerobic respiration?
Lactic acid
Fatty insulator wrapped around neurons that allows electrical impulses to be transmitted quickly?
Myelin sheath
What is the only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood?
The pulmonary artery
In which European city was the first organized marathon held?
Athens
Name of the nerve that runs behind the elbow with the nickname “funny bone”?
The ulnar nerve
Term used to describe the wasting away of muscles due to injury or lack of use?
Atrophy
Pea-sized gland found at the base of the brain that controls the body’s hormonal activity?
The pituitary gland
A small cluster of cells in the right atrium of the heart that generate electrical impulses and is known as the “pacemaker”?
SA (sinatrial) node
What's the international animal of Scotland?
Unicorn
How many bones are people born with (before fusing)?
≈270 bones before some fuse to become 206
Tiny muscle attached to hair follicles that make hair stand when one gets goose bumps?
The arrector pili
Area of the frontal lobe used in speech production and is named after a 19th century French physician?
Broca’s area
Middle, muscular layer of the heart wall responsible for the heart’s pumping action?
Myocardium
Which president was a licensed bartender before getting into politics?
Abraham Lincoln