Health and diseases

Abbreviations

100

What does the abbreviation WHO stand for?

World Health Organization.

200

What does AIDS stand for?

a) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

b) Antiviral Immune Disorder System

c) Auto Immune Disorder Syndrome

a) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

300

What does the abbreviation BPD stand for?

a) brain personality disorder

b) border personality disease

c) borderline personality disorder

c) borderline personality disorder

400

What does the abbreviation ADHD stand for?

a) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

b) Attention deficit hypoactivity disorder

c) Anger deficit hyperactivity disorder

a) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

500

What does the abbreviation OCD stand for?

a) obsedant compulsive disease

b) obsessive compulsive disorder

c) obligation compulsive disorder

b) obsessive compulsive disorder

Organ systems

100

Which type of cell is found in the brain?

a) white blood cells

b) neurons

c) epithelial cells

b) neurons

200

What is the largest organ in the human body?

a) heart

b) skin

c) lungs

b) skin

300

What is the only part of the body that can't heal and repair on its own?

a) the earlobe

b) a heart

c) a tooth

c) a tooth

400

How many taste buds does the average human tongue have?

a) 10 000

b) 100 000

c) 1 000 000

a) 10 000

500

In which direction does blood travel in an artery?

a) from organ to organ

b) only from the heart to the lungs 

c) from the heart to the organs

c) from the heart to the organs 

Bones

100

What percentage of the body's weight is the skeleton?

a) 10 %

b) 15 %

c) 20 %

a) 10 %

200

Which bone are babies born without?

a) ankle

b) knee cap

c) collarbone

b) knee cap

300

How many bones are in the human skull?

a) 22

b) 34

c) 18

a) 22

400

What is the largest bone in the human body?

a) scapula

b) tarsal

c) femur

c) femur

500

What is the only bone in the body not attached to another bone?

a) pelvis

b) clavicle

c) hyoid

c) hyoid

Diseases

100

A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing is called:

a) asthma

b) stroke

c) diabetes

a) asthma

200

Which of the following insects is known to carry Lyme disease?

a) ticks

b) earthworms

c) honeybees

a) ticks

300

Which of the following is a symptom of hypothermia?

a) increase in mental acuity

b) slurred speech

c) hunger

b) slurred speech

400

What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?

a) a bacterium

b) a fungus

c) a virus

c) a virus

500

Which of the following is a noninfectious disease that affects the respiratory system?

a) influenza (flu)

b) Parkinson's disease

c) asthma

c) asthma