Human Body
Do babies have more bones than adults?
a) Yes, babies have more
b) no, adults have more
c) they have the same number
d) It depends on the baby's height
A: Yes, Babies have more
What do your kidneys help do?
a) Pump blood
b) digest food
c) control your heartbeat
d) Filter waste/toxins from your blood and excrete urine
D) Filter waste/toxins from your blood and excrete urine
What does your immune system mainly do?
A. Digest food
B. Pump blood
C. Defend your body against harmful invaders
D. Produce oxygen
C. Defend your body against harmful invaders
What organ is responsible for thoughts, memories, and many other functions?
A. Heart
B. Brain
C. Liver
D. Lungs
B. Brain
Which travels faster?
A. Light
B. Sound
C. They travel at the same speed
D. It depends on the temperature
A. Light
What organ pumps blood around your body?
Heart
Where does most nutrient absorption from food occur?
a) Stomach
b) small intestine
c) Large intestine
d) esophagus
b: small intestine
Which of these is NOT a type of blood cell?
A. Red blood cell
B. White blood cell
C. Platelet
D. Neuron
D. Neuron
TRUE OR FALSE: Your brain itself can feel pain
A. True
B. False
B. False
If a person were suddenly exposed to space without a spacesuit, what would be one of the most immediate dangers?
A. They would instantly freeze solid
B. They would immediately turn into ice
C. They would lose consciousness from lack of oxygen
D. Gravity would crush them
C. They would lose consciousness from lack of oxygen
Which organ has the amazing ability to regenerate after losing part of itself?
a) brain
b) kidneys
c) lungs
d) Liver
What is the main job of red blood cells?
a) helps you sleep
b) carry oxygen
c) digest food
d) makes hormones
Why don't antibiotics work against viruses?
A. Viruses are too small
B. Antibiotics only work while you're sleeping
C. Antibiotics target bacteria, not viruses
D. Viruses are immune to all medicine
C. Antibiotics target bacteria, not viruses
Why do you automatically pull your hand away from something very hot?
A. Your muscles make their own decisions
B. A reflex pathway responds very quickly
C. Your heart sends the signal
D. Your skin disconnects from your brain
B. A reflex pathway responds very quickly
TRUE OR FALSE: You have bacteria living on and inside your body right now.
A. True
B. False
A. True
Which organ uses the most energy in the human body?
a) stomach
b) Brain
c) heart
d) lungs
b: Brain
Which body system communicates using electrical signals?
a) Nervous system
b) digestive system
c) respiratory system
d) skeletal system
A: nervous system
What is a vaccine essentially helping your immune system learn to recognize?
A. Oxygen
B. Sugar
C. A specific pathogen or part of it
D. Red blood cells
C. A specific pathogen or part of it
What is neuroplasticity?
A. The brain becoming physically larger every day
B. The brain's ability to change and adapt its connections
C. The brain turning into muscle
D. The brain producing new bones
B. The brain's ability to change and adapt its connections
What is the largest organ in the human body?
A. Liver
B. Brain
C. Skin
D. Lungs
C. Skin
Whats the smallest bone in the human body?
a) Femur
b) Patella
c) Stapes
d) Radius
c: Stapes
Which organ system works closely with the respiratory system to deliver oxygen to cells throughout the body?
a) Circulatory system
b) Skeletal system
c) Digestive system
d) Integumentary system
A. Circulatory system
What do platelets in your blood help with?
A. Carrying oxygen
B. Fighting every virus
C. Blood clotting
D. Digesting fats
C. Blood clotting
Why can't you tickle yourself as easily as someone else can?
A. Your skin becomes numb
B. Your brain predicts your own movements
C. Your hands are less sensitive
D. Your muscles block the sensation
B. Your brain predicts your own movements
What sense is the last to go when you die?
A. Sight
B. Smell
C. Hearing
D. Taste
C. Hearing