ANATOMY
True or False
The shoulder is an axial bone
FALSE
What is the most common blood type?
O+
True or False
The average human head has 100,000 hair follicles.
TRUE
True or False
The average thickness of human skin is 12mm.
FALSE
Thinner - 0.5 - 4mm across the body
True or False
The hand has more bones than the foot.
True
True or False
Blood vessels, bladders, and airways are skeletal muscles that grow larger with exercise.
False: they are smooth muscles that contract involuntarily
The human brain is much larger than most other mammalian brains due to the growth of which section?
A. Cerebellum
B. Medulla
C. Cerebral Cortex
C. Cerebral Cortex
How many muscles control your eyeballs?
6
At birth, how many bones do you have?
A. 350
B. 206
c. 411
A. 350
Which of the following is NOT a type of stem cell?
A. Umbilical
B. Fat
C. Fetal
B. Fat
If you were to stretch out your entire digestive system, how long would it be?
A. 10 feet (3 meters)
B. 30 Feet (9 meters)
C. 50 feet (15 meters)
C. 50 feet
Where is the heart REALLY located?
A. Right side of the chest
B. Middle of the chest, slightly to the right
C. Middle of the chest, slightly to the left
D. Left side of the chest
C. Middle of the chest, slightly to the left
What is the Adam's Apple?
A. Protruding thyroid cartilage on the larynx
B. A biblical reference to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
C. A noticeable mass of tissue that is used for digesting food
A. Protruding thyroid cartilage on the larynx
If we were to stretch out the blood vessels from end to end, how many kilometres would blood travel?
96,561 kilometers
Why does your nose run when you are crying?
A. The pressure that releases tears also releases mucus in the nasal cavity.
B. The nasal cavity and brain are connected.
C. Tear ducts drain into the back of the nose
C. Tear ducts drain into the back of the nose
How many muscles make up the hamstring?
3
Biceps femoris
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
How many vertebrae are in the human spine?
24
Cervical - 7
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
Sacrum - 5 (fused)
Coccyx - 3 - 5 (fused)
Blood enters the heart through which of the following:
A. Superior and inferior vena cava
B. Mitral valve
C. Pulmonary artery
A. Superior and inferior vena cava
How many litres of saliva does an average person produce in a lifetime?
23,000 litres
Name three muscles of the trunk.
Latissimus dorsi, erector spinae, obliques, rectus abdominis, pectoralis major/minor, intercostals, diaphragm