Trivia Quiz on Anatomy Part 5

1. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes ___.?

A) shut

B) closed

C) Open

D) squinted

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2. In relation to its size, which bird has, understandably, the thickest skull

A) Hawk

B) Woodpecker

C) Owl

D) Parrot

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3. The human body has about sixty thousand miles of ______

A) Nerves

B) Lymphatic vessels

C) Blood vessels

D) Muscles

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4. The tips of fingers & the soles of feet are covered by a thick, tough layer of skin called the what

A) Stratum corneum

B) Epidermis

C) Dermis

D) Hypodermis

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5. What takes a human 17 muscles to do

A) Blink

B) Frown

C) Smile

D) Laugh

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6. The presence of greater than five digits on the hands or feet is called

A) Polydactyly

B) Oligodactyly

C) Polydactylia

D) Ectrodactyly

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7. How many toes does the rhea have

A) Three

B) Two

C) Four

D) Five

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8. Which part of the body is most sensitive to radiation

A) The Skin

B) The Eyes

C) The Liver

D) The Blood

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9. This large bean shaped lymph gland can expand & contract as needed

A) The thymus

B) The spleen

C) The liver

D) The tonsil

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10. The name for which body organ translates as all flesh

A) Pancreas

B) Liver

C) Kidney

D) Stomach

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11. What is the technical term for the bones in the fingers and toes

A) Metacarpals

B) Phalanges

C) Carpals

D) Tarsals

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12. What Part Of The Human Body Has The Medical Term "Cillium"

A) The Eyebrows

B) The Eyelashes

C) The Nails

D) The Tongue

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13. What part of the human body grows to 20 times its size at birth?

A) Nose

B) Ears

C) Eyes

D) Hair

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14. Of what does a human being lose an average of 40 to 100 per day

A) Nails

B) Skin cells

C) Eyelashes

D) Hairs

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15. What is the longest muscle in the human body

A) Biceps brachii

B) Sartorius

C) Latissimus dorsi

D) Gluteus maximus

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16. What animal has a prehensile penis

A) Seal

B) Otter

C) Dolphin

D) Walrus

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17. What is a red blood cell

A) Leukocyte

B) Platelet

C) Erythrocyte

D) Hemoglobin

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18. What is the only bone in the body unattached to any other bone

A) Femur

B) Hyoid in throat

C) Stapes

D) Clavicle

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19. What is the decrease in size of a tissue or organ due to degeneration

A) Hyperplasia

B) Hypoplasia

C) Dysplasia

D) Atrophy

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20. If a doctor gives you a clyster what have you just got

A) An injection into the arm

B) A suppository inserted into the rectum

C) A pill swallowed

D) Injected into rectum by tube

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21. Which Human Body Part Contains A Quarter Of Your Bones

A) Ear

B) Hand

C) Foot

D) Skull

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22. What finger is the most sensitive

A) Thumb

B) Middle finger

C) Forefinger

D) Little finger

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23. What does a hypodermic literally mean

A) Under skin

B) Above the skin

C) Under the tongue

D) Through the skin

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24. What is the study of tissues

A) Cytology

B) Anatomy

C) Histology

D) Pathology

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25. What is the only creature that can turn its stomach inside out

A) Jellyfish

B) Octopus

C) Starfish

D) Crab

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26. Which is the largest joint in the human body

A) Hip joint

B) Knee

C) Shoulder joint

D) Elbow joint

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27. If you were a chiropodist which part of the body would you treat

A) Hands

B) Ears

C) Nose

D) Feet

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28. Every human has one of these on their tummies

A) Belly button

B) Umbilicus

C) Navel

D) Stomach button

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29. Anatomically speaking, what is your hallux'

A) Thumb

B) Second toe

C) Big toe

D) Little toe

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30. What is a doucet

A) An edible mushroom variety (morel)

B) A Stags Testicle

C) A small hunting horn used by deer hunters

D) A French term for venison stew

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31. In what does a rhinologist specialise

A) The ears

B) The eyes

C) Human nose

D) The throat

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32. What do butchers call the edible internal part of an animal

A) Offal

B) Giblets

C) Tripe

D) Viscera

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33. What part of the body is affected by conjunctivitis

A) The ear

B) The eye

C) The skin

D) The nose

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34. What is studied in the science of somatology

A) The Mind

B) The Weather

C) The Body

D) The Stars

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35. What does an animal have if it is a fish

A) Gills

B) Lungs

C) Wings

D) Beaks

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36. What is cerumen?

A) Ear canal

B) Tympanic membrane

C) Ear infection

D) Earwax

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37. What does the pancreas produce

A) Bile

B) Melatonin

C) Insulin

D) Thyroxine

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38. The bones of a _____ weigh less than it's feathers

A) A sparrow

B) A crow

C) A pigeon

D) A dove

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39. Of what do earthworms have five

A) brains

B) Hearts

C) stomachs

D) gills

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40. Where would you find your shank

A) Shin

B) Sole of foot

C) Sole of hand

D) Ankle

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41. A fetus acquires fingerprints at what age

A) 6 weeks

B) 3 months

C) 4 months

D) 9 months

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42. The malleus and the incus are two of the three auditory ossicles. Which is the third

A) Stapes

B) Pinna

C) Tympanic membrane

D) Cochlea

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43. Which gland, situated at the base of the skull regulates growth and metabolism

A) Pituitary gland

B) Thyroid gland

C) Adrenal gland

D) Pineal gland

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44. What body part gets bigger as the day progresses

A) Feet 5 to 10%

B) Hands

C) Nose

D) Ears

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45. Where would you find your lunula

A) Nail bed

B) Fingernail - white part

C) Cuticle

D) Nail plate

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46. Only humans and what have hymens

A) Chickens

B) Horses

C) Dogs

D) Goats

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47. What is the most sensitive finger

A) Thumb

B) Middle finger

C) Ring finger

D) Forefinger

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48. What do eccrine glands produce

A) Sebum

B) Sweat

C) Saliva

D) Tears

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49. How many ribs does a human have

A) 24

B) 22

C) 26

D) 28

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50. This is the medical name for shoulder blade?

A) Scapula

B) Clavicle

C) Humerus

D) Radius

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