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Easy Human Physiology Trivia
Jennifer Curtis
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Copyright 1997, Softdisk Publishing
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Human
Hard
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Internal tubular structures in bones are called what?
haversian canals
ACTH
epinephrine
chloroplasts
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In human physiology, ACTH is what?
adrendocorticotropic hormone
an experimental drug to inhibit AIDS
an inner ear infection
Active Cell Thiamine Hemoglobin
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In human physiology, the molecule that is the immediate energy source for cells is what?
ATP
ACTH
RNA
DNA
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The hormone insulin is secreted by which organ?
pancreas
liver
gall bladder
adrenal gland
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In humans, where is the adrenal gland located?
on top of each kidney
below the pancreas
at the end of the large intestine
between the lungs
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Epinephrine is secreted by which gland?
adrenal Gland
pancreas
pituitary Gland
liver
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How many pairs of spinal nerves come out of the root of the spinal cord?
31
10
8
42
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What are Rh factors?
substances found on the surfaces of red blood cells
measures of acidity of the blood
heart-attack risk factors
measures of cholesterol
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The sacroiliac joint is found where?
lower back
upper chest
lower leg
in the jaw
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Somnambulism refers to which disorder?
sleep-walking
diabetes
heart murmurs
stunted growth
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Pellagra is caused by:
a deficiency of niacin
a birth defect
a deficiency of oxygen in the brain
sleep deprivation
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Myocarditis is...
an inflammation of the heart muscle
the heart beating too slow
malfunctioning heart valves
periodical heart stoppage
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Acetylcholine is what?
a neurotransmitter
a virus
an amino acid
a hormone
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What percentage of the blood's volume is due to cells?
45 percent
95 percent
2 percent
25 percent
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The average adult has approximately how many liters of blood?
five
ten
two
fifteen
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The principal agent in maintaining the osmotic pressure of the blood is?
albumin
thromboplastin
potassium
hemoglobin
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Corticoid is what?
a steroid hormone
a neurotransmitter
a virus
an amino acid
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Q Fever is another name for what?
rickettsia disease
Addison's disease
Hodgkin's disease
whooping cough
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Trepanning is surgery to remove what?
a disk of bone from the skull
a tonsil
a heart valve
the cornea of an eye
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The thyroid gland produces hormones that control what?
metabolic rate
water balance
sexual appetite
blood sugar level
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Secretions from the adrenal cortex regulate what?
salt and water balance in the body
growth
puberty
metabolism
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The thyroid gland regulates what?
bone growth and metabolism
puberty
salt and water balance in the body
the body's utilization of sugar
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Sickle-cell anemia is the disease where this type of cell is deformed:
red blood cells
white blood cells
skin cells
nerve cells
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German measles is also known as what?
rubella
mumps
chicken pox
influenza
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Which of the following organs have never been transplanted into humans?
brain
heart
liver
kidney
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Ibuprofen is what?
a mild painkilling drug
a steroid
a vitamin
a virus
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Legionnaires' Disease is a severe form of what?
pneumonia
heatstroke
lockjaw
headache
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Tourette's Syndrome causes what?
involuntary body movements and outbursts
high fever
blindness
loss of memory
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The blood condition where there is a lack of hemoglobin or red blood cell is called what?
anemia
AIDS
leukemia
Alzheimer's Disease
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Which of the following best describes the disease leukemia?
overproduction of abnormal white blood cells
lack of antibodies
underproduction of red blood cells
neurological disorder
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Which of the following is not the name of an artery?
boca
carotid
aorta
spermatic
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Which of the following is one function of the liver?
the synthesis of proteins
the production of white blood cells
to store oxygen
to regulate heartbeat
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Insulin is produced mainly by which organ?
pancreas
liver
spleen
stomach
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Hodgkin's Disease is characterized by which of the following?
enlargement of the lymph nodes
excessive loss of hair
excessive perspiration
yellowing of teeth and fingernails
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Toxemia is which of the following conditions?
the presence of toxins in the blood stream
near-sightedness
far-sightedness
high glucose levels in the blood
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Gamma globulin is...
proteins in the blood
red blood cells
white blood cells
lymphocytes
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Vertigo is the condition where one has...
the sensation of spinning around
stopped growing before the age of ten
no pigments in the skin
no depth perception
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Inflammation of the brain membrane is known as what?
meningitis
cerebral anemia
methadone
mononucleosis
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Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the...
nervous system
muscles
circulatory system
bones
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Myasthenia Gravis is a progressive weakening of what?
muscles
brain
heart
lungs
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