The Human Body

All 13 questions

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1. How many bones are there in a typical adult human skeleton?

   • 180
   • 198
   • 206
   • 212

2. What is the largest organ of the human body?

   • The skin
   • The lungs
   • The liver
   • The brain

3. Which is the largest internal organ in the human body?

   • The kidney
   • The heart
   • The liver
   • The stomach

4. The human heart has four chambers.

   • True
   • False

5. Which component of red blood cells binds and carries oxygen around the body?

   • Keratin
   • Haemoglobin
   • Collagen
   • Insulin

6. The smallest bone in the human body is the ___, found in the middle ear.

7. How many teeth are in a complete set of adult (permanent) teeth?

   • 20
   • 28
   • 32
   • 36

8. Which organ produces the hormone insulin?

   • The pancreas
   • The thyroid gland
   • The liver
   • The spleen

9. The longest bone in the human body is the ___, located in the thigh.

10. Human blood is blue while it travels through the veins and only turns red on contact with air.

    • True
    • False

11. Which structure separates the outer ear from the middle ear and vibrates when sound waves hit it?

    • The Eustachian tube
    • The stapes
    • The cochlea
    • The eardrum

12. Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for balance and coordinating voluntary movements?

    • The hypothalamus
    • The cerebrum
    • The medulla oblongata
    • The cerebellum

13. The left lung is smaller than the right lung to make room for the heart.

    • True
    • False