Human Body Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
What component is shared by hair, nails, and
skin?
A: Keratin.
What are the two distinct layers of human skin called?
A: Dermis and epidermis.
The breast bone in a human is also known as what?
A: Sternum.
What is the scientific name for the belly button?
A: Umbilicus.
The tendon at the top of the human heel is called what?
A: Achilles tendon.
What bone is also called the tibia?
A: The shin bone.
Where is one's gluteus maximus located?
A: Your buttocks.
Veins carry blood to what organ?
A: Heart.
How many senses to human beings have?
A: 5.
In the human body, what is the longest bone?
A: Femur.
Which sex is twice as likely to catch leprosy?
A: The male.
The most insect bitten part of the human body is what part?
A: Foot.
Cholecystitis affects what part of the human body?
A: Gall bladder.
When sneezing, what part of the body is it impossible to keep
open?
A: Eyes.
Hepatitis affects which organ?
A: Liver.
What was the first effective antibiotic used in
medicine?
A: Penicillin.
How many teeth do humans have?
A: 32.
What is the substance that makes up most of the human body?
A: Water.
Where is ones pituitary gland located?
A: In the brain.
Where would one find ones olfactory organs?
A: On ones face, the nose.
What organs are involved in renal failure?
A: Kidneys.
The metacarpus is what part of your body?
A: Your hand.
What disease does the Wasserman test look for?
A: Syphillis.
What is the more common name for the maxilla bone?
A: Upper Jaw.
What disease would cause one to put on allopurinol?
A: Gout.
What is the scientific term for the thigh bone?
A: Femur.
What is myeloid tissue also called?
A: Bone marrow.
What were the names of the first recorded pair of Siamese twins?
A: Chang and Eng.
What is another word meaning masticating?
A: Chewing.
What part of the body is enlarged in Encephalitis?
A: Brain.
When the sun activates your melanocytes what appear on your body?
A: Freckles.
What are the four main
blood groups?
A: A, B, AB, and O.
Found on the human body, especially the face, what is another
name for lentigines?
A: Freckles.
Myalgia affects what part of the human body?
A: Muscles.
Gingivitis is inflammation of what part of the human body?
A: Gums.
Pulmonic refers to what part of the body?
A: Lungs.
What is the scientific name for the removal of ones kidney?
A: Nephrectomy.
What is the common name for swelling and inflammation of the
thyroid gland?
A: Goiter.
Where in the body is the pineal gland located?
A: Brain.
The pollex is what part of the hand?
A: Thumb.
How many chambers are there in the human heart?
A: 4.
What are people doing while osculating?
A: Kissing.
What are ones front cutting teeth also known as?
A: Incisors.
What non-contagious disease is the most common?
A: Tooth decay.
What does it mean if one is hirsute?
A: You are hairy.
Insulin is produced by what organ in the human body?
A: Pancreas.
If you can't stop moving your fingers and toes what do you have?
A: Athetosis.
In humans, what are the two types of blood corpuscles?
A: Red and white.
Which of the 5 human senses is most closely linked with memory?
A: Sense of smell.
What bodily function can reach speeds of over 200 miles per hour?
A: Sneeze.
In a splenectomy what is being removed?
A: Spleen.
What are the four tastes that a human can detect?
A: Sweet, Sour,
Salt, Bitter.
A polyorchid man has at least three of what?
A: Testicles.
Where is the thickest part of the human skin?
A: The back.
Which finger has the fastest growing nail?
A: Middle finger.
Which bone is the hardest bone in the human body?
A: Jaw bone.
What is the outermost layer of skin called?
A: Epidermis.
What temperature in degrees centigrade is the average human body
temperature?
A: 37 degrees.
What are the four types of teeth?
A: Incisors, canine, pre-molars, and molars.
What is the soft area of cartilage in a baby's head called?
A: Fontanelle.
What hormone controls the supply of sugar to the muscles?
A: Insulin.
The bridge can be found on what part of the body?
A: Nose.
What is the muscle used for breathing called which separates the
chest from the abdomen?
A: Diaphragm.