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101 Anatomy Trivia Questions to Test Your Brain About Your Body

We all have human bodies, but how much do we actually know about those bodies? Scientists learn more every day about the meat sacks we live in. Quick: How many bones are in an adult human’s body? Which bones are the biggest and which are the smallest? How many ribs do humans have? Which joint is the largest? What’s your body’s largest organ? What determines your eye and hair color?

These are just some of the questions about anatomy that are ready to stump you.

If you didn’t go into the medical field, you probably haven’t taken an anatomy class since high school. Do you remember enough to ace this anatomy quiz? If you’re the type of person who knows that your brain accounts for 20% of calories burned, or that the fallopian tubes and ovaries aren’t actually attached, or that there are no muscles in your fingers, then these anatomy trivia questions and answers are for you!

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What was the first effective antibiotic used in medicine?

Ampacillin

Penicillin

Corcillin

Mycocillin

A pedicure is performed on what part of the body?

Eyes

Bikini line

Feet

Hands

Where in the body would you find the jejunum?

Intestines

Wrist

Ear

Brain

What disease is commonly called lockjaw?

Anthrax

Tetanus

Chicken pox

Cholera

Which of these is the abbreviation for haemoglobin?

Hg

Hm

Hb

Hn

Over which organ of the body do the adrenal glands lie?

Pancreas

Tonsils

Kidneys

Lungs

What does the ‘A’ in DNA stand for?

Active

Acid

Animation

Assistance

What on the human body, and especially on the face, are lentigines?

Moles

Freckles

Blackheads

Warts

After how long in the womb does a human baby acquire fingerprints?

32 weeks

13 weeks

6 weeks

26 weeks

What is the best way to test a new drug’s effectiveness?

Play group

Swim group

Control group

Subject group

The malleus, incus and stapes are tiny bones found in which part of the human body?

Pelvis

Knee

Wrist

Inner Ear

Which of these stages of human development lasts longest?

Adolescence

Gestation

Adulthood

Childhood

What acid is found in the stomach?

Euphoric

Acetic

Nitric

Hydrochloric

In the eye, what’s the name of the hole through which light enters?

Retina

Pupil

Cornea

Iris

Where is the canal of Schlemm?

The eye

The ear

The heart

The foot

Encephalitis is the inflammation of which part of the body?

The brain

The liver

The heart

The testicle

How many gaps in its skull does a newborn baby have?

Seven

Ten

None

Two

What does the immune system use to recognize bacteria and viruses?

Atamans

Antidotes

Antibodies

Artifices

Where would you find the metatarsals?

Chest

Toes

Finger

Ears

Gingivitis affects which part of the body?

Gums

Cheeks

Teeth

Eyes

What is the name of the holes in the nose?

Cavities

Septums

Sinuses

Nostrils

In which part of the human skeleton will you find the Sacrum, Ilium and Pubis?

Head

Feet

Chest

Pelvis

Which of the following is not a way in which the body gains water?

Eating

Drinking

Swimming

Standing in the rain

Which chemical element, a powerful disinfectant, is found in the thyroid gland?

Iodine

Lutetium

Chlorine

Rutherfordium

In the human body, what is the aorta?

Artery

Nerve

Bone

Muscle

What are you suffering from if you have coryza?

Appendicitis

Tonsillitis

Dermatitis

Common cold

How many bones are there in an adult human body?

206

365

123

99

What pumps blood around your body?

Liver

Stomach

Heart

Lungs

How many pairs of ribs in the human body?

12

10

14

16

Which animal used to roam in huge herds across the American West?

Dog

Elk

Cat

American buffalo

Which is the hardest substance manufactured by the human body?

Cartilage

Bone

Nails

Tooth enamel

What name is given to those parts of the body which connect muscles to bones?

Ligaments

Arteries

Tendons

Nerves

Where in the human body is myoglobin found?

Brain

Stomach

Liver

Muscles

Which two joints are connected by the body’s longest bone?

Ankle and hip

Hip and pelvis

Pelvis and knee

Knee and ankle

Which color blood cells carry oxygen and give blood its distinctive color?

Blue

Yellow

Green

Red

How big is the moose population in Alaska?

200

120000

1000000

20000

When was the first documented record made of animals in captivity?

Ancient Egypt

Middle ages

Roman period

Ancient Greece

Which best describes the spinal cord?

Bone

Muscle

Nerve

Skin

Broken bones are usually held still while they heal with what?

A Cup

A Pot

A Jar

A Saucer

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2010 ‘for the development of in vitro fertilization’?

Paul Müller

Maghdi Jacoub

Oliver Smithies

Robert G. Edwards

What effect does exercise usually have on metabolism?

Decrease

Increase

Start

Delay

Where in the human body do you find the protein keratin?

Hair

Saliva

Liver

Skin

Lentigines is the medical term for what facial feature?

Cleft chin

Freckles

Dimples

Cold sores

In biology, the alimentary canal is the main part of which system?

Respiratory

Digestive

Lymph

Reproductive

What can cause tonsillitis?

Malnutrition

Antibiotics

Fungus

Bacteria

Where on the body is the conjunctiva?

Mouth

Ears

Nose

Eyes

Passive immunity involves receiving what?

Antibodies

Antigens

Antitoxins

Antifungal

What organ famously has very little function in humans?

Appendix

Gall bladder

Liver

Kidney

What is the substance that the body over-produces in an allergic reaction to pollen?

Mistamine

Ristamine

Histamine

Thistamine

Where in the body is the stirrup?

Knee

Ankle

Inner Ear

Nose

Which form of scanning was introduced in 1971?

DOG scanning

FISH scanning

CAT scanning

ANT scanning

What is another word meaning masticating?

Singing

Chewing

Dancing

Walking

Which of these is not a natural color for human hair?

White

Brown

Black

Green

Which of these human cell types has very long wire-like arms?

Fat

Bone

Muscle

Nerve

The lack of which gas is the general cause of yawning?

Helium

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Carbon dioxide

Which of these is a benefit of sunbathing?

Vitamin D production

Vitamin A production

Sun burn

Skin cancer

If you are suffering from glossitis, which part of your body is inflamed?

Tongue

Adenoids

Ear

Throat

Which part of the body holds bile?

Brain

Appendix

Gallbladder

Heart

In human biology, what is the more common name for the calcaneus?

Knuckle

Spare rib

Ankle bone

Heel bone

What sort of injury would result in being unable to walk?

Rib cage

Wrist

Finger

Spine

Which of these fats are bad for your health?

Z fats

Cis fats

Trans fats

S fats

What is the pH of the stomach?

10 to 12

12 to 14

-1 to 1

1 to 3

Which of the following is an organ?

Muscle

Lung

Blood

Phloem

Why is DCAACD easier to remember than CDDACA?

Repeating letters

Contain the same letters

Both have six letters

There is a pattern

For their discoveries connected to ‘therapy’ to combat a disorder affecting which organ of the body did Whipple, Minot and Murphy share a 1934 Medicine Prize awarded by the Nobel Institute?

Kidney

Heart

Lung

Liver

Moisturising helps to avoid what?

Wet skin

Soft skin

Dirty skin

Dry skin

A human’s left lung contains how many lobes?

3

4

2

1

Where in the body is the deltoid muscle?

Back

Stomach

Shoulder

Bottom

Which of the following is not part of the heart?

Bronchioles

Atrium

Aorta

Ventricle

Where exactly in the human body are the intercostal muscles?

Between the ribs

Between eyes

Between the fingers

Between the toes

Alcohol is an example of a what?

Hormone

Stimulant

Depressant

Fragment

Which gland produces melatonin?

Adrenal

Pituitary

Thyroid

Pineal

Where in the human body are the Islets of Langerhans?

Gall bladder

Liver

Spleen

Pancreas

How is the clavicle commonly known?

Ankle

Collar bone

Rib cage

Shinbone

What’s the name of the flap of muscle that prevents food going down the windpipe when we swallow?

Incus

Diaphragm

Pyloric sphincter

Epiglottis

Vitamin D deficiency can lead to which disease?

Crickets

Thickets

Pickets

Rickets

Which part of your body is affected by phlebitis?

Muscles

Skin

Nerves

Veins

The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the what?

Epidermis

Enterdermis

Interdermis

Midermis

The third molars in a human being are commonly known by what name?

Eye teeth

Knowledge teeth

Wisdom teeth

Canine teeth

Which part of the body produces the hormone Somatostatin?

Pituitary gland

Pancreas

Thyroid gland

Liver

Where in the human body are the lungs located?

Chest

Neck

Abdomen

Throat

Where in the body are the trapezius muscles?

Back

Groin

Thigh

Leg

Which of the following artificial systems is a model for how homeostasis works?

An incubator

A lawnmower

A camera

A microwave

In the human body, what do ligaments hold together?

Intestines

Bones

Follicles

Nerves

Where in the human body is bile stored?

Lungs

Kidneys

Pancreas

Gall bladder

Which of these is an organ in the body?

Heart

Club

Diamond

Spade

What is the normal resting heart rate for an adult?

10-20 beats per minute

100-120 beats per minute

60-80 beats per minute

20-30 beats per minute

Which bone is not in the leg?

Humerus

Radius

Ulna

Femur

What are the bones called that make up a spine?

Tibia

Femur

Vertebrae

Cranium

Which of these structures contains no bones?

Spine

Nose

Rib cage

Foot

Where in the human body would you find the hypothalmus?

Near the liver

Under the arm

Brain

In the ear

The larynx is found where in the human body?

Foot

Knee

Neck

Shoulder

Which is the only human cell type not to contain any DNA?

Skin cells

Muscle cells

Nerve cells

Red blood cells

Which of these is NOT one of the three parts of an insect’s body?

Tail

Abdomen

Thorax

Head

What is the technical name for the structure dividing the nostrils?

Sputum

Scrotum

Sacrum

Septum

Which of these is not a type of muscle?

Skeletal

Cardiac

Smooth

Brain

In human biology the smallest bone is the stirrup found in the ear. What is it similar in size to?

Grain of rice

5 pence piece

20p piece

Cornflake

What are the two kinds of blood cells?

Orange and white

White and Red

Red and pink

Green and blue

About 10 percent of the population have an accessory or extra what?

Gall bladder

Pancreas

Spleen

Bladder

What is the name of the ‘tubes’ which connect the kidneys to the bladder?

Urethra

Urine

Urea

Urinary

What is the correct name for the kneecap?

Tarsus

Malleus

Scapula

Patella

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