Science Quiz 65: Human Body Quiz

Science Quiz 65: Human Body Quiz

This is a part in the series of questions on human body. New quiz will be added every day. So visit again for a new set of questions and learn more about your body.

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1. What is the new, uncontrolled growth of cells that is not under physiologic control called?

Necrosis
Nephrosis
Neurosis
Neoplasia

2. What is the formation of new blood vessels called?

Osteogenesis
Pathogenesis
Angiogenesis
Homeostasis

3. Which of these hormones is produced by testes?

Projesterone
Prolactin
Serotonin
Testosterone

4. Which is the largest joint in a human body?

Knee
Shoulder
Ankle
Wrist

5. Which is the only organ in the human body that floats?

Liver
Heart
Lungs
Stomach

6. Which is the most sensitive part of the retina?

Cornea
Macula
Iris
Fovea

7. What is the medical term for the disease that is characterised by seizures?

Epilepsy
Dropsy
Leukemia
Pleurisy

8. The name of which disease is derived from the Greek word 'diabainien' which means 'to pass through' or 'to siphon'?

Diphtheria
Diabetes
Dengue
Dropsy

9. How many blood cells are produced and destroyed by the body every second?

14 million
10 million
15 million
20 million

10. Which of these is the largest and strongest chamber in the heart?

Right ventricle
Left ventricle
Right atrium
Left atrium

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