Human Anatomy Trivia Questions
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What structure divides the left and right sides of the heart?
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septum
What color is hemoglobin when it is oxygenated?
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red
What is the name of the 4 1/2-inch tube that divides into two bronchi at its lower end in the human body?
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trachea
What is the storage facility where the bile produced by the liver is carried by special channels?
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gallbladder
Which organ contains Kupffer cells that destroy worn out blood cells and filter bacteria?
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liver
What is the proper anatomical name for the shoulder blade?
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scapula
What organ, responsible for producing insulin, does the first part of the small intestine loop around?
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pancreas
Which organ is referred to by the prefix 'hepat-' as seen in the term hepatitis?
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liver
What is the name of the wall that divides the heart lengthwise and can also deviate in the nose?
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septum
What is the largest artery that runs through the heart, alongside the pulmonary and carotid arteries?
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aorta
What is the uterine wall organ that connects to the fetus via the umbilical cord and is derived from the Greek term for 'flat cake'?
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placenta
Which nonessential organ makes monocytes and stores blood for emergency use but can be removed if necessary?
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spleen
What body part describes a driver who slows down to look at a car wreck?
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neck
What is the strongest bone in the human body, located in the thigh?
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femur
Which organ, weighing about a pound more in men than in women, is fed by the hepatic portal veins?
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liver
What part of the brain has a Latin name that means 'little brain'?
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cerebellum
To which organ is the gall bladder connected by various ducts?
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liver
What is the name of the arm bone that the biceps and triceps muscles surround?
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humerus
In which organ of the body is the Fovea Centralis, the area of highest visual activity, located?
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eye
What is the name of the small, pear-shaped organ located beneath the liver that can store up to 2 ounces of bile at a time?
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gallbladder
Which organ contains beta cells in the islets of Langerhans that produce insulin?
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pancreas
What is the passage that connects the back of the mouth and nose to the esophagus, derived from the Greek word for 'throat'?
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pharynx
What pigment is found in high concentration in a mole?
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melanin
Which heart-sized organ that destroys old red blood cells must be removed if it ruptures?
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spleen
Which gland in the human body may develop goiters when it is either too active or not active enough?
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thyroid
What is the common, reflexive process in the throat referred to as deglutition?
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swallowing
What oxygen-carrying molecules are found in healthy red blood cells in your body, at about 300 million per cell?
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hemoglobin
What is the smaller bone in the lower leg?
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fibula
What is the singular form of the body part whose plural is pharynges?
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pharynx
What is the long, flat bone that consists of 3 parts, with most ribs connecting to the middle part?
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sternum
What is the term for the shrinkage of an organ due to lack of use?
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atrophy
What is the name of the part of the small intestine that is approximately the length of the width of 12 fingers?
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duodenum
What is the 3-segment passage that leads from the back of the nose down to the esophagus and is located above the larynx?
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pharynx
What is the technical term for the tailbone in human anatomy?
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coccyx
What is the flat, triangular bone commonly known as the kneecap, which is one of the sesamoid bones in the human body?
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patella
Which organ contains structures such as glomeruli, nephrons, and the renal cortex?
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kidney
Which organ, alongside the bone marrow and spleen, is a chief storage area for iron in the human body?
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liver
What substance produced by the liver is stored in the gall bladder and then released into the small intestine?
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bile
What is the name of the small structure at the base of the brain that controls the body's temperature?
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hypothalamus
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