Short Quiz: Human Body, Organs, Bones : Everyday Science
Human Body, Organs, Bones
1. Question: What is the largest organ in the human body?
Answer: Skin
2. Question: How many bones are in the adult human body?
Answer: 206
3. Question: What is the main function of the heart?
Answer: To pump blood throughout the body
4. Question: What is the longest bone in the human body?
Answer: Femur (thigh bone)
5. Question: What organ is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine?
Answer: Kidneys
6. Question: What is the primary function of the lungs?
Answer: To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
7. Question: What is the term for the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Answer: Diaphragm
8. Question: What is the name of the bone that forms the forehead?
Answer: Frontal bone
9. Question: What is the primary function of the liver?
Answer: To detoxify chemicals and metabolize drugs
10. Question: What is the smallest bone in the human body?
Answer: Stapes (in the ear)
11. Question: What organ is responsible for producing insulin?
Answer: Pancreas
12. Question: What is the term for the tissue that connects muscle to bone?
Answer: Tendon
13. Question: What is the term for the part of the brain responsible for balance and coordination?
Answer: Cerebellum
14. Question: What is the name of the bone located in the upper arm?
Answer: Humerus
15. Question: What is the term for the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach?
Answer: Esophagus
16. Question: What is the main function of red blood cells?
Answer: To carry oxygen from the lungs to the body’s tissues
17. Question: What organ is responsible for breaking down food and absorbing nutrients?
Answer: Small intestine
18. Question: What is the term for the protective casing around the brain?
Answer: Skull
19. Question: What is the primary function of white blood cells?
Answer: To fight infection
20. Question: What is the term for the muscle found only in the heart?
Answer: Cardiac muscle