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Questions

1) What is the name of the thin, circular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil?
 

2) What part of a human body is the Mandible?
 

3) What is the name of the muscle found at the top of the arm and shoulder?
 

4) The Palatine Glands are more commonly known as what?
 

5) If the inner surface of the lungs could be laid out flat the surface area would match that of a)half a badminton court b) half a tennis court or c) half a football field
 

6) What organ could be described as the main waste filtering and disposal system of the body?
 

7) What is the largest vein in the human body?
 

8) Which pea-sized gland which is found in the centre of the skull releases hormones that affect growth and metabolism?
 

9) How long usually is the Small Intestine? a) 10 inches b) 10 feet c) 10 yards
 

10) The rate at which the body produces energy from nutrients is controlled by which gland in the neck?
 

 

 

Answers

1) What is the name of the thin, circular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil?
Iris

 

2) What part of a human body is the Mandible?
Lower jawbone

 

3) What is the name of the muscle found at the top of the arm and shoulder?
Deltoid

 

4) The Palatine Glands are more commonly known as what?
Tonsils

 

5) If the inner surface of the lungs could be laid out flat the surface area would match that of a)half a badminton court b) half a tennis court or c) half a football field
b)half a tennis court

 

6) What organ could be described as the main waste filtering and disposal system of the body?
Kidneys

 

7) What is the largest vein in the human body?
The Inferior Vena Cava

 

8) Which pea-sized gland which is found in the centre of the skull releases hormones that affect growth and metabolism?
Pituitary

 

9) How long usually is the Small Intestine? a) 10 inches b) 10 feet c) 10 yards
b) 10 feet

 

10) The rate at which the body produces energy from nutrients is controlled by which gland in the neck?
Thyroid Gland