7th - 9th Grade: Human Body & Medicine

Question 1

What branch of science deals with aging and the problems associated with older people?

Answer 1

Gerontology

Question 2

Which process pf muscular contractions and relaxation forces food through the digestive system?

Answer 2

Peristalsis

Question 3

What gland located in the neck produces secretions that control growth & metabolism?

Answer 3

Thyroid

Question 4

What severe, progressive disease causes the brain cells to degenerate, often leading an individual to forget names, conversations, recent events, and eventually experience complete dementia?

Answer 4

Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 5

What kind of cancer inside the bones does the body make too many white blood cells?

Answer 5

Leukemia

Question 6

What term refers to the outer non-sensitive and nonvascular layer of the skin of a vertebrate that overlies the dermis?

Answer 6

Epidermis

Question 7

What part of the body would be affected by the non-contagious disease known as psoriasis?

Answer 7

The skin

Question 8

What part of the body would be affected by the non-contagious disease known as glacuoma?

Answer 8

The eyes

Question 9

Identify the two lower compartments of the heart which receive blood from the upper chambers and pump it to the lungs and throughout the rest of the body

Answer 9

Ventricles

Question 10

What reddish orange pigment found in orange, yellow and dark green vegetables provides us with important sources of vitamin A?

Answer 10

Carotene

Question 11

Which medical term refers to the removal of tissue from an animal o person for study in order to look for evidence of disease, particularly cancer?

Answer 11

Biopsy

Question 12

What branch of medicine deals with the skeletal system and its associated muscles and joint, including the treatment of skeletal disorders in children?

Answer 12

Orthopedics

Question 13

This smooth elastic tissue is a structural component of your rib cage, ears, and nose. Name this tissue which comprises the entire skeleton of sharks

Answer 13

Cartilage

Question 14

Where in the human body would one expect to find the phalanges?

Answer 14

Fingers and toes

Question 15

What type of acid is produced when the muscles in the human body demand more oxygen than the body can supply?

Answer 15

Lactic Acid

Question 16

Identify the jellylike substance which is found within the cells in the human body

Answer 16

Cytoplasm

Question 17

What do the letters CPR stand for?

Answer 17

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 18

What branch of science designs artificial replacement parts for the human body?

Answer 18

Bionics

Question 19

What disease is commonly known as lockjaw?

Answer 19

Tetanus

Question 20

The colon is another name for what part of the digestive system?

Answer 20

Large Intestine

Question 21

What is the only type of tissue in the human body that can contract, thus moving other parts of the body?

Answer 21

Muscle Tissue

Question 22

What is the name of the iron-containing protein in the blood that is responsible for carrying oxygen?

Answer 22

Hemoglobin

Question 23

What name is given to the temporary rigidity of muscles occurring after death?

Answer 23

Rigor Mortis

Question 24

What is the branch of medicine or biology that deals with nerves and the nervous system?

Answer 24

Neurology

Question 25

What organ is inflamed when one suffers from encephalitis?

Answer 25

Brain