Biology Trivia: Can You Pass This Test?

1. The epiglottis prevents

Food entering airways

Bacteria entering lungs

Bacteria entering the skin

Food entering the appendix

2. Cilia are

Tiny glands

Tiny hairs

Tiny nerves

Tiny blood vessels

3. The structures through which sperm travels to fertilise and egg are (in the correct order)

Vagina, uterus , ovary, cervix

Fallopian tube, uterus, cervix, vagina

Uterus, vagina, cervix, fallopian tube

Vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tube

4. Which of the following is a symptom of Multiple Sclerosis?

Hearing difficulties

Loss of balance

Loss of memory

Speech impediment

5. The plane which divides the body into upper and lower portions is the

Transverse

Sagittal

Oblique

Frontal (coronal)

6. Which of the following substances stimulates an increase in urine production?

An emetic

A diuretic

An antidiuretic

A statin

7. Which one of the following is a function of mitochondria?

To produce energy for cell metabolism

To control cellular activities

To breakdown molecules and microbes

To synthesis proteins

8. The cranial nerves are

Always sensory

Always motor

May be mixed

31 in number

9. In which of the following areas is the stratum lucidum usually thickest?

Eyelids

Palms

Legs

Scalp

10. Hormones bind to receptors on

Target cells

Brain cells

All cells

Gland cells

11. The uterus is situated

On the posterior wall of the abdomen

In front of the bladder and behind the rectum

Behind the bladder and in front of the rectum

On the posterior wall of the pelvis

12. Which of the following is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

Sternum

Femur

Maxilla

Hyoid

13. The division of the nervous system that stimulates activity of smooth muscle and glands when under stress is the

Somatic

Autonomic

Sympathetic

Parasympathetic

14. Mature bone cells are known as

Osteoblasts

Adipocytes

Osteocytes

Fibroblasts

15. Which of the following is a function of the urinary system?

To produce erythrocytes

To regulate blood pressure

To maintain homeostasis

To synthesise proteins

16. The thumb is an example of which type of joint?

Ball and socket

Condyloid

Saddle

Hinge

17. Visceral (smooth) muscle is

Found in the wall of the heart

Under control of the will

Striped in appearance

Found in the walls of hollow organs

18. Which of the following glands produces antidiuretic hormone?

Anterior pituitary

Pineal

Adrenal

Posterior pituitary

19. The action of the biceps femoris is to

Flex the lower leg

Extend the lower leg

Flex the lower arm

Extend the lower arm

20. Which of the following statements is correct?

Hypersecretion of insulin causes diabetes mellitus

Hypersecretion of melatonin causes seasonal affective disorder

Hyposecretion of human growth hormone (somatotropin) causes acromegaly

Hyposecretion of thyroxine causes an increased metabolic rate

21. Which of the following hormones promotes the development of sperm in the testes?

FSH

LH

Oestrogen

Testosterone

22. A nerve impulse is known as

A synapse

An action potential

A node of Ranvier

A neurotransmitter

23. Which of the following is NOT a muscle of facial expression?

Zygomaticus

Serratus anterior

Orbicularis oris

Procerus

24. The dermis is made up of

Epithelial tissue only

Connective tissue only

Epithelial and connective tissues

Neither epithelial or connective tissues