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What was the first effective antibiotic used in medicine?
Ampacillin
Ampacillin
Penicillin
Penicillin
Corcillin
Corcillin
Mycocillin
Mycocillin
What disease is commonly called lockjaw?
Anthrax
Anthrax
Tetanus
Tetanus
Chicken pox
Chicken pox
Cholera
Cholera
Which of these is the abbreviation for haemoglobin?
Hg
Hg
Hm
Hm
Hb
Hb
Hn
Hn
After how long in the womb does a human baby acquire fingerprints?
32 weeks
32 weeks
13 weeks
13 weeks
6 weeks
6 weeks
26 weeks
26 weeks
What is the best way to test a new drug’s effectiveness?
Play group
Play group
Swim group
Swim group
Control group
Control group
Subject group
Subject group
What acid is found in the stomach?
Euphoric
Euphoric
Acetic
Acetic
Nitric
Nitric
Hydrochloric
Hydrochloric
Which of the following is not a way in which the body gains water?
Eating
Eating
Drinking
Drinking
Swimming
Swimming
Standing in the rain
Standing in the rain
Which chemical element, a powerful disinfectant, is found in the thyroid gland?
Iodine
Iodine
Lutetium
Lutetium
Chlorine
Chlorine
Rutherfordium
Rutherfordium
What are you suffering from if you have coryza?
Appendicitis
Appendicitis
Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis
Dermatitis
Dermatitis
Common cold
Common cold
Which animal used to roam in huge herds across the American West?
Dog
Dog
Elk
Elk
Cat
Cat
American buffalo
American buffalo
When was the first documented record made of animals in captivity?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Middle ages
Middle ages
Roman period
Roman period
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
Broken bones are usually held still while they heal with what?
A Cup
A Cup
A Pot
A Pot
A Jar
A Jar
A Saucer
A Saucer
Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2010 ‘for the development of in vitro fertilization’?
Paul Müller
Paul Müller
Maghdi Jacoub
Maghdi Jacoub
Oliver Smithies
Oliver Smithies
Robert G. Edwards
Robert G. Edwards
Lentigines is the medical term for what facial feature?
Cleft chin
Cleft chin
Freckles
Freckles
Dimples
Dimples
Cold sores
Cold sores
What organ famously has very little function in humans?
Appendix
Appendix
Gall bladder
Gall bladder
Liver
Liver
Kidney
Kidney
Which form of scanning was introduced in 1971?
DOG scanning
DOG scanning
FISH scanning
FISH scanning
CAT scanning
CAT scanning
ANT scanning
ANT scanning
The lack of which gas is the general cause of yawning?
Helium
Helium
Oxygen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
In human biology, what is the more common name for the calcaneus?
Knuckle
Knuckle
Spare rib
Spare rib
Ankle bone
Ankle bone
Heel bone
Heel bone
What sort of injury would result in being unable to walk?
Rib cage
Rib cage
Wrist
Wrist
Finger
Finger
Spine
Spine
Which of these fats are bad for your health?
Z fats
Z fats
Cis fats
Cis fats
Trans fats
Trans fats
S fats
S fats
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