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101 Anatomy Trivia Questions to Test Your Brain About Your Body

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October 9, 2022

We all have human bodies, but how much do we actually know about those bodies? Scientists learn more every day about the meat sacks we live in. Quick: How many bones are in an adult human’s body? Which bones are the biggest and which are the smallest? How many ribs do humans have? Which joint is the largest? What’s your body’s largest organ? What determines your eye and hair color?

These are just some of the questions about anatomy that are ready to stump you.

If you didn’t go into the medical field, you probably haven’t taken an anatomy class since high school. Do you remember enough to ace this anatomy quiz? If you’re the type of person who knows that your brain accounts for 20% of calories burned, or that the fallopian tubes and ovaries aren’t actually attached, or that there are no muscles in your fingers, then these anatomy trivia questions and answers are for you!

Looking for more trivia? Check out our physics, biology, and chemistry trivia. And you know what, top it all off with some general science trivia questions to test your knowledge.

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1. In the human body, what do ligaments hold together?

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2. Where in the human body is bile stored?

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3. Which of these is an organ in the body?

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4. What is the normal resting heart rate for an adult?

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5. Which bone is not in the leg?

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6. What are the bones called that make up a spine?

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1. Which of these is not a type of muscle?

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2. In human biology the smallest bone is the stirrup found in the ear. What is it similar in size to?

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3. What are the two kinds of blood cells?

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4. About 10 percent of the population have an accessory or extra what?

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5. What is the name of the 'tubes' which connect the kidneys to the bladder?

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6. What is the correct name for the kneecap?

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1. Which of these structures contains no bones?

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2. Where in the human body would you find the hypothalmus?

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3. The larynx is found where in the human body?

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4. Which is the only human cell type not to contain any DNA?

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5. Which of these is NOT one of the three parts of an insect's body?

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6. What is the technical name for the structure dividing the nostrils?

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1. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the what?

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2. The third molars in a human being are commonly known by what name?

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3. Which part of the body produces the hormone Somatostatin?

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4. Where in the human body are the lungs located?

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5. Where in the body are the trapezius muscles?

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6. Which of the following artificial systems is a model for how homeostasis works?

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1. Moisturising helps to avoid what?

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2. A human's left lung contains how many lobes?

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3. Where in the body is the deltoid muscle?

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4. Which of the following is not part of the heart?

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5. Where exactly in the human body are the intercostal muscles?

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6. Alcohol is an example of a what?

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1. Which gland produces melatonin?

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2. Where in the human body are the Islets of Langerhans?

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3. How is the clavicle commonly known?

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4. What's the name of the flap of muscle that prevents food going down the windpipe when we swallow?

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5. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to which disease?

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6. Which part of your body is affected by phlebitis?

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1. What sort of injury would result in being unable to walk?

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2. Which of these fats are bad for your health?

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3. What is the pH of the stomach?

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4. Which of the following is an organ?

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5. Why is DCAACD easier to remember than CDDACA?

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6. For their discoveries connected to 'therapy' to combat a disorder affecting which organ of the body did Whipple, Minot and Murphy share a 1934 Medicine Prize awarded by the Nobel Institute?

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1. Which of these human cell types has very long wire-like arms?

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2. The lack of which gas is the general cause of yawning?

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3. Which of these is a benefit of sunbathing?

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4. If you are suffering from glossitis, which part of your body is inflamed?

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5. Which part of the body holds bile?

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6. In human biology, what is the more common name for the calcaneus?

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1. What organ famously has very little function in humans?

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2. What is the substance that the body over-produces in an allergic reaction to pollen?

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3. Where in the body is the stirrup?

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4. Which form of scanning was introduced in 1971?

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5. What is another word meaning masticating?

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6. Which of these is not a natural color for human hair?

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1. Where in the human body do you find the protein keratin?

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2. Lentigines is the medical term for what facial feature?

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3. In biology, the alimentary canal is the main part of which system?

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4. What can cause tonsillitis?

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5. Where on the body is the conjunctiva?

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6. Passive immunity involves receiving what?

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1. How big is the moose population in Alaska?

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2. When was the first documented record made of animals in captivity?

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3. Which best describes the spinal cord?

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4. Broken bones are usually held still while they heal with what?

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5. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2010 'for the development of in vitro fertilization'?

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6. What effect does exercise usually have on metabolism?

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1. What was the first effective antibiotic used in medicine?

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2. A pedicure is performed on what part of the body?

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3. Where in the body would you find the jejunum?

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4. What disease is commonly called lockjaw?

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5. Which of these is the abbreviation for haemoglobin?

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6. Over which organ of the body do the adrenal glands lie?

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1. Which animal used to roam in huge herds across the American West?

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2. Which is the hardest substance manufactured by the human body?

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3. What name is given to those parts of the body which connect muscles to bones?

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4. Where in the human body is myoglobin found?

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5. Which two joints are connected by the body's longest bone?

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6. Which color blood cells carry oxygen and give blood its distinctive color?

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1. Which chemical element, a powerful disinfectant, is found in the thyroid gland?

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2. In the human body, what is the aorta?

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3. What are you suffering from if you have coryza?

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4. How many bones are there in an adult human body?

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5. What pumps blood around your body?

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6. How many pairs of ribs in the human body?

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1. What does the immune system use to recognize bacteria and viruses?

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2. Where would you find the metatarsals?

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3. Gingivitis affects which part of the body?

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4. What is the name of the holes in the nose?

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5. In which part of the human skeleton will you find the Sacrum, Ilium and Pubis?

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6. Which of the following is not a way in which the body gains water?

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1. Which of these stages of human development lasts longest?

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2. What acid is found in the stomach?

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3. In the eye, what's the name of the hole through which light enters?

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4. Where is the canal of Schlemm?

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5. Encephalitis is the inflammation of which part of the body?

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6. How many gaps in its skull does a newborn baby have?

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1. What does the 'A' in DNA stand for?

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2. What on the human body, and especially on the face, are lentigines?

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3. After how long in the womb does a human baby acquire fingerprints?

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4. What is the best way to test a new drug's effectiveness?

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5. The malleus, incus and stapes are tiny bones found in which part of the human body?

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