T224 BODY MATTERS QUIZ

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Questions all pertaining to the human body

1 What is the name of the hormone that stimulates the nervous system and raises the heart rate?
ANDRENALIN
2 By what name was Hansen’s disease known in the Bible?
LEPROSY
3 What are there 26 of in the human body, 7 of which are cervical and 5 of which are lumbar?
VERTABRAE
4 What part of the body did Tony Curtis lose in the film The Vikings?
ARM
5 The largest tendon in the body is named after which Greek hero?
ACHILLES
6 Why might Charles Dickens have suffered from Scrivener’s Palsy?
TECHNICAL NAME FOR WRITER'S CRAMP
7 Who founded The Body Shop?
ANITA RODDICK
8 Addison’s Disease is caused by failure of the what?
ADRENAL GLANDS
9 Which Hollywood legend was nicknamed The Girl with the Million Dollar Legs?
BETTY GRABLE
10 What is the hardest substance in the human body?
TOOTH ENAMEL

THE BRAIN DRAIN

11 What is also known as the little brain?
CEREBELLUM
12 Which character was known as Brains in the TV series Thunderbirds?
HIRAM HACKENBECKER
13 Which side of the brain is responsible for logic and rational thought?
LEFT
14 Which Pink Floyd album included the track Brain Damage?
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
15 Of all the animals in the world, which has the largest brain?
SPERM WHALE
16 Who played the title role in the film, The Man with Two Brains?
STEVE MARTIN
17 ECT is a form of treatment, which involves passing an electric current through the brain. What do the initials stand for?
ELECTRO CONVULSIVE THERAPY
18 In which film did Anthony Hopkins feed Ray Liotta a portion of his own brain?
HANNIBAL
19 What type of operation involves the severing of nerve fibres in the prefrontal area of the brain to effect behavioural changes?
LOBOTOMY
20 What does the majority of the brain comprise of?
WATER

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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