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Published 15 Feb, 2014 06:39am

QUIZ: Human biology

1 What is the name given to the condition of the mind that leads to the irresistible urge to steal things?

2 Which organ of the body is affected by Bright’s Disease?

3 Hydrophobia is the name given to what condition in humans?

4 Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced. True or false?

5 The lingual is part of which organ?

6 The brain is composed mostly of water. True or false?

7 Pulmonary oedema is the state of having fluid in which organ?

8 Which organ of the body secretes insulin?

9 Food and drinks that we consume travel down a narrow long muscular tube in our body, what is its name?

10 The skin is the largest external organ of our body. What is the outermost layer of the skin called?


Answers:1. Kleptomania 2. The kidneys3. Fear of water4. True5. Lung. It is the tongue-shaped portion of the left upper lobe of the lung which covers the heart 6. True. Water comprises 77-78 per cent of the brain7. Lungs8. Pancreas9. The oesophagus10. Epidermis

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