Free Human Body and Health MCQs with Answers

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401. The movement of any solvent across a semipermeable membrane is called__________?

  • A. Osmosis
  • B. Cataphoresis
  • C. Electrolysis
  • D. Electrophoresis

Explanation: Osmosis is the movement of solvent, usually water, through a semipermeable membrane from a dilute solution toward a more concentrated solution. Electrophoresis and cataphoresis involve movement of charged particles rather than solvent flow.

Correct answer: Osmosis

402. What is the one of the other name of Vitamin "A"?

  • A. Riboflavin
  • B. Ascorbic Acid
  • C. Retinol
  • D. Thiamin

Explanation: Retinol is the alcohol form of vitamin A and is important for vision, epithelial tissues, and immune function. Riboflavin is vitamin B2, ascorbic acid is vitamin C, and thiamin is vitamin B1.

Correct answer: Retinol

403. Which of the following gland has shape of butterfly?

  • A. Thyroid gland
  • B. Pituitary gland
  • C. Adrenal gland
  • D. Pineal gland

Explanation: The thyroid gland has two lobes joined by a narrow band, giving it a butterfly-like shape in the neck. The pituitary, adrenal, and pineal glands do not have this characteristic form.

Correct answer: Thyroid gland

404. Another name of vitamin C is__________?

  • A. Ascorbic Acid
  • B. Acitic Acid
  • C. Citric Acid
  • D. Lysozyme

Explanation: Ascorbic acid is the chemical name of vitamin C, a water-soluble antioxidant needed for collagen formation and wound healing. Citric acid is a different acid found commonly in citrus fruits.

Correct answer: Ascorbic Acid

405. Who discovered blood circulation?

  • A. Carl Linnaeus
  • B. Francis Crik
  • C. Robert. Brown
  • D. William Harvey

Explanation: William Harvey demonstrated that the heart pumps blood through a continuous circuit, establishing the modern understanding of blood circulation. The other names are associated with taxonomy, genetics, or cell biology.

Correct answer: William Harvey

406. Other name of white blood cells is _____________?

  • A. Erythrocytes
  • B. Leukocytes
  • C. Thrombocytes
  • D. None of these

Explanation: White blood cells are leukocytes, derived from terms meaning white and cell. Erythrocytes are red blood cells, while thrombocytes are platelets.

Correct answer: Leukocytes

407. Other name of platelets _______?

  • A. Erythrocytes
  • B. Leukocytes
  • C. thrombocytes
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Platelets are also called thrombocytes and help form blood clots. Leukocytes fight infection, whereas erythrocytes carry oxygen.

Correct answer: thrombocytes

408. Other name of red blood cells is ____________?

  • A. Erythrocytes
  • B. Leukocytes
  • C. Thrombocytes
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Red blood cells are erythrocytes, whose haemoglobin carries oxygen. Leukocytes are white blood cells and thrombocytes are platelets.

Correct answer: Erythrocytes

409. Which of the following is a currency of Body cells?

  • A. ADP
  • B. DNA
  • C. RNA
  • D. ATP

Explanation: ATP is the cell’s immediate energy currency, because breaking its high-energy phosphate bonds supplies usable energy for cellular work. DNA stores genetic information, while ADP is the lower-energy molecule formed when ATP loses a phosphate.

Correct answer: ATP

410. Wisdom teeth normally grow between the age of___________?

  • A. 34-40
  • B. 17-30
  • C. 45-55
  • D. 10-17

Explanation: Wisdom teeth, or third molars, usually erupt during late adolescence or early adulthood, commonly between about 17 and 25 years. The 17–30 range is the closest option; eruption can vary and some people never develop them.

Correct answer: 17-30