Human Biology — MCQs Biology 50 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. The basic structural and functional unit of the human body is: (A) Cell (B) Tissue (C) Organ (D) Organ system 2. The human skeleton is composed of: (A) Tendons only (B) Muscles only (C) Bones and cartilage (D) Ligaments only 3. Human bones are classified into: (A) Sesamoid only (B) Long and short only (C) Flat and irregular only (D) Long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid 4. The axial skeleton includes: (A) Hands and feet only (B) Limbs only (C) Shoulder and pelvis only (D) Skull, vertebral column, ribs, sternum 5. The appendicular skeleton includes: (A) Limbs and girdles (B) Skull only (C) Vertebral column only (D) Ribs and sternum only 6. Joints that allow free movement are called: (A) Fixed joints (B) Fibrous joints (C) Cartilaginous joints (D) Synovial joints 7. The heart is located in the: (A) Thoracic cavity (B) Abdominal cavity (C) Cranial cavity (D) Pelvic cavity 8. The heart consists of: (A) Two chambers only (B) Four chambers: two atria and two ventricles (C) Three chambers only (D) Five chambers 9. The right atrium receives blood from: (A) Aorta (B) Pulmonary veins (C) Superior and inferior vena cava (D) Coronary arteries 10. The left ventricle pumps blood into: (A) Aorta (B) Pulmonary artery (C) Vena cava (D) Pulmonary veins 11. Hemoglobin in red blood cells functions to: (A) Fight infections (B) Transport oxygen (C) Blood clotting (D) Digest food 12. White blood cells are responsible for: (A) Immunity (B) Oxygen transport (C) Blood clotting (D) Hormone transport 13. Platelets are involved in: (A) Blood clotting (B) Oxygen transport (C) Immune response (D) Digestion 14. The largest human organ is: (A) Liver (B) Skin (C) Heart (D) Lungs 15. The skin consists of: (A) Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis (B) Epidermis only (C) Dermis only (D) Hypodermis only 16. The primary site of nutrient absorption is: (A) Stomach (B) Small intestine (C) Large intestine (D) Mouth 17. The liver functions in: (A) Only absorption (B) Only digestion (C) Detoxification, bile production, metabolism (D) Only filtration 18. The pancreas produces: (A) Only glucagon (B) Only bile (C) Digestive enzymes and insulin (D) Only hormones 19. Neurons transmit: (A) Enzymes (B) Blood (C) Hormones (D) Electrical impulses 20. The human brain is protected by: (A) Skull and meninges (B) Skin only (C) Vertebrae only (D) Muscles only 21. Cerebrum is responsible for: (A) Digestion only (B) Heartbeat only (C) Respiration only (D) Voluntary activities, thought, and memory 22. Cerebellum coordinates: (A) Thought only (B) Balance and movement (C) Hormone secretion only (D) Digestion only 23. The medulla oblongata controls: (A) Memory (B) Muscle growth (C) Heart rate, respiration, blood pressure (D) Digestion 24. The human eye contains: (A) Only optic nerve (B) Only cornea and lens (C) Only retina (D) Cornea, lens, retina, optic nerve 25. Rods in the retina are sensitive to: (A) Low light (B) Color (C) Sound (D) Pressure 26. Cones in the retina are sensitive to: (A) Sound (B) Low light (C) Color (D) Touch 27. The human ear has three parts: (A) Outer and inner only (B) Outer, middle, inner (C) Middle only (D) Inner only 28. The cochlea is responsible for: (A) Smell (B) Balance only (C) Taste (D) Hearing 29. The semicircular canals are responsible for: (A) Balance (B) Hearing only (C) Sight only (D) Smell only 30. Hormones are secreted by: (A) Muscle tissue (B) Exocrine glands (C) Endocrine glands (D) Nervous tissue 31. Insulin is secreted by: (A) Pancreas (B) Thyroid (C) Adrenal gland (D) Pituitary 32. Thyroxine is secreted by: (A) Pancreas (B) Thyroid gland (C) Pituitary (D) Adrenal 33. Adrenal glands secrete: (A) Thyroxine only (B) Insulin only (C) Adrenaline and cortisol (D) Estrogen only 34. The human kidney filters: (A) Plasma only (B) Lymph only (C) Blood to remove waste and excess water (D) Digestive enzymes only 35. Nephrons are the: (A) Functional units of liver (B) Functional units of the kidney (C) Functional units of heart (D) Functional units of lungs 36. Human lungs contain: (A) Alveoli for gas exchange (B) Only bronchi (C) Only trachea (D) Only diaphragm 37. Oxygen is transported in blood by: (A) Platelets (B) Plasma only (C) White blood cells (D) Hemoglobin in red blood cells 38. Carbon dioxide is transported primarily as: (A) Platelets (B) Hemoglobin only (C) Bicarbonate ions in plasma (D) White blood cells 39. Human reproduction involves: (A) Gametogenesis, fertilization, embryogenesis (B) Photosynthesis (C) Only gametogenesis (D) Digestion 40. Spermatogenesis occurs in: (A) Testes (B) Ovary (C) Uterus (D) Vas deferens 41. Oogenesis occurs in: (A) Testes (B) Ovary (C) Uterus (D) Fallopian tube 42. Fertilization in humans occurs in: (A) Vagina (B) Uterus (C) Ovary (D) Fallopian tube 43. Human gestation period is approximately: (A) 9 months (B) 6 months (C) 12 months (D) 3 months 44. The placenta functions in: (A) Only hormone production (B) Nutrient, gas, and waste exchange between mother and fetus (C) Only digestion (D) Only respiration 45. The umbilical cord contains: (A) Two arteries and one vein (B) Two veins only (C) One artery only (D) Only connective tissue 46. Human blood groups are determined by: (A) White blood cells only (B) Hemoglobin only (C) ABO and Rh antigens (D) Platelets only 47. The immune system protects the body from: (A) Oxygen (B) Pathogens (C) Nutrients (D) Water 48. Human stomach secretes: (A) Bile (B) Insulin only (C) HCl and pepsin (D) Pancreatic juice 49. Human small intestine secretes: (A) Enzymes for digestion and absorbs nutrients (B) Only bile (C) Only insulin (D) Only water 50. Human large intestine is responsible for: (A) Protein digestion only (B) Water absorption and formation of feces (C) Fat digestion only (D) Oxygen transport