WorksheetsThe Human Body
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the hardest tissue in the human body?
Outer layer of Patella (Kneecap)
Tooth Enamel
Fingernail
Which of these are Carbon compounds that exist inside the human body.
Nucleic Acids (DNA, RNA)
Proteins (Brain, muscles, hormones, antibodies are made of proteins)
Fats (Outer barrier of cells, layer beneath the skin)
Water
Pick the 3 chemical elements that make up more than 93% of the human body
Oxygen
Carbon
Calcium
Hydrogen
A nucleotide is the basic building block of nucleic acids (RNA and DNA). A nucleotide consists of a sugar molecule attached to a phosphate group and a nitrogen-containing base. Which of these is NOT a nitrogenous base which makes up DNA?
Adenine
Deoxyribose
Cytosine
Guanine
Only a few body cells last a lifetime (> 80 years). Which of these do not?
Neurons in the Visual Cortex
Skeletal muscle cells
Eye Lens cells
Heart muscle cells
You have a completely new skeleton once every _ years.
77
7
20
35
I run down the front of your body, supporting the ribs. Who am I?
Femur
Spinal column
Cranium
Sternum
Which muscle in the human body can exert the most force?
Heart
Soleus (Calf)
Masseter (Jaw)
Biceps
Which muscle in the human body can exert the most pressure?
Heart
Soleus (Calf)
Masseter (Jaw)
Bicep
We make up 30 - 50 % of your total body weight.
Our mass typically begins to decline after you age beyond 40.
We are the only muscles that can be consciously controlled.
Who are we?
Skeletal muscles
Cardiac muscles
Stomach lining muscles
