Human Body & Medicine Trivia
Bones, organs, cells and systems — plus the diseases, discoveries and doctors that shaped modern medicine. This category runs from the anatomy you learned at school to questions that would test a med student.
Answers are typed, and each question comes with a short fact about how the body works.
- 314questions
- 73easy
- 107medium
- 134hard
What's covered
- Anatomy
- Organs
- Bones & muscles
- Diseases
- Medical history
- Senses
Human Body & Medicine Trivia: sample questions
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- easy
What is the name of the coloured, ring-shaped muscle in the eye that surrounds the pupil and controls how much light enters it?
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Iris
The iris works like a camera aperture, contracting in bright light to shrink the pupil and relaxing in dim light to let more light reach the retina.
- easy
What is the commonly quoted average length, in days, of the human menstrual cycle?
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28 days
Despite the textbook figure of 28 days, real cycle lengths vary widely between individuals, with medical sources putting the normal range anywhere from about 21 to 35 days.
- medium
What is the medical term for the condition in which bones become porous, weak, and prone to fracture, most common in older women after menopause?
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Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is nicknamed the 'silent disease' because bone loss happens gradually with no symptoms until a fracture occurs.
- medium
What is the longest and strongest bone in the human body, running from the hip to the knee?
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Femur
The femur is also the only bone in the human thigh and can bear many times a person's body weight (up to around 30 times).
- hard
What is the anatomical term for a small, fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between bones, tendons, and muscles near a joint?
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Bursa
Inflammation of one of these sacs is called bursitis, and the knee and shoulder are among its favorite trouble spots.
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