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General Knowledge About Human Body

The document contains answers to various questions about the human body. It states that the human body contains approximately 37.2 trillion cells and contains 5-6 liters of blood. The skeletal system is composed of 206 bones in adults. The largest organ is the skin and the largest gland is the liver. There are 4 blood groups in the ABO system and the heart has 4 chambers.
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General Knowledge About Human Body

The document contains answers to various questions about the human body. It states that the human body contains approximately 37.2 trillion cells and contains 5-6 liters of blood. The skeletal system is composed of 206 bones in adults. The largest organ is the skin and the largest gland is the liver. There are 4 blood groups in the ABO system and the heart has 4 chambers.
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What is the estimated no.

of cells that the human body is composed


of?
Ans: 37.2 trilion
What is the amount of blood contains in the human body?
Ans: 5-6 litres.
With how many bones the human skeletal system is composed of in
adult age?
Ans: 206
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Ans: skin
What is the largest gland?
Ans: liver
How many blood groups in the ABO system?
Ans: 4
How many chambers in the human heart?
Ans: 4
What is the average blood pressure of human being?
Ans: 120/80 mmHg
What is the weight of the brain?
Ans: 1.36 kg
What is the name of covering of central nervous system?

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Ans: meninges
Which part of the brain controls anger, fear, body temperature?
Ans: hypothalamus
Which part occupies 80% of the brain?
Ans: cerebram
what is the function of retina?
Ans: to create reflection of an image
what is the master gland of the body?
Ans: pituitary gland
what is the amount of urine that a healthy human passes each day?
Ans: 1500 ml
what is the Ph of urine?
Ans: 6
what is the weight of heart in an average human being?
Ans: 300 gm
what is the covering of heart?
Ans: pericardium
How many ribs in the human thorax?
Ans: 12 pairs

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What is the percentage of calcium stored in the bones?
Ans: 97%
Which acid is secreted from stomach?
Ans: HCl
What is the amount of gastric juice secreted from stomach daily?
Ans: 2 litres
What is the mixed gland of the human body?
Ans: pancreas
What is the function of thrombocyte?
Ans: hemostasis
Who invented human blood grouping system?
Ans: Carl Landsteiner
What kind of blood is carried through artery?
Ans: oxygenated blood
What is the function of hemoglobin?
Ans: transport oxygen
Who invented Insulin?
Ans: Edward Sharpy Schafer
What is considered as the ‘Power house of cell’?
What is the brain of the cell?

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Ans: Nucleus
Who is the father of anatomy?
Ans: Aristotle
In which muscle we can find ‘intercalated disc’?
Ans: cardiac muscle
Hoe many vertebrae are there in the human boby?
Ans: 33
Which bone is called ‘beauty bone’?
Ans: clavicle
Which is the longest bone in the human body?
Ans: Femur
What is the length of stomach?
Ans: 25 cm
How many teeth are there in the human body in adult life?
Ans: 32
Which part of the human body produces voice?
Ans: vocal cord
Which nerve is responsible for olfaction?
Ans: olfactory nerve

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What is the covering of lung?
Ans: pleura
Which is the common pathway in between respiratory and
gastrointestinal tract?
Ans: pharynx
What is the equivalent part of penis in female body?
Ans: clitoris
What is the cause of hardness in erected penis?
Ans: Increased blood
What is the cause of Diabetes mellitus?
Ans: insulin deficiency
What is the sex hormone in female?
Ans: estrogen and progesterone
What is the secretion of lacrimal gland?
Ans: Tear
What is the common but dangerous disease of eye?
Ans: Glaucoma
In which condition human crystalline lens becomes hazy?
Ans: catarract

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Which is the smallest bone of human body?
Ans: stapes
What is the barrier between middle ear and outer ear?
Ans: tympanic membrane

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