THE HUMAN BODY
QUESTIONS
1. What metal gives blood its distinctive red colour?
2. What hormone is produced in the pancreas and regulates sugar levels in the blood?
3. The acoustic nerve which connects the ear to the brain has two functions: hearing and what?
4. What glands are located just above the kidneys?
5. What determines a person’s blood group in the body?
6. What fluid is stored in the gallbladder?
7. Leukocytes help defend the body against diseases and infections, how are they otherwise know?
8. Vital to metabolism and growth in the human body, the thyroid secretes what substance?
9. Where in your body are your adenoids?
10. What is called the ‘male hormone’?
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ANSWERS
1. What metal gives blood its distinctive red colour?
IRON
2. What hormone is produced in the pancreas and regulates sugar levels in the blood?
INSULIN
3. The acoustic nerve which connects the ear to the brain has two functions: hearing and what?
BALANCE (EQUILIBRIUM)
4. What glands are located just above the kidneys?
ADRENAL (also known as SUPRARENAL GLANDS)
5. What determines a person’s blood group in the body?
RED BLOOD CELLS
6. What fluid is stored in the gallbladder?
BILE
7. Leukocytes help defend the body against diseases and infections, how are they otherwise know?
WHITE BLOOD CELLS
8. Vital to metabolism and growth in the human body, the thyroid secretes what substance?
HORMONES
9. Where in your body are your adenoids?
NOSE (Nasal Cavity)
10. What is called the ‘male hormone’?
TESTOSTERONE