Health Knowledge Bowl - Academic Foundations - Set Eight

Front 1

What are the desired end products of carbohydrate digestion?

Back 1

monosaccharides

Front 2

What is a protein that is deficient in one or more essential amino acids called?

Back 2

incomplete

Front 3

What is the protoplasm inside the cell membrane called?

Back 3

cytoplasm

Front 4

Name the three kinds of muscles and tell whether it is voluntary or involuntary.

Back 4

(any order)skeletal, voluntary
smooth, involuntary
cardiac, involuntary

Front 5

What are the hardest structures in the body, which are constructed primarily of calcium?

Back 5

teeth

Front 6

List three accessory organs of digestion.

Back 6

(any order) liver, gallbladder, pancreas

Front 7

What is the most abundant mineral in the body?

Back 7

calcium

Front 8

What is another name for the master gland?

Back 8

the pituitary gland

Front 9

What is the medical term for the collar bone?

Back 9

clavicle

Front 10

What muscle abducts the arm and caps the shoulder?

Back 10

deltoid

Front 11

What is the kissing muscle of the lips called?

Back 11

orbicularis oris

Front 12

What artery supplies blood to the head and the neck?

Back 12

carotid

Front 13

What is the name of the longest vein of the body?

Back 13

saphenous

Front 14

Name two of the three types of hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex.

Back 14

(any order) glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoid, androgens

Front 15

Name the two types of cells in the islets of Langerhans that produce hormones.

Back 15

(any order)
Alpha and Beta

Front 16

What hormone stimulates the "fight or flight" response to an emergency?

Back 16

epinephrine

Front 17

The body may be divided into three imaginary planes. Which plane runs lengthwise from the front to the back dividing the body into right and left sides?

Back 17

sagittal

Front 18

The body may be divided into three imaginary planes. Which plane cuts the body horizontally into an upper and lower portion?

Back 18

transverse

Front 19

Which bands of connective tissue anchor bones together?

Back 19

ligaments

Front 20

What is the body's first line of defense against pathogens?

Back 20

skin

Front 21

How many cervical vertebra are there in the vertebral column?

Back 21

seven

Front 22

What is the medical term for the knee bone?

Back 22

patella

Front 23

What is the medical term for the lower arm bone on the thumb side?

Back 23

radius

Front 24

What is the medical term for the lower arm bone on the little finger side?

Back 24

ulna

Front 25

What is the longest and strongest bone of the body?

Back 25

femur

Front 26

What is the name of the hip socket into which the head of the femur articulates?

Back 26

acetabulum

Front 27

What is the projection of the ulna known as the elbow or "funny bone" called?

Back 27

olecranon process

Front 28

What is the movement in certain types of joints that decreases the angle between two adjoining bones called?

Back 28

flexion

Front 29

What is the movement in certain types of joints that increases the angle between two adjoining bones called?

Back 29

extension

Front 30

Name the outer membrane covering the brain and spinal cord.

Back 30

dura mater