Human Body 1

ROUND 6: DOCTORS AND NURSES

1. Which cells in the eye allow us to see colours: rods or cones?

[Cones]

2. Are amino acids the building blocks of proteins or vitamins?

[Proteins]

3. What is the traditional Chinese medical technique in which metal needles

are inserted into the skin?

[Acupuncture]

4. In medical terms, what do the letters HRT stand for?

[Hormone Replacement Therapy]

5. In mammals, what attaches muscles to bones?

[Tendons]

6. What name is given to the study and treatment of cancer?

[Oncology]

7. Yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes are symptoms of what? Clue:

begins with J???

[Jaundice]

8. Which part of the body does the disease Trachoma affect?

[Eyes]

9. What is the name given to the human tailbone?

[Coccyx]

10. How many teeth should an adult human have?

[32]