Human Anatomy Trivia

We all know the leg bones connected to the knee bone and so forth, but what else do you know? This week for episode 240 of the Dorky, Geeky, Nerdy trivia podcast, we've got Human Anatomy trivia. It's not glamorous, but it's useful stuff to know. Plus, we haven't had a Sciencebased episode in a while. If you're new to DGN, welcome. Every week I give you 30 trivia questions on a new topic. If you want rules or scorecards, visit dorkygeekynerdy.com. While you're there, I could use your feedback on potential Patreon rewards, use the contact form on the site, or just hit me up on social media. That's enough prep work, so let's start the show. The dorky round #1. What part of the circulatory system carries oxygenated blood away from the heart arteries? Veins bring deoxygenated blood back #2. In what part of the body will you find frontal, parietal and occipital bones? The skull. It's made-up of eight different bones #3 What is the largest human organ accounting for 12 to 15% of your body weight? It's the skin and #4. What part of the digestive system, when stretched out, can measure between 3:00 to 5:00 meters long. This small intestine #5 What part of the body is divided into cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum and coccyx, the spine Number six. What part of the eye contracts or opens based on how much light there is the pupil #7? Biceps, triceps, and deltoid are all what muscles #8. What's the only human organ that can float in water? Don't overthink it. It's the lungs #9. Roughly 20% of our daily calories are used. By which organ? The brain #10, type one and two diabetes are common conditions affecting which organ? The pancreas? The geeky round #1? If you broke a phalangi, what is getting splinted? A finger #2 Which are the fastest muscles in the human body? The eyelid muscles #3 located in your legs. What is the largest nerve in the body? The sciatic nerve. It runs from your lower back down to your foot. #4 What is the smallest bone in the human body? The stapis. It's Latin for stirrup, and it's part of your inner ear #5 sometimes called the gullet. What organ connects to the top of the stomach? The esophagus number six. What is the largest muscle in the human body? The gluteus maximus or the buttocks #7? If someone has cystus inverses, what is different about their organs? They're reversed. For example, their heart is on the right, not the left. It occurs in about 1 in 10,000 people, #8. Babies only do this once or twice a minute, but adults do what around 10 * a minute? Blink #9. What's the largest bone in the body? The femur or thigh bone #10. The most common form of these are made from calcium oxalate, kidney stones, The nerdy round #1. What is the name of the Crescent shaped area on the bed of your fingernail or toenail the lenula? It means little Moon #2, also known as the colysist. What organ stores bile? The gallbladder #3. Each hemisphere of the brain is divided into how many lobes, 4 Frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital #4. The forearm is made-up of what 2 bones, the radius and the ulna #5. What is the name for the whites of the eyes? Sclera #6? On average, what hair color has the fewest number of strands? Redheads have on average the fewest strands of hair #7. How many bones does an adult human have? 206. You have 270 at birth, but some fuse together as you mature #8. Humans can see more shades of what color than any other green #9. What's another name for Serramin Earwax #10? Which finger is the strongest? The pinky. It accounts for about a third of your grip strength, and that's all 30 questions. How'd you do? Biology was always my weakest science subject, so hopefully I had everything right. Send me feedback if you feel like I missed something. I'll be back next week with another episode. Here's a hint for what to expect. What decade brought us the Guitar Hero, Halo and Uncharted franchises? You kids deserve a video game break after a tough episode. See you next Wednesday. This was episode 240 of the dorky, geeky, nerdy Trivia podcast. The theme music was provided by [email protected]. The dorky, geeky, nerdy Trivia podcast was written, produced, and hosted by me, Brian Rollins. Come visit me at the Voices inmyhead.com. Thanks for listening. When a US expedition is attacked, 3 survivors, a professor, her student, and a soldier are saved by a mysterious vessel, the Nomtsev. The enigmatic Captain Nikto elects to keep the captives aboard, requiring each of their skills for his daring pursuits. But as evidence of a rogue submarine alerts the world's navies, the captives must work together to avoid annihilation. 20,000 Kilos Under the Sea is a fastpaced adventure thriller that's described as the classic Disney adventure meets the Hunt for Red, October 20,000 Kilos Under the Sea. A modern retelling of the Jules Verne classic. Written by Richard Wickliffe and narrated by Brian Rollins. Available right now on Audible or iTunes. Discover adventure and madness beneath the waves.