This week's quiz contains 15 questions on the human body.

01) Where are most of your taste buds located?
[A] In the throat [B] On the Tongue [C] On the Gums

02) Which muscles help you to cough?
[A] Sternohyoids [B] Scalenes [C] Trapezius

03) What 3 bones make up the ossicles?
[A] The hammer, anvil, and stirrup [B] The clavicle, scapula, and humerus [C] The ilium, ischium, and pubis

04) How many teeth does an adult normally have?
[A] 32 [B] 36 [C] 28

05) How much saliva do you produce each day?
[A] 1 liter (2 pints) [B] 3 liters (6 pints) [C] 500 Milliliters (1 pint)

06) What happens to your pupil in low light?
[A] It stay the same [B] It enlarges [C] It gets smaller

07) Which muscle causes blinking?
[A] The obicularis oculi [B] The depressor labii inferiors [C] The obicularis oris

08) What produces the bump known as the Adam's apple?
[A] The bronchus [B] The windpipe [C] The thyroid cartilage

09) At what age do you begin to lose your primary teeth?
[A] 4 [B] 6 [C] 8

10) Which muscle do you use to raise your arm sideways?
[A] The Biceps [B] The flexor pollicis [C] The deltoid

11) Which grow faster, fingernails or toenails?
[A] They grow at the same rate [B] Toenails [C] Fingernails

12) What separates one vertebra from the next?
[A] Disk [B] Spinal fluid [C] Facet

13) In an average lifetime what volume of blood does the heart pump?
[A] 304,000 liters (80,000 gallons) [B] 304,000,000 liters (80,000,000 gallons) [C] 30,000,000 liters (8,000,000 gallons)

14) What word is used to describe all processes that require or release energy?
[A] Homeostasis [B] Metabolism [C] Calorie

15) What is the average lifetime of the hair on your head?
[A] 10 years [B] 5 years [C] 2 years

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