Wednesday, March 31, 2010

FACTS ABOUT HUMAN BODY

FACTS ABOUT HUMAN BODY


Length of alimentary canal
Approximately 8 meters

BMR (Basal metabolic rate)
1600 K.cal/day

Number calls in body
75 trillion

Longest bone
Femur (thigh bone)

Smallest bone
Ear ossicle, stapes

Weight of brain
1400 gms

Blood volume
6.8 litres (in 70 kg body)

Normal B.P
120/80 mm Hg

Number of R.B.C
(a) In male: 4.5-5.0 million/cubic mm
(b) In female: 4.0-4.5 million/cubic mm

Life span of R.B.C
120 days

Normal W.B.C count
5000-10000/cubic mm

Life span of W.B.C
3-4 days

D.L.C (Differential leucocyte count)
(a) Basophils-0.5-1%
(b) Eosinophils-1-3%
(c) Monocytes-3-8%
(d) Neutrophils-40-70%
(e) Lymphocytes-2-25%

Blood platelets count
2,00,000-4,00,000/cubic mm

Haemoglobin
(a) In male: 14-15.6 gm/100 c.c of blood
(b) In female: 11-14 gm/100 c.c of blood

Hb content in body
500-700 gm

Universal blood donor
O Rh-ve

Universal blood recipient
AB

Blood clotting time
2-5 minutes

Average body weight
70 kg

Normal body temperature
98.4.F or 37.C

Breathing rate
16-20 minutes

Dental formula
adult:2123/2123=32
child: 2120/2120=22 milk teeth

Number of cranial nerves
12 pairs

Number of spinal nerves
31 pairs

Largest endocrine gland
Thyroid

Gestation period
9 months (253-266 days)

Normal heart beat
72-75/ minutes

Largest gland
Liver

Largest muscles in the body
Gluteus maximus (Buttock muscle)

Largest smooth muscle
Uterus of pregnant women

Smallest muscles in the body
Stapedius

Largest artery
Abdominal aorta

Largest vein
Inferior venacava

Largest W.B.C
Monocyte

Smallest W.B.C
Lymphocyte

Greatest regeneration power
In liver

Longest nerve
Sciatic

Longest cell
Neuron (nerve cell)

Menstrual cycle
28 days

Menopause age
45-50 years

Minimum regeneration power
In brain cell

Minimum distance for proper vision
25 cm

Type of placenta
Haemochorial (Chorioallantoic)

Pulse rate
72/minute

Volume of semen
2-4 ml/ejaculation

Normal sperm count
200-350 million/ejaculation

ESR (normal Erythrocyte sedimentation rate)
4.10 min/hour

Thinnest skin
Conjunctiva

pH of gastric juice
1.4

pH of urine
6.0

pH of blood
7.35-7.45

Element Symbol and Atomic Numbers

Element Symbol and Atomic Numbers

Name
Symbol
Atomic Number

Hydrogen
H
1

Helium
He
2

Lithium
Li
3

Beryllium
Be
4

Boron
B
5

Carbon
C
6

Nitrogen
N
7

Oxygen
O
8

Flourine
F
9

Neon
Ne
10

Sodium (Natrium)
Na
11

Magnesium
Mg
12

Aluminium
Al
13

Silicon
Si
14

Phosphorous
P
15

Sulphur
S
16

Chlorine
Cl
17

Argon
Ar
18

Potassium (Kalium)
K
19

Calcium
Ca
20

Titanium
Ti
22

Vanadium
V
23

Chromium
Cr
24

Manganese
Mn
25

Iron (Ferum)
Fe
26

Cobalt
Co
27

Nickel
Ni
28

Copper (Cuprum)
Cu
29

Zinc
Zn
30

Germenium
Ge
32

Bromine
Br
35

Krypton
Kr
36

Zirconium
Zr
40

Silver
Ag
47

Tin (Stannum)
Sn
50

Antimony (Stabnium)
Sb
51

Iodine
I
53

Barium
Ba
56

Gold (Aurum)
Au
79

Mercury (Hydragerm)
Hg
80

Lead (Plumbum)
Pb
82

Bismuth
Bi
83

Radium
Ra
88

Thorium
U
90

Uranium
U
92

Plutonium
Pu
94

Curium
Cm
96

MEDICAL INVENTIONS

MEDICAL INVENTIONS

SNo
Name
Medical Inventions

1
Ronald Rose
Malaria Parasite

2
Salk, Jonas E.
Anti-polio Vaccine

3
Simpson and Harrison
Chloroform

4
Waksman
Streptomycin

5
Banting
Insulin ( as a palliative for diabetes)

6
Barnard, Christian
Replacing the human heart

7
Brahmachari, U.N.
Cure of Kala-a-zar fever

8
Davy
Isolation of metals by electricity; studied properties of chlorine

9
Domagk
Sulpha drugs as bactericides

10
Eijkman
Cause of Beri-Beri

11
Finsen
Discovered curative effect of ultra violet rays; photography

12
Fleming, Alexander
Penicillin (in 1929)

13
Harvey
Circulation of blood

14
Hahnemann
Homoeopathy (founder)

15
Hopkins, Frederick Gowland
Vitamin D

16
Jenner
Smallpox Vaccination

17
Koch
Tubercle Bacillus

18
Lainnec
Stethoscope

19
Lister, Lord
Antiseptic treatment

20
Pasteur, Louis
Treatment of rabies; cure of hydrophobia

General Science for forthcomming exams

General Science Bits



1. The respiration is carried on by
(A) Kidneys
(B) Brain
(C) Intestine
(D) Lungs
Ans (D)
2. Which is the outer protective cover of the body?
(A) Skeleton
(B) Hair
(C) Skin
(D) None of these
Ans (C)
3. Which collects the blood from the organs?
(A) Arteries
(B) Veins
(C) Lungs
(D) Nerves
Ans (B)
4. Which removes waste materials from the body?
(A) Kidneys
(B) Lungs
(C) Heart
(D) Brain
Ans (A)
5. Which of the following is well developed and functional in grazing animals?
(A) Appendix
(B) Liver
(C) Duodenum
(D) Rectum
Ans (A)
6. How many teeth will the children have?
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 28
(D) 20
Ans (D)
7. What is inner lining of the alimentary canal called ?
(A) oesophagus
(B) Mucous membrance
(C) Muscle
(D) Muscular
Ans (B)
8. Which of the following is not a part of the alimentary canal?
(A) Mouth
(B) Stomach
(C) Small intestine
(D) lungs
Ans (D)
9. Liver and pancreas are the ________ glands.
(A) blood clear
(B) digestive
(C) breathing
(D) none of these
Ans (B)
10. _________ is a sticky substance in saliva and provides easy movement for food.
(A) Insulin
(B) Amylase
(C) Mucin
(D) none of these
Ans (C)
11. Nose opens at the uuper end of _____ through a pair of internal nostrils.
(A) Larnyx
(B) Trachea
(C) Pharnyx
(D) none of these
Ans (C)
12. Which of the following is a long tube and wind pipe?
(A) Bronchi
(B) Nasal canal
(C) Pharnyx
(D) Trachea
Ans (D)
13. How many lungs are present in the human body?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) none of these
Ans (B)
14. The lungs are covered by two membrances called as _______
(A) Veins
(B) Air sacs
(C) pleura
(D) none of these
Ans (C)
15. The normal temperature of a human body is _____
(A) 98.4ºC
(B) 98.4ºF
(C) 99.0ºC
(D) 99.0ºF
Ans (B)
16. What is the temperature of boiling water?
(A) 100ºC
(B) 32ºC
(C) 180ºF
(D) 32ºF
Ans (A)
17. Units which can be expressed in terms of two or more fundamental units of mass or called____ units
(A) Derived
(B) defined
(C) undefined
(D) underived
Ans (A)
18. The mean distance of sun from the earth is called
(A) Astronomical units
(B) Lightyear
(C) Astrological units
(D) Angstroms
Ans (A)
19. One nano metre =
(A) 10Aº
(B) 11Aº
(C) 12Aº
(D) 10.5Aº
Ans (A)
20. Which of the following is known as acqua gold
(A) Sulphuric acid
(B) Nitric Acid
(C) Hydrochloric Acid
(D) Ammonia WRONG 3 2
21. The force is the product of _____
(A) velocity and acceleration
(B) the speed and acceleration
(C) mass and speed
(D) mass and acceleration
Ans (D)
22. Root part is represented in a mature emryo by
(A) plumule
(B) radicle
(C) chalaza
(D) cotyledons
Ans (B)
23. Bone deformities occur due to the excessive intake of
(A) phosphorus
(B) potassium
(C) fatti acid
(D) fluorine
Ans (D)
24. Excess of fat in the body is stored in
(A) Adipose tissue
(B) Acrosome
(C) Connective tissue
(D) Bone marrow
Ans (A)
25. Disease caused by HIV virus is
(A) mumps
(B) plague
(C) AIDS
(D) tuberculosis
Ans (C)
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GENERAL SCIENCE : EXPECTED QUESTIONS
GENERAL SCIENCE : EXPECTED QUESTIONS



1. How many carbon atoms are there in one molecule of methane (chemical formula CH4?)

a. 1

b. 4

c. 5

d. The number cannot be determined from the formula.

2. Which form of matter has a definite volume, but no definite shape?

a. Solid

b. Liquid

c. Gas

d. Plasma

3. Processes of changing a liquid to a gas is called

a. Melting

b. Boiling

c. Vaporization

d. Sublimation

4. An element is determined by the number of

a. Atoms

b. Electrons

c. Neutrons

d. Protons

5. Fluorine F is a

a. Metal

b. Non metal

c. Compound

d. Element

6. State of uranium (U) at 0? c and 1 atm of pressure is

a. Gas

b. Liquid

c. Solid

d. Vapour

7. CaSo4 is named as

a. Calcium carbonate

b. Calcium hydroxide

c. Calcium oxide

d. Calcium sulphate

8. Cobalt is a

a. Halogen

b. Transition metal

c. Alkaline earth metal

d. None of these

9. What term describes the concentration of a solution in moles per litter?

a. Molarity

b. Osmosis

c. Molality

d. Diffusion

10. The Ideal gas law is a combination of Boyle’s law, Charle’s law and Avogadro’s law .What is the Ideal gas law?

a. PV=NRT

b. PE=mgh

c. F=ma

d. V=IR

11. Which of these values signifies the greatest temperature?

a. 1 degree Kelvin

b. 1 degree Rankin

c. 1 degree Fahrenheit

d. 1 degree Celsius

12. What is the abbreviation THEL stands for

a. Tactical high energy laser

b. Titanium harmonic emergent laser

c. Thermabaric harmonic emergent light

d. Thermo baric high energy light

13. Why are recoilless guns recoilless?

a. Their barrels are open at both ends.

b. They are loaded with missiles not cannon balls

c. They are not placed an wheels

d. They are made up of very heavy metal

14. Which statement is true about airplanes?

a. To dive, ailerons are down

b. To dive, elevators are down

c. To dive, elevators are up

d. To dive, ailerons are up

15. Taxonomy of vertebrate divides fishes in to which two basic groups?

a. Jawed and jawless

b. Gilled and non-gilled

c. Mammalian and non-mammalian

d. Nematodes and non-nematodes

16. What makes almost 99% of the visible Universe?

a. Quasars

b. Nitrogen

c. Plasma

d. Solids

17. What do we call cells with a nucleus?

a. Prokaryotic

b. Eukaryotic

c. Mitochondrial

d. Golgi

18. What does the prefix’ achy-‘’ means?

a. Too fast

b. Too slow

c. Too loud

d. Too soft

19. A doctor says you need a CBC.What is he talking about?

a. An enema

b. A vacation

c. A medication

d. A blood test

20. In preparation for a blood test, the lab slip says you have to be NPO for 8 hours prior to test, what do you have to do?

a. Sleep for 8 hours

b. Exercise for 8 hours

c. Lie flat in bed for 8 hours

d. Do not take anything by mouth

21. What is the exact value of the `Pi’?

a. 3

b. 22/7

c. Impossible to calculate

d. 3.14

22. What is the smallest prime number?

a. 2

b. 144

c. 1

d. 3

23. What is the only number with no reciprocal?

a. Pi

b. 0

c. 1

d. -1

24. How fast is a mile a minute?

a. Speed of the fastest human runner

b. 60 yards an hour

c. 60 kilometre an hour

d. 60 miles an hour

25. Yhrium

a. xe

b. Y

c. V

d. W



Answers



1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. b

6. c 7. d 8. b 9. a 10. a

11. d 12. a 13. a 14. b 15. a

16. c 17. b 18. a 19. d 20. d

21. c 22. a 23. b 24. d 25. b

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