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Which of these operations CANNOT be performed today?
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Partial liver transplants
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Whole lung transplants
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Whole brain transplants |
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| 02 |
Which of these organs do we only have ONE of?
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Lung
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Kidney
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Liver
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| 03 |
Roughly how long does it take one red blood cell to circulate around the entire human body?
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30 seconds
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30 minutes
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30 hours |
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| 04 |
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The spleen has a number of different jobs. Which of these jobs is not performed by the spleen?
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Filters the blood and kills bacteria and viruses
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Destroys red blood cells
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Controls the amount of sugar in the blood |
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| 05 |
Bile, which breaks down fat, is stored in the gallbladder. How much bile does the average person produce in one day?
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1 millilitre
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1 centilitre
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1 litre |
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| 06 |
Skin, the largest human organ, covers about 2 square metres. How much does your skin weigh?
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3 grams
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3 kilograms
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3 tonnes |
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| 07 |
A blue whale’s heart is roughly the same size as what?
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A bicycle
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A small car
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A bus |
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| 08 |
What is special about the circulatory system of a spider?
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They don’t have blood vessels - their organs soak in the spider’s blood.
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Their heart stops beating when they spin their webs.
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They don’t have a heart, so their blood only circulates when they move. |
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| 09 |
Which of these animals do not have lungs?
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Snakes
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Birds
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Fish |
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| 10 |
Why is it not recommended to eat a polar bear’s liver?
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The liver is so full of vitamin A it is toxic to humans.
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Under a polar bear’s coat are very sharp spines that protect its soft stomach area.
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Their liver is far too cold. |
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