General Biology

1. An adult mans body contains about 5 litres of

blood.
2. Longest bone in the human body is Femur(thigh
bone, upper leg). It is 50.50 cm long.
3. The only bone in the human body that is not
connected to any other bone is hyoid bone,at the
base of the tongue. It is supported by muscles in the
neck but not connected with any bone.
4. The ear bones are the smallest bones in the
human body.
5. Normal Systolic and Diastolic pressure of human
body is 120/80 mm of Hg.
6. Instrument used to measure Blood pressure is
Sphygmomanometre.
7. Full forms of- DPT and BCG are: Diptheria

Pertusis Tetanus& Bacillus calmette guerine

8. Full forms of AIDS and HIV are: Acquired Immuno
Deficiency Syndrome & Human Immuno Deficiency
Virus
9. Vaccine was discovered by Edward Jenner.
10. Name the target organs of the following
diseases- Hepatitis- liver; Fits- brain;
Pneu
monia- lungs;Fungal diseases-skin
11. Antimalarial drug Quinine has been extracted
from bark of Cinchona plant.
12. Two protein deficiency diseases are
Kwashiorkor and Marasmus.
13. Alternative name for Rabies is Hydrophobia.
14. Dr. Hargobind Khorana created artificial gene
and deciphered genetic code. He got Nobel prize for
Medicine in 1968.
15. Full form of NADP is Nicotinamide Adenine
Dinucleotide Phosphate And RUBP is Ribulose
biphosphate.
16. The chewing gum is made from the chuckle gum
obtained from chuckle trees.
17. There are about 640 skeletal muscles in the
body, with more than 100 in the head , face and
neck.
18. Which part of brain is the seat of intelligence and
memory?
- cerebrum
19. In which light plants do minimum
photosynthesis?
- green
20. Which equipment is used to facilitate breathing
during serious breathing problems? Ventilator
21. Voice box is also called larynx. In males it is often
protruded outside & is called as Adams apple.
22. Largest artery in the human body is Aorta.
23. Blood group O is called as universal donor and

group AB is called as universal recipient.

24. Full form of EEG is Electroencephalograph.
25. Blood is purified outside the body by dialysis.