Medical Science: No.QuestionAnswer 01An infection of the gums involving margin of the teeth with the gum is known asPyorrhoea 02Drugs which reduce tension,anxiety,depression,etc. are known asTranquillizers 03A swelling of the thyroid gland is known asGoitre 04Typhoid fever is caused bySalmonella typhi bacteria 05Plague was also known asBlack death 06AIDS stands forAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 07Diseases which spread by contact are calledContagious diseases 08Scarlet fever is caused byStrepto coccus 09The sterilization technique carried out on men isVasectomy 10The ability of a living creature to resist the attack of diseases is known asImmunity 11How many senses a human being hasFive 12Medical practioners without valid licence are calledQuacks 13In a human baby,teething process starts from the ageSeven months 14A method of treating cancer or tumor growth using chemicals is known asChemotherapy 15Meningitis is caused byNeisseria meningitis 16Tetanus is caused byClostridium tetane 17Leukemia is commonly known asBlood Cancer 18An area of pus formation within the lung is calledLung abscess 19Meningitis is an infection ofHead and spinal cord 20A sudden interruption of the blood supply to the brain can cause aStroke 21A hereditary lack of pigment in the skin,hair & eyes is known asAlbinism 22Psoraisis is an inherited disease ofSkin,nails and joints 23A fungus is aMicroscopic plant 24A condition in which both eyes do not point in the same direction is called asSquint 25Short sightdness is also known asMyopia 26Short sightdness isConcave lens 27Long sightdness is also known asHypermetropia 28Long sightdness is corrected by usingConvex lens 29A condition in which one is not able to see both near and distant objects is known asPressbyopia 30Both convex and concave lens is used to correct the eyesight of a person suffering fromPressbyopia 31An inflammation of the thin membrance that covers the black part of the eye is calledConjunctivitis 32Acute conjuctivitis is commonly known asblack eye 33How many bones an adult human body has206 34How many bones an human baby's body has270 35Blood vessels that carry blood from different organs to the heart are known asAneries 36Blood vessels that carry blood from different organs to the heart are known asVeins 37The main artery of the body is theArota 38Skin is the sense organ forTouch 39Eyes are the sense organ forSight 40Nose is the sense organ forSmell 41Tongue is the sense organ forTaste 42Ears are the sense organs forHearing 43Muscles of the heart are calledCardiac muscles 44In a human body,about how many muscles are there650 45A break in the continuity of a bone is called aFracture 46A progressive weakening of muscles is calledMuscular dystrophy 47Damage to a nerve is termd asMeuropathy 48Biceps are the muscles of theArm 49Malaria is transmitted byAnopheles mosquito 50There are how many types of MalariaThree 51BCG stands forBacillus Calmette Guerin 52BCG is a vaccine given for immunization against the diseaseTuberculosis 53DPT is aTriple vaccine 54DPT is effective againstDiphtheria,whooping cough and tetanus 55DPT vaccine is given how many times to childrenThree 56Vaccine against polio is calledPoliomyelitis vaccine 57Vaccine is a liquid containingDilute or dead pathogens 58The first antibiotic discovered byPenicillin 59Spherical shaped bacteria are calledcoccus 60Rod shaped bacteria are calledBacillus 61Spiral shaped bacteria are calledSpirillium 62Comma shaped bacteria are calledVibrio 63The size of a virus is aboutA millionth of a centimeter 64Plague is caused by bacteria which is found inFleas on the bodies of rats 65Dengue fever is also known asBreak-bone fever 66Q fever was first noticed inQueensland 67Anthrax is caused byAnthrax bacillus 68Cholera is caused byVibrio choleral bacteria 69Tetanus is also known asLockjaw disease 70Diptheria is caused byKlebs-loeffler 71Whooping cough is caused byBordella pertussis 72Sex is predicted before the birth of the child by a test calledAmnio centesis 73The outer layer of the skin is calledEpidermis 74The inner layer of the skin is calledDermis 75Over exposure to sun causeSun burn 76LSD stands forLysergic acid Di-ethylamide 77Drugs which produce total unconsciousness are known asGeneral anaesthetics 78Drugs which produce loss of sensation in a small area where the drug is applied are calledLocal anaesthetics 79Drugs which neutralize secretions of the stomach which cause ulcers and acidity are calledAntacids 80ELISA technique is used to detectAIDS 81NMR stands forNuclear Magnetic Resonance 82Teeth are covered by a hard substance calledEnamel 83Insulin is also known asAnti-diabetic hormone 84Insulin deficiency causesDiabetes 85Inflammation of the pancreas is calledPancreatitis 86A normal pregnancy lasts for about40 weeks 87The device which improves one's hearing is calledHearing aid 88Persons who are having blood group O positive are calledUniversal donors