Medicine quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What is widely taught as standard normal human body temperature in degrees Celsius?

   Answer: 37°C

   Why: This baseline was established in 1868 by German physician Carl Wunderlich, though modern research shows human average temperature has slightly declined since.

2. 2 Medium

   What permanent effect does reading in dim light have on human eyesight?

   Answer: None

   Why: Reading in low light tires ciliary focusing muscles and reduces blinking, causing transient eye strain without lasting harm.

3. 3 Hard

   Which immunoglobulin isotype has the longest half-life in blood?

   Answer: IgG

   Why: Binding to the neonatal Fc receptor protects IgG from lysosomal breakdown, extending its circulation to over three weeks.

4. 4 Easy

   How many permanent teeth does an adult human have?

   Answer: 32

   Why: Humans develop 20 primary baby teeth in childhood, which are replaced and expanded into 32 permanent adult teeth.

5. 5 Medium

   Why did doctors once prescribe Mummy Powder as medicine?

   Answer: They believed it contained life-giving bitumen

   Why: The mix-up began with Persian mumiya, a mineral pitch; the same apothecary stock was ground into an artists' paint called mummy brown.

6. 6 Hard

   Which receptor do macrophage-tropic HIV-1 strains mainly use for entry?

   Answer: CCR5

   Why: A 32-base-pair deletion in the CCR5 gene prevents functional coreceptor expression, conferring natural resistance to HIV-1.