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Which organ primarily produces growth hormone?
A. Pituitary gland
B. Thyroid gland
C. Adrenal gland
D. Pancreas
Correct Answer: A
Growth hormone is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
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Which organ primarily produces cortisol?
A. Adrenal cortex
B. Pancreas
C. Pituitary
D. Thyroid
Correct Answer: A
Cortisol is produced in the adrenal cortex.
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Which organ primarily produces the hormone thyroxine?
A. Thyroid gland
B. Pituitary gland
C. Adrenal gland
D. Thymus
Correct Answer: A
Thyroxine (T4) is produced by the thyroid gland.
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Which organ is a major reservoir for blood and platelets?
A. Spleen
B. Thyroid
C. Bladder
D. Pancreas
Correct Answer: A
The spleen can sequester platelets and acts as a blood reservoir to a limited extent.
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Which organ stores concentrated bile between meals?
A. Gallbladder
B. Liver
C. Pancreas
D. Duodenum
Correct Answer: A
The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile between meals.
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Which organ produces digestive bile salts?
A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Stomach
D. Spleen
Correct Answer: A
Bile salts are synthesized in the liver from cholesterol.
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Which organ plays the major role in oxygenating blood?
A. Lungs
B. Liver
C. Kidneys
D. Pancreas
Correct Answer: A
Blood becomes oxygenated as it passes through pulmonary capillaries surrounding the alveoli.
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Which organ removes carbon dioxide from the blood?
A. Lungs
B. Kidneys
C. Liver
D. Spleen
Correct Answer: A
The lungs excrete carbon dioxide during respiration.
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Cystitis affects which organ?
A. Urinary bladder
B. Kidney
C. Lung
D. Liver
Correct Answer: A
Cystitis is inflammation of the urinary bladder, commonly due to infection.
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Encephalitis primarily affects which organ?
A. Brain
B. Heart
C. Liver
D. Kidney
Correct Answer: A
Encephalitis is inflammation of brain tissue.
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Cholecystitis affects which organ?
A. Gallbladder
B. Kidney
C. Stomach
D. Spleen
Correct Answer: A
Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder.
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Appendicitis affects which structure?
A. Appendix
B. Gallbladder
C. Pancreas
D. Spleen
Correct Answer: A
Appendicitis is inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
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Pancreatitis affects which organ?
A. Pancreas
B. Spleen
C. Liver
D. Gallbladder only
Correct Answer: A
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas.
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Gastritis is inflammation of which organ?
A. Stomach
B. Liver
C. Spleen
D. Pancreas
Correct Answer: A
Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining.
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Pneumonia primarily affects which organs?
A. Lungs
B. Kidneys
C. Intestines
D. Joints
Correct Answer: A
Pneumonia is an infection or inflammation affecting lung tissue.
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Hepatitis primarily affects which organ?
A. Liver
B. Stomach
C. Kidney
D. Pancreas
Correct Answer: A
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver.
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Nephritis is inflammation of which organ?
A. Kidney
B. Heart
C. Lung
D. Brain
Correct Answer: A
Nephritis refers to inflammation of kidney tissue.
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Cirrhosis primarily affects which organ?
A. Liver
B. Kidney
C. Lung
D. Spleen
Correct Answer: A
Cirrhosis is chronic scarring and architectural distortion of the liver.
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A cataract affects which organ?
A. Eye
B. Ear
C. Brain
D. Skin
Correct Answer: A
A cataract is clouding of the eye's lens.
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A person with a blocked coronary artery has a problem involving blood supply to which organ?
A. Brain
B. Heart
C. Kidney
D. Liver
Correct Answer: B
Coronary arteries supply the heart muscle; blockage may cause myocardial infarction.