Most Confusing GK Pointers - Part 79

January 31, 2018
Most Confusing GK Pointers - Part 79

#1.

  • Voice Box in Birds – Syrix 
  • Voice Box in Human – Larynx 

#2.

  • Largest blood vessel in the body – Aorta 
  • Smallest blood vessel in the body – Capillaries 

#3.

  • Smallest bone – Stapes 
  • Longest bone – Femur 

#4. Blood Cells

  • Lifespan of RBC - 120 days 
  • Lifespan of WBC - 3-4days 
  • Lifespan of Blood Platelets – 5 – 9 days 

#5.

  • Functional unit of Kidney – Nephron 
  • Functional unit of Brain – Neuron 

#6.

  • Largest gland – Liver 
  • Smallest gland – Pineal 

#7.

  • pH of Human blood – 7.5 
  • pH of Human urine – 6.0 

#8.

  • Smallest muscle – Stapedius 
  • Largest muscle – Gluteus maximus 

#9.

  • Longest Cell – Neuron (Nerve cell) 
  • Smallest Cell – Granule cell (of the Cerebellum) 4.5 in Size 
  • and RBC (5 in size) 

#10. Bacterial Diseases

  • Disease Bacteria 
  • Typhoid – Salmonella Typhi 
  • Cholera – Vibrio cholerae
  • Plague – Yersinia pestis 
  • Syphilis – Treponema Pallidum 
  • Gonorrhoea – Neisseria Gonorrhoea 
  • Diphtheria – Corynebacterium Diphtheria 
  • Pneumonia – Diplococcus Pneumoniae 
  • Tuberculosis – Mycobacterium Tuberculosis 
  • Tetanus – Clostridium Tetani 
  • Leprosy - Mycobacterium Leprae 
  • Botulism – Clostridium Botulinum 

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