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How's your knowledge of health-related topics such as medicine use, oxygen bars, and sleeping disorders? Find out by taking our 10-question quiz. Hint: The answers to all these questions can be found in the November-December 2002 issue of FDA Consumer. Good luck!

 

1. What is the largest organ of the human body?

a. heart

b. lungs

c. skin

d. brain

2. About how many new chemicals are introduced every year in everyday items such as foods, drugs and personal care products?

a. 500

b. 800

c. 1,000

d. 2,000

3. Oxygen cylinders can be hazardous if:

a. people smoke in the same room that contains the cylinder

b. the cylinder is stored on its side

c. the cylinder is kept in an area that is not well ventilated

d. all of the above

 

4. Fifty years ago, the FDA hired the first consumer consultants partly because of a controversy over:

a. blood safety

b. the ingredients in white bread

c. drug tampering

5. How many people in the United States suffer from sleeping disorders each year?

a. 15 million

b. 25 million

c. 40 million

d. 50 million

6. Which of the following is most likely to interfere with a good night's sleep?

a. Drinking a caffeinated beverage 5 hours before bedtime

b. Exercising 5 hours before bedtime

c. Reading before bedtime

d. Eating dinner 5 hours before bedtime

7. In what stage of sleep do dreams almost always happen?

a. Stage 1, light sleep, when we can be awakened easily

b. Stage 3, deep sleep, when slow brain waves appear.

c. Stage 5, REM sleep, when eyes jerk rapidly and limb muscles become temporarily paralyzed.

8. How many hours of sleep do most adults need?

a. 6

b. 8

c. 10

d. 12

9. To help reduce the risk of skin cancer, you should:

a. use a sunscreen effective against UVA and UVB radiation and with a sun
protection factor of 15 or more.

b. limit exposure to the sun during the peak hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

c. wear clothes, hats and sunglasses to protect the skin.

d. do all of the above

10. Though you should always read directions to ensure that a given product is safe to use for cooking in the microwave, which of the following is considered unsafe for microwave cookery?

a. wax paper

b. cooking bags

c. parchment paper

d. plastic storage bags

Your Score is:

Scoring

9 to 10 points: Excellent! Go to the head of the class.
6 to 8 points: Not too bad. You can skip cleaning the chalkboard erasers today.
Below 5 points: Oops! Stay after school and reread the appropriate chapters.

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