Introduction

Find out how much you know about the human body and the conditions our advisers most commonly come across when dealing with protection applications.

50 questions, takes approx 15 minutes to complete.
Highlights any gaps in your knowledge.
Get 75% or higher to pass and print off a certificate (non-accredited) for your personal records.

Section 1: Digestive System

questions 1 - 9 of 50 in total

1. What is the wave-like motion called which propels food along the alimentary canal?
- (A) Digestion
- (B) Peristalsis
- (C) Food flow
2. What are the symptoms of Crohn's disease?
- (A) Diarrhoea & abdominal pain
- (B) Nausea and migraine
- (C) Chest pain
3. What are the symptoms of ulcerative colitis?
- (A) Stomach cramps
- (B) Constipation
- (C) Diarrhoea with blood and mucous
4. If haemorrhoids are disclosed on the application, what medical evidence should an underwriter request?
- (A) None - haemorrhoids are not life threatening
- (B) Medical examination
- (C) General Practitioner's report
5. What is a hiatus hernia?
- (A) Protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
- (B) Protrusion from the inguinal canal into the groin
- (C) A twisted bowel
6. What are the symptoms of a peptic ulcer?
- (A) Rectal bleeding
- (B) Chest pain
- (C) Recurrent dyspepsia
7. What is the function of the gall bladder?
- (A) To store bile secreted by the liver
- (B) To regulate the flow of urine
- (C) To absorb proteins
8. What are gall stones usually formed from?
- (A) Deposits from internal cysts
- (B) Hardened cholesterol
- (C) Liver enzymes
9. What are the three main forms of hepatitis? Please choose only three.
- (A) Hepatitis A
- (B) Hepatitis 4
- (C) Hepatitis T
- (D) Hepatitis B
- (E) Hepatitis C
- (F) Hepatitis H