KAJAL MA’AM MOST IMPORTANT CLASS NOTES♦ The aorta is the largest artery in the human body. ♦ The most abundant substance in the human body is water (55-60%). ♦ Sperm is the smallest cell in the human body. It is a male reproductive cell. ♦ Adrenaline hormone is also called ‘do or die’ hormone. ♦ The hypothalamus gland is called the ‘Head Master’ gland. ♦ Jaw bone is the strongest bone in the human body. ♦ The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes that lie in the ear. ♦ The longest bone is the femur (thigh). ♦ 4 ° C The density of water is maximum at the temperature. ♦ Bauxite is the major mineral of aluminum. ♦ Blood deficiency causes anemia. ♦ Vitamin C is helpful in healing wounds. ♦ Banana is found in undesirable genitalia. ♦ Blood in the cockroach is colorless. ♦ Tobacco contains a toxic substance called nicotine. ♦ Yellow color of urine is due to pigment called urochrome. ♦ Beer is made from fermentation while alcohol is made from distillation. ♦ Due to reflection we see things. ♦ The stamp is affixed on the envelope by the adhesive force. ♦ Anthracite type coal is of best quality. It contains the highest amount of carbon. ♦ The unit of mass is fortigram and the unit of mass is Newton. ♦ Mercury, cesium, gallium are liquid metals, the rest are solid metals. ♦ –40 ° Centigrade and –40 ° F are the same. ♦ Soybean has the highest protein content. ♦ Protein deficiency – Kwashioscare and Merasmus diseases occur. ♦ Sodium rises in an independent state, so it is stored in kerosene. ♦ White phosphorus is stored in water. ♦ Silver is the best conductor of electricity. ♦ The water drops become round due to surface tension. ♦ National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February. ♦ Carbon dioxide gas is the major responsible gas for the greenhouse effect. ♦ The ozone system protects the Earth’s organisms by absorbing ultraviolet rays. ♦ Carbon dioxide is used to extinguish fire. ♦ The first heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christian Bernard. ♦ Heavy water is used as diluent in nuclear furnace. ♦ A human with AB blood group is called universal receiver and a human with O blood group is called universal donor. ♦ Red blood cells are formed in the bone marrow and white blood cells are formed in the bone marrow, spleen and lymph cells. ♦ The red color of the blood is due to the iron element present in the protein called hemoglobin. ♦ Chloroform is used as anesthetic. ♦ There are 206 bones in the human body. ♦ Tungsten is the hardest substance. ♦ Enzymes are special types of proteins. ♦ The liver is the largest gland in the human body. ♦ Red blood cells are cells without nuclei. ♦ The most abundant element in the atmosphere is nitrogen. ♦ The heart beats can be heard with a stethoscope. ♦ 0 ° Kelvin temperature is called absolute zero temperature. –273 ° C The value of kelvin is 0 ° k. ♦ The most common element found in the ground layer is oxygen. ♦ In a plane mirror, the image of an object looks similar to that used in homes. ♦ Convex mirrors are used by motorists. ♦ Physicians use a concave mirror to examine the inner parts of the ear, nose, throat etc. ♦ Sodium bicarbonate is called backing soda. ♦ The atomic bomb is based on nuclear fission. ♦ Red, Green and Blue are the primary colors. ♦ Rainbow has purple, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red colors (purple). ♦ The highest wavelength is of red light and the lowest is of purple light while the highest deviation is of purple color and the least is of red color. ♦ Hydrogen atom is the atom which does not have neutron in its nucleus. ♦ Bronze is made of copper and tin, gun mantle copper, tin and lead, brass copper and zinc and stainless steel consists of iron, chromium, carbon and nickel. ♦ Cobalt 60 is used in cancer, radio isotopic gold 198 is used in the treatment of blood cancer. ♦ Cadmium is used as a controller for chain reaction in a nuclear reactor. |