Health Science
The human body and its systems, nutrition, and disease prevention for WASSCE.
About Health Science on DigiTransact Mastermind
The human body and its systems, nutrition, and disease prevention for WASSCE.
Each of the 12 Health Science skills carries its own SmartScore from 0 to 100, so progress is measured per topic rather than as one overall grade.
All 72 Health Science questions come with the written reasoning behind the answer, so a wrong attempt still teaches the method.
Health Science work is filed under Senior High, so you only see sets that match the stage you are studying.
Education levels covered
SHS 1 to 3 (Grades 10 to 12 / High School) - Towards the WASSCE
12 Health Science skills at this level
Relevant curricula and exams
Based on the education levels this subject covers on the platform.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
Learning outcomes
After working through the Health Science practice sets you should be able to:
- Organisation of the Body: Cells, tissues, organs and the main body systems.
- Nutrients and a Balanced Diet: Classes of food, their sources and the idea of a balanced diet.
- Communicable Diseases and Prevention: How diseases spread and how they can be prevented in the community.
- Objectives Set A: WASSCE-style objective questions across the Health Science syllabus.
Sample questions
Real questions taken from the Health Science question bank, shown with the working learners see after answering.
Malaria in Ghana is transmitted mainly by the bite of the:
- Female Anopheles mosquito
- Housefly
- Tsetse fly
- Cockroach
Working: Malaria parasites are spread by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
The system responsible for removing liquid waste from the body is the:
- Excretory system
- Digestive system
- Skeletal system
- Nervous system
Working: The excretory system, including the kidneys, removes liquid waste such as urine from the body.
The basic structural and functional unit of the human body is the:
- Cell
- Organ
- Tissue
- System
Working: The cell is the smallest living unit; groups of similar cells form tissues, which form organs.
Main topics and skills
Health Science is organised into 4 topic groups covering 12 practice skills. Open any skill to read the guide and start a practice set.
The Human Body & Its Systems
Nutrition & Health
Disease & Community Health
Exams Health Science practice prepares you for
Each page below sets out what the examination covers and links straight back to the health science skills that feed into it.
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Frequently asked questions
Which education levels does Health Science cover?
The Health Science material sits at Senior High. Because each skill is labelled individually, a learner can work below or above their year group without losing their place.
Which parts of Health Science can I revise?
Health Science is split into 4 topic groups, among them The Human Body & Its Systems, Nutrition & Health, Disease & Community Health and WASSCE Past Questions. Each group opens out into individual skills you can take one at a time.
How much Health Science practice can I do?
You can work through 72 Health Science questions across 12 skills, and read the worked reasoning whether you answer correctly or not.
Does this help with the WASSCE?
Skills are arranged by education level, which includes the stages leading to the WASSCE, and they are labelled Ghana GES SHS syllabus and WASSCE. Check your own syllabus for the exact topics set this year.
What does signing in add to Health Science practice?
Every Health Science skill page is readable without signing in. A free account is what lets the site save your SmartScore, remember finished skills and return you to where you stopped.
Related subjects
Free health science courses to watch alongside
Full video courses from universities and educators, free to watch and listed on their own pages here.
How this page was produced
This text was drafted with AI assistance from the questions and topics already stored on the platform. A subject-specialist review is scheduled but has not yet been recorded, so we do not claim it here.
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Pick any of the 12 Health Science skills above, answer the questions and watch your SmartScore climb.