Do You Know These Fun Facts About the Human Body?

Do You Know These Fun Facts About the Human Body? · Taller In The Morning · Heart Beat · Your highest blood flow is in your kidneys · You can ... DoYouKnowTheseFunFactsAbouttheHumanBody? PostedBySusySalcedoonFeb18,2019 SleepHealth Therearethingsthatgooninourbodies,thingswehavenoideaaboutaswegoonaboutourday.Beityournewfoundheightinthemorningorhowmanytimesyourheartbeatsperday,hereare15fascinatingfactsaboutyourbody. FunFactsAboutTheHumanBody–Thehumanbodyisabeautiful,wacky,andmysteriousmachine.Here’sthething:welivewithit,sosometimesit’seasytoforgethowamazingthingslikeinternalorgans,eyes,oreventhebasicbuildingblocksoflife(cells)are,right?Hereare15factsaboutthehumanbodythataresuretogetyourbraingoing. 15.You’regoingtobetallerinthemorning Measureyourselfinthemorning,thenagainatnight.You’regoingtobetallerinthemorningbecauseofhowthecartilageinyourbonescompressesduringtheday.Thanksalot,gravity! Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 14.yourheartbeatsabout100,000timesaday Dependingonyourbeatsperminute,yourheartbeatsabout100,000timesaday.Thatmeansitsends2,000gallonsofbloodthroughthebody. Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 13.Yourhighestbloodflowisinyourkidneys Thehighestbloodflowisn’tinyourheart,liver,orbrain—it’sinyourkidneys.That’sbecausekidneysarethebody’snaturalfiltrationsystem. Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 12.Youcanproduceenoughsalivatofilltwobathtubsayear Yikes! Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 11.Healthylungsarepinklungs Healthylungslookpinkandrubberyontheoutside.Themoreyousmokethough,themoretarryandblacktheybecome.Thiscanhaveaseriouseffectonqualityoflife,andcanevencausebubbles(calledblebs)rupturinginyourlungs(aconditioncalledspontaneouspneumothorax) Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 10.Dreaminginblackandwhite 12%ofpeopledreaminblackandwhite.What’sweirderisthathumanbeingsusedtosleepanddreaminblackandwhiteevenmorebeforecolortv(~15%).Theaveragepersonstilldreamsincolor,butit’sinterestingtoseehowthehumanbrainissusceptibletomedia. Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 9.Yourbloodvesselscouldcircletheglobe Thoughpeoplehavesmallbloodvessels,thenetworkingisamazinglylong.Iftheywerelaidouttheywouldmeasuremorethan60,000miles.Pleasedon’tdothatthough,it’sgoodtokeepyourvesselsinyourbody. Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 8.Theaveragehumanadulthas2000-4000tastebuds Theyaren’tonlylocatedonthetongue.Thesetinysenseorgansthatgiveustheabilitytotastearealsolocatedinthebackofyourthroat,yournose,andyouresophagus.That’sright,yournosedoesn’tjustsmell—itcantastetoo!Thesenseofsmellisaveryimportantcomponentoftasting. Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 7.Yourbodyhasmorethan600muscles Yourstrongestmuscleislocatedinyourjawknownasthemassetermuscle. Thestapediusmuscle,locatedinthemiddleofyourear,isyourweakestmuscle. Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 6.Intimeyourbrainhasahardertimewithlong-termmemories Intime,yourbrainwillhaveahardertimewithlong-termmemorybecausethebrainisunabletofilterandremoveoldmemories—whichpreventitfromabsorbingnewideas.Thatmeansthebrainhastoworkhardertoproducememoriesovertheaveragelifetime. Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 5.Yourskinhas1000differentspeciesofbacteriaonit Yourskinisvitalinprotectionofthebodyagainstbacteria(theskinitselfhas1000differentspeciesofbacteriaonitatanygiventime),whichiswhytheouterlayerofyourskincontinuallyrenewsitself.Theentireprocessofskincellrenewaltakesabout28days. Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 4.yourstrongestandlongestboneisyourfemur Thesmallestboneisoneoftheossicleswhicharelocatedintheear.Onequarterofyourbody’sbonesarelocatedinyourfeet. Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 3.yourfingernailsgrowfasterthanyourtoenails That’sprobablywhyyoutrimthemmoreoften. Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 2.You’reprobablymorelikeyourdad Researchersshowedthatinthescalesbetweenthefemaleeggandmalespermthatyourgenestendtofavoryourdad,especiallyovermultiplegenerations.Thisphenomenaisknownas“geneexpression.” Share Shareonfacebook Shareontwitter Shareonlinkedin Shareonpinterest 1.Don’tsweattheseamazingfacts Don’tsweattheseamazingfacts!Youhavebetween2and5MILLIONsweatglands,andthemoreactiveyouare,themoreyousweat.That’sbecausethebodyrecognizes thatyouneedtocooloffsoyoucancontinuetoworkout.Stresssweatandregularsweatarecomposedofdifferentthings.Stressfathasfattyacidsinit,whereregularsweatdoesn’t.Weirdtothinkhowyourbraincontrolsthat,huh? Thereyouhaveit.Thebodyisatotallyamazingthing.Ifyoulovethisweirdandwackythingyoucallyourbody,thenmakesureyoutreatitright.Eatwell,exercise,andmakesureyougetenoughsleep!Takecareofthatbodyandit’lltakecareofyoutoo. 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