Wonders of the Human Body!
Jun 26, 2020
I will tell you...I am always AMAZED by the human body! Scientists and 'Somanauts' have learned so much, and yet there are still so many things that we don't know about this miraculous vessel!
Here is a little list of some of the incredible facts about the human body.
The Human body is extraordinary, it is strong!
1. A human heart beats over 3 billion times during an average lifespan.
Thank you, heart!
2. The word lung is from an Indo-European root and means light or the light organ.
Together two adult human lungs weigh only 2.5 lbs but are about the size of two american footballs.
3. A person takes about 23k breaths a day.
Thank you, lungs!
4. the liver can completely regenerate!
Thank you, Liver!
5. Messages from the brain travel along nerves at up to 200 miles/hr.
it also
-contains 86 billion nerve cells joined by 100 trillion connections. (More than the number of stars in the milky way).
- uses just as much power as a 10-watt light bulb.
Thank you, Brain!
6. If a human DNA were uncoiled, it would stretch 10 billion miles (from Earth to Pluto).
Thank you, personal genetics, for making me- me!
7. For an adult human, taking just one step uses up to 200 muscles.
Thank you musculoskeletal system!
8. Blood circulates about 12k miles a day.
Thank you circulatory system!
9. An adult small intestine is about 22-23 feet long.
Thank you Digestive system!
10. There are 5000 times more cells in a human body, then there are people on the planet.
11. No matter how badly fingerprints are damaged, they will always grow back in the original pattern.
12. Within us is a neuromyofascial web. This beautiful web of connectivity!
13. Fascia is the system of stabilization and protection. But it can also transmit information faster than nerve impulses. Many Neuroscientists believe this transmission is our Consciousness. Thank you Fascia!
14. The human voice is as unique as the fingerprint!
Thank you Body for everything you do! The things we know and recognize, and all that we don't.
You are strong!
