Interesting facts about the body

How many bones do infants are born with?

• 205

• 309

• 300

• 206

Answer explanation

Infants are born with approximately 300 bones, but as they grow some of these bones fuse together. By the time they reach adulthood, they only have 206 bones.

Healthy lungs are pink lungs? 

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Healthy lungs look pink and rubbery on the outside. The more you smoke though, the more tarry and black they become. This can have a serious effect on quality of life, and can even cause bubbles (called blebs) rupturing in your lungs (a condition called spontaneous pneumothorax)

How many cells do you think your body produce every second?

• 100

• 987

• 25 million

• 2 billions

Answer explanation

Every second, your body produces 25 million new cells. That means in 15 seconds, you will have produced more cells than there are people in the United States.

While listening music , your brain sync to the rhythm

• True

• False

Answer explanation

When listening to music, your heartbeat will sync with the rhythm.

What its one of the main creators of dust in your house?

• Stuffed animals

• Dead skin

• Pets

• Dirty dishes

Answer explanation

A large amount of the dust in your home is actually dead skin. Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour.

How many time do a heart would have to pump blood to fill an Olympic size pool?

• 1 month

• 30 years

• 4 days

• 8 months

• 1 year

How much does a person eats along her/his lifetime?

• 40000 tons of food

• Around 100 tons of food

• 89 tons of food

• 33 tons of food

Answer explanation

An average sized man eats about 33 tons of food in his/her life time which is about the weight of six elephants

Your ears and nose never stop growing.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the largest organ in the human body?

• Heart

• Skin

• Lungs

• Liver

You have the same number of bones in your neck as a giraffe.

• TRUE

• FALSE