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The amazing human body

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your heart beats about

a)

10 000 times a day.

b)

1000 times a day.

c)

100 000 times a day.

2.

In one hour, your heart produces the same amount of energy

a)

as it would take to lift a small plane off the runway three metres.

b)

as it would take to raise a truck off the ground one metre.

c)

as it would take to lift two average-sized men off the ground at the same time.

3.

The average human body contains enough water to fill a

a)

5 gallon water cooler.

b)

10 gallon fish tank.

c)

kitchen sink.

4.

Your lungs will take many breaths in your lifetime. How many is many?

a)

600 000

b)

600 000 000 000

c)

600 000 000

5.

Your skin is an amazingly sensitive organ. How many nerve endings are there in one square inch of your skin?

a)

90

b)

9000

c)

900

6.

If your circulatory system were stretched out it would cover

a)

60 000 miles or twice the distance around the Earth.

b)

600 miles.

c)

6 miles.

7.

Your aorta, the largest artery in your body, is almost the diameter of

a)

a thick cord used for tying parcels.

b)

the smallest pipe in your bathroom plumbing.

c)

a garden hose.

8.

The blood in your body completely circulates through the body

a)

three times every minute.

b)

once every minute.

c)

five times every minute.

9.

Within a tiny drop of blood,

a)

there are 5 000 000 red blood cells.

b)

there are 50 000 red blood cells.

c)

there are 500 000 red blood cells.

10.

Except for your brain, how many cells have died and been replaced by other cells while you were reading this sentence?

a)

50 000 000

b)

500 000

c)

5000