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On Sale · 12-22-2005, 07:39 PM

Body Facts:
-The longest bone is the 'femur,' in the thigh. It makes up almost one quarter of the body's total height.

-The smallest bone is the 'stirrup,' deep in the ear. It is hardly larger than a grain of rice.

-The ears and nose do not have bones inside them. Their inner supports are cartilage or 'gristle,' which is lighter and more flexible than bone. This is why the nose and ears can be bent.

-There are about 60 muscles in the face. Smiling is easier than frowning. It takes 20 muscles to smile and over 40 to frown.
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The smallest muscle in the body is the stapedius, deep in the ear. It is only 5mm long and thinner than cotton thread. It is involved in hearing.

-The biggest muscle in the body is the gluteus maximus, in the buttock. It pulls the leg backwards powerfully for walking and running.

-The heart beats around 3 billion times in the average person's life.

-About 8 million blood cells die in the human body every second, and the same number are born each second.

-Within a tiny droplet of blood, there are some 5 million red blood cells, 300,000 platelets and 10,000 white cells.

-It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.

-Red blood cells make approximately 250,000 round trips of the body before returning to the bone marrow, where they were born, to die.

-Red blood cells may live for about 4 months circulating throughout the body, feeding the 60 trillion other body cells.

-Unlike other body cells, brain cells can not regenerate. Once brain cells are damaged they are not replaced.

-The skin secretes antibacterial substances. These substances explain why you don't wake up in the morning with a layer of mold growing on your skin - most bacteria and spores that land on the skin die quickly

-Tears and mucus contain an enzyme (lysozyme) that breaks down the cell wall of many bacteria.

-Lymph nodes contain filtering tissue and a large number of lymph cells. When fighting certain bacterial infections, the lymph nodes swell with bacteria and the cells fighting the bacteria, to the point where you can actually feel them. Swollen lymph nodes are therefore a good indication that you have an infection of some sort.

-1.7 litres of saliva is produced each day.

-Muscles contract in waves to move the food down the esophagus. This means that food would get to a person's stomach, even if they were standing on their head.

-In the mouth, food is either cooled or warmed to a more suitable temperature.

-At rest, the body takes in and breathes out about 10 litres of air each minute.

-The right lung is slightly larger than the left.

-Hairs in the nose help to clean the air we breathe as well as warming it.

-The highest recorded "sneeze speed" is 165 km per hour.

-The surface area of the lungs is roughly the same size as a tennis court.

-The capillaries in the lungs would extend 1,600 kilometres if placed end to end.

-We lose half a litre of water a day through breathing. This is the water vapour we see when we breathe onto glass.

-The breathing rate is faster in children and women than in men.

LadyTSi · 12-22-2005, 08:38 PM

Interesting... where did you find these??

GTIivVR6 · 12-22-2005, 10:46 PM

sweet post man!!!!!

92talonTSI · 12-22-2005, 10:59 PM

i feel so much smarter right now

On Sale · 12-22-2005, 11:14 PM

uhh my family is going to some thing called body works, or body world at the art museum, and my sister showed me their website, and it had all those facts. so i thought i would post them.

[edited out OT/insulting stuff -TROLL]

1988 Olds · 12-23-2005, 01:36 AM

Yeah I heard that Body works thing was pretty cool.

MuddyREX · 12-23-2005, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by On Sale

-The longest bone is the 'femur,' in the thigh. It makes up almost one quarter of the body's total height.

Huh Huh, you said "bone"

DropTopChevy · 12-23-2005, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by On Sale

----[edited out OT/insulting stuff -TROLL]

What?

**TROLL** · 12-23-2005, 07:47 PM

good job guys, way to take that whole self-moderation thing seriously. i'm locking this till i have time to edit it. lame...
bryan

**TROLL** · 12-23-2005, 08:16 PM

ok thread is unlocked again... please keep it on topic... its a good one.
bryan

silver05bullet · 12-23-2005, 08:17 PM

I heard all of these before i think

On Sale · 12-23-2005, 08:21 PM

AHHHhhh nice to have MY thread back.

Ok i got some more facts that i found. Im gonna post them in a little bit.

Gorilla Unit 33 · 12-24-2005, 04:59 PM

-The highest recorded "sneeze speed" is 165 km per hour.

i think i beat that lol j/p

12-22-2005, 07:39 PM	#1
On Sale Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #869 iTrader: (5)	body facts Body Facts: -The longest bone is the 'femur,' in the thigh. It makes up almost one quarter of the body's total height. -The smallest bone is the 'stirrup,' deep in the ear. It is hardly larger than a grain of rice. -The ears and nose do not have bones inside them. Their inner supports are cartilage or 'gristle,' which is lighter and more flexible than bone. This is why the nose and ears can be bent. -There are about 60 muscles in the face. Smiling is easier than frowning. It takes 20 muscles to smile and over 40 to frown. - The smallest muscle in the body is the stapedius, deep in the ear. It is only 5mm long and thinner than cotton thread. It is involved in hearing. -The biggest muscle in the body is the gluteus maximus, in the buttock. It pulls the leg backwards powerfully for walking and running. -The heart beats around 3 billion times in the average person's life. -About 8 million blood cells die in the human body every second, and the same number are born each second. -Within a tiny droplet of blood, there are some 5 million red blood cells, 300,000 platelets and 10,000 white cells. -It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body. -Red blood cells make approximately 250,000 round trips of the body before returning to the bone marrow, where they were born, to die. -Red blood cells may live for about 4 months circulating throughout the body, feeding the 60 trillion other body cells. -Unlike other body cells, brain cells can not regenerate. Once brain cells are damaged they are not replaced. -The skin secretes antibacterial substances. These substances explain why you don't wake up in the morning with a layer of mold growing on your skin - most bacteria and spores that land on the skin die quickly -Tears and mucus contain an enzyme (lysozyme) that breaks down the cell wall of many bacteria. -Lymph nodes contain filtering tissue and a large number of lymph cells. When fighting certain bacterial infections, the lymph nodes swell with bacteria and the cells fighting the bacteria, to the point where you can actually feel them. Swollen lymph nodes are therefore a good indication that you have an infection of some sort. -1.7 litres of saliva is produced each day. -Muscles contract in waves to move the food down the esophagus. This means that food would get to a person's stomach, even if they were standing on their head. -In the mouth, food is either cooled or warmed to a more suitable temperature. -At rest, the body takes in and breathes out about 10 litres of air each minute. -The right lung is slightly larger than the left. -Hairs in the nose help to clean the air we breathe as well as warming it. -The highest recorded "sneeze speed" is 165 km per hour. -The surface area of the lungs is roughly the same size as a tennis court. -The capillaries in the lungs would extend 1,600 kilometres if placed end to end. -We lose half a litre of water a day through breathing. This is the water vapour we see when we breathe onto glass. -The breathing rate is faster in children and women than in men.

12-22-2005, 08:38 PM	#2
LadyTSi Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NJ Member #298 My Ride: 1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD iTrader: (0)	Interesting... where did you find these?? __________________ ~~Allie~~ 92 Tsi Awd Work in Progress To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-22-2005, 10:59 PM	#4
92talonTSI Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: West Milford, NJ Member #1010 iTrader: (0)	i feel so much smarter right now __________________ 1992 Ford Mustang GT Flowmaster catback exhaust \| 3.73 Gears \| BBK CAI \| Subframe conectors \| Eibach lowering springs 1992 Eagle Talon TSI AWD Totaled. R.I.P

12-22-2005, 11:14 PM	#5
On Sale Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #869 iTrader: (5)	uhh my family is going to some thing called body works, or body world at the art museum, and my sister showed me their website, and it had all those facts. so i thought i would post them. [edited out OT/insulting stuff -TROLL] Last edited by TROLL; 12-23-2005 at 08:10 PM.

12-23-2005, 01:36 AM	#6
1988 Olds Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Levittown, PA Member #201 My Ride: 2012 Chevy Cruze iTrader: (0)	Yeah I heard that Body works thing was pretty cool. __________________ 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Surpeme Classic To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Dynoed at 237hp and 292lbs at the rear wheels. Hmm ran 13.52 @ 103.42 11/10/06 1994 Hunter Green Acura Integra DB7, Stock

12-22-2005, 10:46 PM	#3
GTIivVR6 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Levittown, Pa Member #344 iTrader: (0)	sweet post man!!!!!

12-23-2005, 08:17 PM	#11
silver05bullet Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jerzey Son Member #1084 iTrader: (0)	I heard all of these before i think __________________ 666 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-23-2005, 08:21 PM	#12
On Sale Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #869 iTrader: (5)	AHHHhhh nice to have MY thread back. Ok i got some more facts that i found. Im gonna post them in a little bit.

12-24-2005, 04:59 PM	#13
Gorilla Unit 33 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Where do you live? Member #532 My Ride: Fly Mosca II w/pegs LOLZ iTrader: (7)	-The highest recorded "sneeze speed" is 165 km per hour. i think i beat that lol j/p __________________ find me here: gorillaunit33.wordpress.com

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