Interesting Facts of Human Body

Human body is made up of numerous tiny cells. An adult body consists of about 100 trillion cells. A human body from top to toe has head, neck, torso, two arms and two legs.

There are many interesting facts about our body which many people may not know. Following is few the facts for your reckoning:

The acid produced by stomach to digest the food is so strong that it can even melt a razor blade; this does not mean that one can start eating blades for dinner.

The heart pumps the blood with such a force that blood squirt can reach up to 30 feet high. That is why we feel the heart beat if we keep the hand on our chest. The heart needs to contract and expand strongly to create the pressure to push the blood through the body efficiently and quickly.

Did you know that stomach lining gets rejuvenated in every three to five days? The digestive acids (hydrochloric Acid) is so strong that it melts down the mucus lining of the stomach, so every third to fifth day the inner lining of stomach wall gets replaced.

The lungs carry out important function of keeping the blood oxygenated and also the oxygen and carbon exchange takes place in the lungs. Did you know that the surface area of the lungs together with numerous bronchi and grape like alveoli is as big as tennis court?

It is possible for human being to remain alive even after removal of large part of internal organs. You may not feel great but it is possible for human being to remain alive after removing one lung , one kidney, 80% of intestine,75% of liver, stomach , spleen, and almost all organs of pelvic and groin region.

Many of things happen at microscopic level in our body. We cannot see them with naked eyes. Like every person's tongue print is unique, so if you are thinking of committing crime, you will be caught if you leave your tongue imprint.

The people with blood type 'o' are more in number than blood type 'A' and 'B' around the world. This helps the blood bank as type 'o' can donate blood to any type of blood group if required.

Now you can go and impress your colleagues and friends by telling them about these cool and interesting facts about human body that plays crucial role to perform day to day routine functions.

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