Bones :
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The largest
bones is the femur, or thigh bone which is 20 inches in a six-foot tall
man. The smallest bone is the stirrup in the ear, which is one-tenth of
an inch. Each had has 27 bones : eight in the wrist, five in the palm,
and 14 in the fingers. A newborn baby has 300 bones, some of which fuse
to form in the adult.
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Blood :
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In a child, there are
60,000 miles of blood vessels. An adult has 100,000 miles of blood
vessels. The blood circulates through the body 1,000 times a day.
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Brain :
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A newborn baby has a
brain that weights three ounces. The average brain of an adult weighs
three pounds. The brains is the "mission control center" of the body,
sending our messages at a rate of 240 miles per hour. The left side of
the brain controls the right side of the body and the right side of the
brain controls the left side of the body.
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Cells : |
The cells are the body's building blocks. There are about 26 billion cells in an adult.
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Eyes :
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Each eye weighs 1 1/4
ounces. The eyes are constantly in motion, even during sleep. Tears keep
the eyes warm and are continually secreted through 12 ducts in the eye.
Tears are normally secreted through two canals near the inner corner of
the eyes.
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Fluid :
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The body is two-thirds
water. Blood is 83% water, muscles are 75% water, the brain 74% water,
and the bones contain 22% water. In a single day, three pints of saliva
are produced in the mouth.
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Hair :
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Kids have about 75,000
hairs on their heads, which grow about 1/100 of an inch daily. Hairs of
different colors grow at different rates. Dark hair grows faster than
light-colored hair. No one known why. Each hair on the scalp grows about
five inches a year. Eyelashes keep dust out of the eyes. Aneyelash
lives about 150 days before it falls out and is replaced.
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Muscles :
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There are over 650
muscles in the body, form the tiny ones that move the legs. The
strongest muscle is the masseter muscle of the jaw. It takes at least 14
muscles to smile. The smallest in the body is located in the middle
ear. Fingers have no muscles.
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Nails :
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Nails are made up of
hardened skin called kertain. Nails protect the ends of the fingers and
toes. The half-moon at the root of the nail is called the lunule. Nails
grow faster in summer than in winter. Fingernails grow fourtimes faster
than toenails. Right - handed people's nails grow faster in their right
hands. Left-handed people's nails grow faster on their left hand.
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Nose :
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More than 2,500 gallons
of air flow through the average adult's nose in a day. The nose can
recognize up to 1,000 different smells. The nose is the air conditioning
unit of the body. It cools or warms incoming air. It also filters the
dirt and dust in the air.
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Skin :
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The human body has six
pounds of skin which is, on average, 1/20 of an inch thick. The two
layers of skin are the epidermins and under it, the dermis. The skin is
waterproof, it protects the body and helps to regulate body temperature.
A substance called melanin colors the skin the more melanin, the darker
the skin. A freckle is a dense concentration of melanin. A new layer of
skin replaces the old layer approximately every 27 days, totalling
about 1,000 new outer layers of skin a lifetime.
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teeth :
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Humans have 20 primary
Baby teeth and 32 permanent teeth. By age 13 most people have 28 teeth.
By age 18 the four "wisdom" teeth have grown in for a total of 32
permanent teeth.
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