20 quick and fascinating facts about the human body (21 photos)

The capabilities of the human body are limitless, and are still not one hundred percent studied. After all, our amazing body constantly presents new surprises to scientists and doctors. In this post you will read interesting facts that you may not have known.





1. Scientists have discovered a new organ called the exclusome.



It is part of the liquid internal environment of a cell in the human body, which is called the cytoplasm. Exclusoma is capable of supporting the human immune system by blocking the penetration of various pathogens into the body.

2. A newborn baby can breathe and swallow at the same time for seven months





3. Nerve impulses sent by the brain move at a speed of 274 km/h



One human brain generates more electrical impulses per day than all the world's telephones combined.

4. Fun facts



The average person's body contains enough sulfur to kill all the fleas on the average dog, enough carbon to make 900 pencils, enough potassium to fire a toy cannon, enough fat to make seven bars of soap, and enough water to fill a fifty-fifty barrel. liters

5. Human embryos acquire fingerprints within three months of conception.



6. Women's hearts beat faster than men's.



While the average male heart beats 70-72 times per minute, an adult woman's heart beats 78-82 times per minute.

7. On average, a person’s breathing rate is one third higher in spring than in autumn.



8. The average person forgets 90% of their dreams



A person burns more calories when sleeping than when watching TV.

9. The total length of all blood vessels in the human body is about 100,000 kilometers



10. At least 700 enzymes are active in the human body



11. The average four-year-old asks 450 questions a day.



12. If hair was allowed to grow throughout one's life, a person's hair would be about a million kilometers long.



13. The total weight of bacteria in the human body is 2 kilograms



14. 99% of the calcium contained in the human body is found in teeth and bone tissue



The total strength of the chewing muscles on one side of your jaw is approximately 80 kilograms.

15. Human lips are hundreds of times more sensitive than human fingertips.



16. There are over a hundred different viruses that cause colds.



17. Human skin is completely replaced about 1,000 times during a person's lifetime



18. A passionate kiss causes the same chemical reactions in the brain as skydiving.



19. If you collected all the iron contained in the human body, you would only get a small screw for use in a watch



20. A person uses 17 muscles when he smiles and 43 when he frowns.