Interesting Body Facts Flashcards
1
Q
The nasal cavity filters how many pieces of dust per day?
A
close to 14 billion
2
Q
How much saliva is produced per day?
A
1 liter
3
Q
how many liters per day go through the heart?
A
7000 liters
4
Q
how many beats per minute does the average heart make?
A
70
5
Q
how much of your body is muscle?
A
about half
6
Q
Can the muscle cells be seen by the naked eye?
A
Yes and these muscle fibers can be up to 30 cm long!
7
Q
how much food can the stomach hold
A
around 1.5 liters of food and drink
8
Q
how long is the large intestine?
A
around 1.5 meters long
9
Q
how much does each lung weigh?
A
1 kg each
10
Q
how many liters does the average human breath in and out each day?
A
10,000 liters of air
11
Q
How long are the small intestines?
A
Approx 6m long
12
Q
What is missing from a red blood cell?
A
The nucleus
