Human Body Facts

Question 1

Which of the following careers deals mainly with children?

Accepted Answer

Pediatrician

Question 2

Which lung is smaller?

Accepted Answer

Left

Question 3

An average person produces enough saliva enough to fill 2 swimming pools during their lifetime.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

How often are your taste buds replaced?

Accepted Answer

every ten days

Question 5

What is the fastest human sense?

Accepted Answer

hearing

Question 6

How many skin cells are shed from the human body every hour?

Accepted Answer

600,000

Question 7

Does a person blink more or less when attempting a lie?

Accepted Answer

less

Question 8

True or False: We all have tiny mites living in our eyelashes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

True or False: A baby has around 60 more bones in their body than an adult.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What causes sweat to smell?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria on the skin

Question 11

Approximately how many miles of blood vessels are in the human body?

Accepted Answer

100,000 miles

Question 12

At what age does your brain stop developing?

Accepted Answer

late 40s

Question 13

How much mucous does the human body produce a day?

Accepted Answer

1 liter

Question 14

How long is the gastrointestinal tract?

Accepted Answer

30 feet

Question 15

What two parts of the body never stop growing?

Accepted Answer

nose, ears

Question 16

T/F There is no scientific evidence that shaving or waxing makes your hair come back thicker.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

How fast do nerve impulses travel to and from the brain?

Accepted Answer

170 mph

Question 18

About how much does all of the bacteria in our body weigh?

Accepted Answer

4 lbs

Question 19

What is the strongest muscle in the body?

Accepted Answer

masseter

Question 20

Which medical specialty deals with the ear, nose, and throat?

Accepted Answer

Otolaryngology

Question 21

Which healthcare professional is sometimes referred to as an x-ray tech?

Accepted Answer

Radiologic Technologist

Question 22

More than 3% of people are born with phonagnosia. What is this?

Accepted Answer

unable to recognize voices

Question 23

True or False: There're more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

What is the only part of the human body that cannot repair itself?

Accepted Answer

Tooth

Question 25

If the human eye was a digital camera it would have how many megapixels?

Accepted Answer

576

Question 26

True or False: Humans are the only animals to produce emotional tears.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

How many barrels of blood will the heart pump during an average lifetime?

Accepted Answer

1.5 million

Question 28

Which side of the heart is thicker?

Accepted Answer

Left

Question 29

True or False: The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet.

Accepted Answer

True

Human Body Facts

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Human Body Facts

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