BODIES...THE EXHIBITION FUN FACTS
1. Bones are five times stronger than mild steel
2. Birth begins when a woman goes into labor
3. The heart of an embryo begins to beat during the fifth week
4. To lose one pound you must burn 3500 calories more than your body needs
5. Our airways are lined with cilia, tiny hairs that removed dirty and debris
6. There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body
7. Every drop of blood in the body passes through the heart once per min
8. The Brain requires twenty percent of the Body’s total Blood supply
9. Your brain activity produces enough electrical energy to power a 10 watt light bulb
10. Nerve cell create electrical impulses that reach speeds exceeding 220 miles per hour
11. Girl’s brains account for 2.5 percent of their body weight. Boy’s brains account for 2 percent
12. The human brain is approximately 80 percent water
13. The tongue is made of 16 individual muscles
14. Babies have 300 bones; adults have 206
15. Children’s bones grow faster in the springtime.
