15 Interesting Facts About the Human Body Infographic
These facts may help you appreciate your body even more.
Your bones
You’re born with 300 bones. But as you age and grow taller, your bones fuse, leaving you with 206 total.1
Your strongest muscle
Your jaw muscle is the strongest muscle in your body. The jaw’s hinge-like features create more power as you bite down and clench your teeth.2
Your body glows
Your body produces a glimmer of light caused by bioluminescence. It’s, however, invisible to the naked eye.3
Your spit
In an average lifetime, you’ll produce around 21,000 liters of spit. That’s enough saliva to fill at least one small swimming pool.4
Your liver
Your liver is the only organ that can completely regenerate itself. It can grow back to its original size within a few weeks.5
Your smallest bones
The smallest bones in your body are inside your ear. They’re so small that they could all fit on a penny, and you wouldn’t be able to hear anything without them.6
Your ear
Your ear is self-cleaning because of one thing: ear wax. It keeps your ears tidy and protects you from bacteria.7
Your eyes
Your eyes are powerful. They can detect light from a candle flame over 1.7 miles away.8
Your nose
Your sense of smell is closely linked with your memories and can trigger strong emotions and memories almost instantaneously.9 Women tend to have a stronger sense of smell than men.10
Your tongue
Forget fingerprints. Your tongue print is unique to you, making it difficult to forge.11
Your sneezing
Scientists have recently discovered sneezing might be your nose’s way of rebooting itself to get rid of any bad particles that have been inhaled.12
Your blood vessels
There are over 100,000 miles of blood vessels inside your body.13
Your stomach
The acid in your stomach is so strong that it could dissolve metal.14
Your pinky finger
Without your pinky finger, you would lose about 50% of your hand strength.15
Your body
Your body sheds about eight pounds of dead skin a year. Most of those cells settle as the dust in your home.16
References:
- https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/why-do-babies-have-more-bones-than-adults.html
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-power-of-the-human-jaw/
- https://www.sciencealert.com/you-can-t-see-it-but-humans-actually-glow-in-visible-light
- https://www.lindaledentists.com/how-much-saliva-do-you-make-each-day/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2701258/
- https://kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/human-bodys-smallest-parts/
- https://www.livescience.com/2812-hear-remove-earwax.html
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2015/07/31/72658/how-far-can-the-human-eye-see-a-candle-flame/
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-babble/201501/smells-ring-bells-how-smell-triggers-memories-and-emotions
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284991
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5406805/
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120731103035.htm
- https://www.fi.edu/heart/blood-vessels
- https://www.industrytap.com/stomach-acid-can-dissolve-metal/34295
- https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/health/16pink.html
- https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/information/anatomy/shed-skin-cells.htm