15 Interesting Facts About the Human Body Infographic

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:

1. https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/why-do-babies-have-more-bones-than-adults.html
   
2. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-power-of-the-human-jaw/
   
3. https://www.sciencealert.com/you-can-t-see-it-but-humans-actually-glow-in-visible-light
   
4. https://www.lindaledentists.com/how-much-saliva-do-you-make-each-day/
   
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2701258/
   
6. https://kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/human-bodys-smallest-parts/
   
7. https://www.livescience.com/2812-hear-remove-earwax.html
   
8. https://www.technologyreview.com/2015/07/31/72658/how-far-can-the-human-eye-see-a-candle-flame/
   
9. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-babble/201501/smells-ring-bells-how-smell-triggers-memories-and-emotions
   
10. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284991
    
11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5406805/
    
12. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120731103035.htm
    
13. https://www.fi.edu/heart/blood-vessels
    
14. https://www.industrytap.com/stomach-acid-can-dissolve-metal/34295
    
15. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/health/16pink.html
    
16. https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/information/anatomy/shed-skin-cells.htm