Top 10 Amazing Facts about Human Body

Top 10 Amazing Facts about Human Body

1. Infants:

There are 206 bones in adult human, while a developing child's body has 300 bones. At birth, a baby's 

body contains approximately 300 bones. These eventually fuse (grow together) to form the 206 adult 

bones. The hands, wrists, feet, and ankles contain more than half of your bones.

2. Cells:

Your body generates 25 million new cells every second. That means you'll have produced more cells in 

15 seconds than the number of people in the United States.

Note: Every Human shed over 30,000 dead skin cells per minute.

3. Eyes:

Your eyes blink approximately 20 times per minute. That's more than ten million times per year!

4. Bones:

The stapes, also known as the stirrup bone, is the smallest bone in the human body and is found in the 

middle ear. It has a length of approximately 2-3mm . The femur, also known as the thigh bone, is the 

largest bone in the human body.

5. Tongue:

The tongue is covered in approximately 8,000 taste buds, each of which contains up to 100 cells that 

assist you in tasting your food!

6. Blood vessels:

The human body contains between 60,000 and 100,000 miles of blood vessels. They would be long 

enough to travel around the world more than three times if they were taken out and laid end to end.

7. Neurons:

Motor neurons are the human body's longest cells. They can grow to be up to 4.5 feet long and stretch 

from the lower spinal cord to the big toe.

8. Brain:

Despite making up only 2% of our body weight, the brain consumes 20% of our oxygen and blood 

supply.

9. Water:

About 60% of your body is made up of water.

10. Spit:

In your lifetime, you spit approximately 40,000 litres. To put it another way, enough spit to fill 

approximately 500 bathtubs.