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The Human Body

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  • What are these blood cells called that fight germs in your body? (hint: look at the color)
    White blood cells
  • You have millions of these that connect to your spinal cord and allow to you feel sensations.
    Neurons (Nerve cells)
  • What is it called when your face turns red when you are embarrassed?
    Blushing
  • You will die if you go without this for 11 days. Is it..... a. water b. food c. sleep d. chocolate
    C. Sleep
  • What is the name of the red blood vessels (tubes) that take blood away from your heart and send it to the rest of your body?
    Arteries
  • What organ of your body makes up about 2% of your body weight but takes up about 20% of your energy?
    The brain
  • What is the name of this organ of the body?
    Liver
  • What is this?
    Belly Button
  • What is the name of the blue blood vessels (tubes) that take blood away from your body to your heart?
    Veins
  • How short was the shortest person, Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal? a. 54.6 cm b. 58.6cm c. 60.2cm
    A. 54.6cm (1 ft, 9 and 1/2 inches)
  • What has this woman shaved?
    Her eyebrows
  • What is the name of this organ that digests food?
    Intestine
  • What is the strongest muscle in the human body? a. tongue b. jaw c. heart d. legs
    B. Jaw (chewing) it can close the teeth with a force as great as 55 pounds (25 kilograms) on the incisors or 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms) on the molars
  • What is the human body part that moves the fastest? a. the eye b. the heart c. the lungs d. the legs
    The eye
  • The heaviest man recorded, John Brower Minnoch from the USA was how heavy? a. 435kg b. 535kg c. 635kg
    C. 635kg (1,400 pounds)
  • How many hairs does the average human have on their head? a. 10,000 b. 100,000 c. 1,000,000
    B. 100,000
  • Also called the patella, it's the name for the bone on the front of your knee.
    Knee cap
  • Count Dracula has extra large what? a. incisors b. canines c. premolars d. molars.
    B. canines
  • How tall was Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever recorded? a. 1.82m b. 2.22m c. 2.43m d. 2.72m
    d. 2.72m (8 ft, 11 inches)
  • Usain Bolt was the fastest recorded human ever. How fast did he run? a. 40.5km/hr b. 44.5km/hr c. 48.5km/hr d. 55.5 km/hr
    B. 44.5 km/hr (27.5 m.p.h)
  • The human body is composed of 60% of what substance?
    Water
  • What is this finger called?
    thumb
  • Jeanne Calment from France was the oldest recorded person. What age did she die? a. 110 b. 117 c. 120 d. 122 e. 127
    122 1/2
  • This sensory organ in dogs is 20 times more powerful than humans.
    Nose (smell)