Amazing Facts About The Human Body

A human body is defined as the complete structure of a human being, which mainly comprises a head, neck, stomach trunk, arms, hands, and the limbs. Apart from these, there are many different types of cells, tissues and several other biological systems that are mainly involved in carrying out different types of specific functions essential for everyday living.

Human anatomy and physiology mainly deal with the study of the structure and functions of every organ of the human body. Apart from these studies, there are countless amazing facts about our body. Listed below are few of them.

  • Human eyes and ears are the two main body parts which never stop growing because they are mainly composed of cartilage cells, which keeps on dividing along with the age.
  • The fastest muscles in a human body are the external muscles of the eye which are mainly involved in constantly moving, blinking and adjusting the positions of the eye.
  • A human circulatory system comprises of one hundred thousand miles of blood vessels and the largest blood vessel is the aorta.
  • Lungs are the important part of the human respiratory system and the only organ in our body that can float on water.
  • The only vein in the entire human body which carry oxygenated blood is the pulmonary vein.
  • The longest, largest, and strongest bone in the human body is the thigh bone and the strongest muscle is the jaw muscle.
  • The human dead skin comprises of dust particles which is equal to the billion tons of dust in the earth’s atmosphere.
  • A human body comprises around 30 to 35 trillion cells which are five thousand times more than the complete population of the entire planet. On an average, there are 7 billion people on the planet earth.
  • Arteries and veins are the two main type of blood vessels. The main difference between arteries and veins is arteries carry oxygenated blood and the veins carry deoxygenated blood.
  • According to the Researchers estimation, a human nose can sense and distinguish between one trillion different types of smell or the odors.
  • Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries are three types of blood vessels, which functions by transporting nutrients, blood, oxygen, and hormones to every organ, tissues, and cells.

These were some interesting and amazing facts about the human body. For more facts and information about the human body and other living species, students can visit our website at BYJU’s and also learn by watching interactive video lessons on various biology topics by subscribing to the BYJU’S YouTube Channel.

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