The human body The human body

The brain The brain

The brain functions the whole body The brain functions the whole body First it signals to the spine then it goes to First it signals to the spine then it goes to

the brain.the brain. The brain is the main part of the human The brain is the main part of the human

body.body. your brain consists of 60% white matter your brain consists of 60% white matter

and 40% grey matterand 40% grey matter

The heart The heart

Women hearts beat faster than men. Women hearts beat faster than men. The human heart beat roughly 35 million The human heart beat roughly 35 million

times a year.times a year. People that suffer from gum disease are People that suffer from gum disease are

twice as likely to have a stroke or heart twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.attack.

At one time it was thought that the heart At one time it was thought that the heart controlled a person's emotions.controlled a person's emotions.

The lungsThe lungs

An estimated 90% of the lung is filled with An estimated 90% of the lung is filled with air and only 10% is hard tissue air and only 10% is hard tissue

They are the largest organ in the body They are the largest organ in the body and each lung is composed of smooth, and each lung is composed of smooth, shiny lobes. shiny lobes.

Male lungs average 1060 grams, while Male lungs average 1060 grams, while female lungs average 930 grams female lungs average 930 grams

Smoking is difficult to quit, but will Smoking is difficult to quit, but will improve your lung capacity by 20% improve your lung capacity by 20%

The kidneys The kidneys

small percentage of the population small percentage of the population (approximately .07 percent) are born with (approximately .07 percent) are born with more than two kidneys. An even smaller more than two kidneys. An even smaller percentage (about .02 percent) are born percentage (about .02 percent) are born with only one kidney. with only one kidney.

The average adult kidney can process up The average adult kidney can process up to three gallons of liquid in a two-hour to three gallons of liquid in a two-hour period. period.

The stomach The stomach

Your stomach is a short-term food-storage Your stomach is a short-term food-storage facility. This allows you to consume a facility. This allows you to consume a large meal quickly and then digest it over large meal quickly and then digest it over an extended period of time. When full, an extended period of time. When full, your stomach can hold around one litre of your stomach can hold around one litre of chewed up food. chewed up food.

Thin people have naturally smaller Thin people have naturally smaller stomachs than people who are heavy. stomachs than people who are heavy.

The ears The ears

Provides passageway for sound travelling Provides passageway for sound travelling from pinna to eardrum. from pinna to eardrum.

the part of the tube closest to the pinna is the part of the tube closest to the pinna is full of nerve endings and is covered with full of nerve endings and is covered with soft sensitive skin. Old skin is pushed out soft sensitive skin. Old skin is pushed out when new skin grows, naturally cleaning when new skin grows, naturally cleaning the ear canal. the ear canal.

the ear contains wax fibres (ceruman the ear contains wax fibres (ceruman strands) to catch small dust particles. strands) to catch small dust particles.

The eyes The eyes

Are the most complex organs you possess Are the most complex organs you possess except for your brain except for your brain

Are composed of more than two million Are composed of more than two million working parts. working parts.

Can process 36,000 bits of information Can process 36,000 bits of information every hour. every hour.

In a normal life-span, will bring you almost In a normal life-span, will bring you almost 24 million images of the world around 24 million images of the world around you. you.