Human body: 18 facts

18 facts about human body:

Author: Pitchaiah Naidu

1. The gland which is in the shape of a pistol is:

Pancreas

2. Calcium requirement for the adult humans:

1200 mg daily

3. The test used to know the color blindness is:

Ishihara

4. Man can see with his two eyes:

Maximum angle of 108 degrees. But, the rat can see with its two eyes, the width of 162 degrees.

5. Vitamin “P” is:

Niacin (one of the vitamin B-complex group)

6. Vitamin “M”:

Folic acid

7. Vitamin “K”:

The letter “K” is taken from the word-Kgulation or Coagulation.

8. Vitamin B12:

One of the B-complex group and our body can synthesize it in the intestine itself and it is the only vitamin containing a metal –Cynocobalamine.

9. Bile juice:

Around one liter of bile is produced in the liver.

10. Heart beats:

Human heart beats more than one lakh (0.1million) times in a day.

11. Muscles activity and strength:

Magnesium and potassium are necessary for the muscles, to discharge their functions properly and effectively.

12. Food pipe:

Esophagus, the first part of the intestine is called food pipe.

13. Water requirement:

Man should take at least 3-4 liters of water in a day.

14. Human brain:

Answer: It contains 100 billion neurons (nerve cells) in it and if you want to count all these neurons, it takes 3000 years.

The weight of the human’s brain is 1350 to 1400 grams, on an average.

The neurons are meant for passing the information and messages. The messages are passed between the neurons with a speed of 241 kilometers per hour in sensory neurons and 322 kilometers per hour in motor neurons (meant for movements).

15. Water in the human-brain:

It contains 80% of water in it.

16. Bacteria on the human’s skin:

There are more than twenty million bacteria present on each square inch of the man’s skin.

17. Falling of lightning thunder-bolts on human-beings:

Thunder-bolts fell seven times more on men than women, as, on average men are more in height than women.

18. Kissing –time of man:

It is reported in a survey that, on an average, man spares 20,160 minutes for kissing, in his life-span.