AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THE

HUMAN BODY SYSTEM!!!

BY YONAS TESFALDET

MUSCULAR SYSTEM
There are 650 skeletal muscles in the human body.
Muscles make up 40% of your total body weight.
The smallest muscle in your body is the middle ear.
A person uses 200 muscles to take 1 step.

CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM

Human blood comes in

different colors.
The heart pumps over 4

million barrels of blood over

an average lifetime.
The heart doesnt need a

body.
Living in space effects the

Cardiovascular system.

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
The digestive system is

responsible for breaking

down the food we eat
There are two types of

digestion which are

mechanical and chemical.
Our salivary glands produce

around 1.5 liters of saliva

each day.
Saliva play a key role in

moistening our food we eat.

Respiratory System
The right lung is slightly
larger than the left.
A person at rest usually
breathes between 12 and
15 times per minute.
The surface area of the
lungs are roughly the same
size as a tennis court.
Hairs in the nose help clean
the air we breathe as well
as warming it.

NERVOUS SYSTEM
The nervous system is a
complex structure tat
transmits signals around
our bodies.
Nerves are enclosed
bundles of long fibers
called axons.
The nervous system can
transmit signals at
speeds of 100 meters.

SKELETAL SYSTEM
The largest bone is the
hip bone.
The longest bone is the
femur which is located at
the thighs.
The smallest bone is the
stirrup which is located in
the ear.

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
The lymphatic system
helps get rid of the toxins
in our body.
The lymphatic system
has 5 filters of blood.
The lymphatic system
helps with the flow of
fluids entering our body.

SOURCES
http://

www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/humanbody/digest
ivesystem.html
http://
www.bodyworlds.com/Downloads/did_you_know.pdf
http://

artdistrictchiropractic.com/new-patient-center/fun-fact
s.html