Amazing Medical Facts of the Body

Total No. of Medical Facts - 341
  • 101. A newborn babys brain grows almost 3 times during the first year of life.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                A newborn babys brain grows almost 3 times during the first year of life.
  • 102. The left side of human brain controls the right side of the body and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The left side of human brain controls the right side of the body and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body.

  • 103. The length of human blood vessel is such that it circles the globe 2 ½ times.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The length of human blood vessel is such that it circles the globe 2 ½ times.
  • 104. The human heart beats 30 million times a year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The human heart beats 30 million times a year.
  • 105. 80 hairs are likely to fall every day.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   80 hairs are likely to fall every day.
  • 106. The muscles of the eye move more than 100,000 times a day.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The muscles of the eye move more than 100,000 times a day.
  • 107. We breathe 13 pints of air every minute.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 We breathe 13 pints of air every minute.
  • 108. Human skin has a tendency to shed 40 pounds of skin in lifetime.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Human skin has a tendency to shed 40 pounds of skin in lifetime.
  • 109. Human kidneys have about 1 million nephrons that filters out liquids and wastes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Human kidneys have about 1 million nephrons that filters out liquids and wastes.
  • 110. Fingernails contain keratin and they seem to be strongest component in the human body.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Fingernails contain keratin and they seem to be strongest component in the human body.
  • 111. The human skin contains 45 miles of nerves.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The human skin contains 45 miles of nerves.
  • 112. Most people blink about 25 times per minute.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Most people blink about 25 times per minute.
  • 113. For every 2 weeks, the human stomach produces new layer of mucous lining, otherwise the stomach will digest itself.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      For every 2 weeks, the human stomach produces new layer of mucous lining, otherwise the stomach will digest itself.
  • 114. Every person has a unique tongue print.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Every person has a unique tongue print.
  • 115. The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal and repair by its own.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal and repair by its own.
  • 116. In one square inch of skin there are 4 yards of nerve fibers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            In one square inch of skin there are 4 yards of nerve fibers.
  • 117. The human ear can distinguish between hundreds of thousands of different sounds.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The human ear can distinguish between hundreds of thousands of different sounds.
  • 118. On an average the human scalp has about 100,000 hairs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   On an average the human scalp has about 100,000 hairs.
  • 119. Nails of toes or fingers take about 6 months to grow from base to tip.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Nails of toes or fingers take about 6 months to grow from base to tip.
  • 120. A square inch of skin consists of 1300 nerve cells.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      A square inch of skin consists of 1300 nerve cells.
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