BODY WEIRDNESS
THIS INVOLUNTARY REFLEX HAPPENS WHEN YOUR DIAPHRAGM SPASMS.
WHAT ARE HICCUPS
MOST TEENAGERS NEED APPROXIMATELY THIS MANY HOURS OF SLEEP PER NIGHT
WHAT IS 8-10 HOURS
THIS NUTRIENT IS YOUR BODY'S PREFERRED QUICK SOURCE OF ENERGY
WHAT ARE CARBOHYDRATES
TRUE OR FALSE
CRACKING YOUR KNUCKLES HAS BEEN PROVEN TO CAUSE ARTHRITIS
FALSE - NOT EVIDENCE
THIS SUBSTANCE IN YOUR EARS TRAP DIRT AND PROTECT THE EAR CANAL
WHAT IS EARWAX
YOUR FINGERS WRINKLE AFTER BEING UNDERWATER BECAUSE THIS BODY SYSTEM CAUSES BLOOD VESSELS IN YOUR FINGERTIPS TO CONSTRICT
WHAT IS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
TRUE OR FALSE : YOU CAN COMPLETELY CATCH UP ON A WEEK'S WORTH OF POOR SLEEP BY SLEEPING UNTIL NOON ON SATURDAY
FALSE - EXTRA SLEEP CAN HELP BUT DOESN'T ERASE THE EFFECTS OF CHRONIC SLEEP LOSS
THIS NUTRIENT HELPS BUILD AND REPAIRS MUSCLES AND OTHER BODY TISSUES
WHAT IS PROTEIN
TRUE OR FALSE : GOING OUTSIDE WITH WET HAIR CAN GIVE YOU A COLD
FALSE - THEY ARE CAUSED BY VIRUSES!
TRUE OR FALSE :
MOST OF THE DUST IN YOUR HOME IS DEAD HUMAN SKIN
FALSE - SHED SKIN DOES CONTRIBUTE BUT THERE IS ALSO FIBERS, POLLEN AND OTHER PARTICLES
WHEN YOU'RE COLD, YOUR MUSCLES RAPIDLY CONTRACT AND RELAX TO HELP YOU PRODUCE HEAT
WHAT IS SHIVERING
THIS 24 HOUR INTERNAL CLOCK HELPS CONTROL WHEN YOU FEEL AWAKE AND SLEEPY
WHAT IS YOUR CIRCADIAN RYHTHM
TRUE OR FALSE : FAT IS SOMETHING YOUR BODY ACTUALLY NEEDS
TRUE : DIETARY FAT HELPS WITH HORMONES, CELL FUNCTION AND ABSORBING CERTAIN VITAMINS
TRUE OR FALSE : YOUR HEART COMPLETELY STOPS WHEN YOU SNEEZE
FALSE : PRESSURE AND RHYTHM CHANGE BUT YOUR HEART DOES NOT STOP
YOUR SWEAT ITSELF ISN'T USUALLY WHAT CAUSES BODY ODOR. THE SMELL APPEARS WHEN THE SWEAT INTERACTS WITH THESE GERMS ON THE SKIN
WHAT ARE BACTERIA
THIS PAINFUL SENSATION HAPPENS WHEN SOMETHING VERY COLD RAPIDLY COOLS THE ROOF/BACK OF YOUR MOUTH.
WHAT IS A BRAIN FREEZE
THAT SUDDEN FEELING WHEN YOU'RE FALLING FOLLOWED BY YOUR WHOLE BODY TO JERK WHEN YOU'RE FALLING ASLEEP
HYPNIC JERK
THERE FOUR VITAMINS NEED DIETARY FAT TO BE ABSORBED PROPERLY
WHAT ARE VITAMINS A, D, E AND K
TRUE OR FALSE : EVERYONE NEEDS EXACTLY (8) 8OZ GLASSES OF WATER EACH DAY.
HUMAN SHED APPROXIMATELY THIS MANY SKIN CELLS PER DAY
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
THIS STRANGE SENSATIONS HAPPENS WHEN A COMPRESSED NERVE STARTS SIGNALING NORAMALLY AGAIN AFTER YOU CHANGE POSITIONS
WHAT ARE PINS & NEEDLES
THIS STAGE OF SLEEP IS STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH VIVID DREAMS AND RAPID EYE MOVEMENTS
WHAT IS REM SLEEP
YOUR BRAIN ACCOUNT FOR ONLY ABOUT 2% OF YOUR BODY WEIGHT BUT USES THIS PERCENTAGE OF THE BODY'S ENERGY AT REST :
A. 5%
b. 10%
C. 50%
ABOUT 20%
TRUE OR FALSE : SHAVING MAKES YOUR HAIR GROW BACK THICKER AND DARKER
FALSE - SHAVE CUTS HAIRS BLUNTLY AT THE SURFACE WHICH CAN MAKE IT FEEL COARSER BUT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FOLLICLE.
THIS RIDICULOUS WORD DESCRIBES THE NOISES THE INTESTINES MAKE
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