Terminology
Tachycardia
Fast heart rate
How many gallons of blood are pumped by the heart each day?
2000
At what age is the brain fully developed?
25 years
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
Which finger is responsible for 50% of your hand strength?
The pinky/little finger
Varicella
Chickenpox
About how many times does a health heart beat per day?
100,000 times
The average adult brain weighs about how much?
3 pounds
Where is the stapes, the shortest bone in the body, located?
Middle ear
How many muscles are used when taking a step?
200
Anaphylaxis
A severe allergic reaction
The largest blood vessel, about over an inch in diameter, is what?
The aorta
What percentage of fat is the brain made up of?
60%
Which bone is the most commonly broken among children?
Collarbone
What mammal has the fastest heartbeat of 1200 bpm?
The American pygmy shrew
Lipohypertrophy
A buildup of fatty tissue
"Atrium" is Latin for what?
Entrance hall
The brain generates enough electricity to power what?
A lightbulb
How many bones are in the hand?
27
Humans have as many genes as what animal?
A worm
Onychomycosis
Toenail fungus
About how many neurons are in the brain?
100 billion
How many chemical reactions take place in the brain per second?
100,000
The lunate bone is located where?
The hand
On what day is World Leprosy Day celebrated?
the last Sunday of January