The document provides information about various parts of the human body through facts, diagrams, and a quiz. It discusses the brain and how it controls the opposite sides of the body. It explains that eyes water to flush out irritants and that smell is more sensitive than taste. The document also notes that food spends around 4 hours in the small intestine and that muscles make up half of the human body. A 10 question quiz is included at the end to test the reader's knowledge of various body facts.
2. THE BRAIN
Perhaps the
most precious
body part!
Its in 2 halves -
each controlling
the opposite
sides of the
body
3. EYES
Why do our eyes
water?
Eyes water not just
because youre crying.
Hayfever causes
crying as well.
FACT
when youre eyes water, its your way
of getting irritating things washed out.
4. NOSE
Smell is about
10,000 times more
sensitive than taste!
RECEPTORS
These send messages from
the nose to the brain about
emotion and memory
5. THE INTESTINE
This is where
your food
goes.
Your food can
spend up to
4 hours
in the small
intestine
11. Question 2
How fast does the hair on your
head grow every month?
a 1quot;
b 1/2quot;
c 1/4quot;
12. Question 3
How many heart beats does your
resting heart do in a minute?
a 30-40 beats per minute
b 60-80 beats per minute
c 90-100 beats per minute
13. Question 4
Where are the smallest bones in
your body found?
a nose
b fingers
c ears
14. Question 5
What do kidneys do?
a filter the waste from blood
b kill germs in our body
c make urine
15. Question 6
Where are most of the bones in
the human body found?
a the neck
b the foot
c the hand
16. Question 7
What is the hardest substance in
the human body?
a bone
b tooth enamel
c nails
17. Question 8
What is the heaviest organ
in the human body?
a the skin
b the small intestine
c the liver
18. Question 9
How many pints of blood are there
in the average adult human body?
a4
b7
c 10
19. Question 10
When you breathe into your lungs,
you breathe in oxygen and breathe
out....
a oxygen
b carbon dioxide
c carbon monoxide