Random Fun Facts About Your Body (Part 2)

• Your brain is the chubbiest organ in your body.

• The brain has 60% of fat.

• Every night you lose a small amount of weight through exhaled water vapor.

• A capillary is just wide enough for cells to pass through single file.

• Muscle cells create more energy than they need and expend it as heat.

• Skeletal muscles have many nuclei flattened along the edges of the cells.

• Cells become cancerous as a result of mutations, typically damage to genes that control cell division and growth. Because genetic damage accumulates over time, cancer becomes increasingly common with age. Hereditary factors play a part, and exposure to carcinogens, like radiation or cigarette smoke can also cause mutations.

• The femur, or thighbone, is the longest bone in the body. In an average adult, it measures 18in long.

• In a cross section of bone, there are osteocytes (dark spots) are cells that are involved in bone remodeling.

• About 77 pounds of skin cells are shed in an average lifetime.

• When skin is cut, blood cells spring into action and mix with platelets to create a fibrin….a clot….a scab.

• Sweat glands release about 2 cups of sweat per day.

• Cell membranes heal instantly when punctured, which is why scientists can inject sperm cells into egg cells.

*Disclaimer* information found on the National Geographic