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    The document discusses various facts about the major body systems including the muscular, respiratory, immune, nervous, cardiovascular, skeletal, and digestive systems. Some key points are: the human body contains 650 skeletal muscles making up 40% of body weight; the average person breathes in 11,000 liters of air per day losing over half a liter of water through breathing; getting under 5 hours of sleep greatly depresses the immune system while humor is beneficial; the nervous system can transmit signals at speeds over 100 m/s; and the stomach produces a new mucus layer every two weeks to prevent digesting itself.

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    Human Body

    Amazing Facts
    PAUL FRIMEL
    P3

    The Muscular System

    There are 650 skeletal muscles in the human body.

    Muscles make up 40% of your total body weight.

    The smallest muscles are found in the middle ear.

    It takes half as long to gain muscle than it does to lose it.

    To take one step, you use 200 muscles.

    Respiratory System

    Yawning brings more oxygen to the lungs.

    An average person breathes in around 11,000 liters of air


    everyday.

    More than half a liter of water is lost per day through breathing.

    Immune System

    Getting under 5 hours of sleep a night has been shown to greatly


    depress immune function in your body.

    People who lack humor in their life tend to have a worker


    immune system.

    99% of bacteria in your body is good for you.

    Nervous System

    The nervous system can transmit signals at speeds of 100 m/s.

    Each brain cell can hold as much information as an encyclopedia


    value, more or less.

    The spine includes approximately 220 individual ligaments.

    Cardiovascular System

    Your heart can keep beating even if it is separated from the body
    because it has its own electrical impulse.

    An average heart pumps about 450 gallons of blood every day.

    The end of a relationship really can break your heart condition is


    commonly known as broken heart syndrome.

    Skeletal System

    The only joint less bone in the body is the hyoid bone in the
    throat.

    The largest bone in the body is the femur located in the thigh.

    The area of our body with the most bones is the hand, fingers,
    and wrist where there are 54 bones.

    Digestive System

    Hydrochloric acid, the primary juice in our stomachs, is capable


    of dissolving substances as strong as metal.

    The human machine is unique to each person and the bacteria in


    it outnumber human body cells 3 to 1.

    The stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks to


    keep it from digesting itself

    Sources

    http://www.ehow.com/about_6296493_muscular-work-othersystems-body_.html

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/262818-how-the-digestivesystem-muscular-system-work-in-conjunction-during-digestion/

    http://www.ehow.com/about_6549063_muscular-system-workcirculatory-system_.html

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