Pancreas lies partly on the left side and partly on the right side of the body.
Development of calf muscles in ladies who wear high heels is a common example of: Use and disuse of organ
Cerumen is the technical name for what body part-Earwax
Skin does not excrete oil.
Male child is born if xy chromosomes are united.
Liver receives blood from the alimentary canal through hepatic portal vein.
For short-sightedness (man cannot see distant objects) a concave lens is used
For long-sightedness (man cannot see near objects) a convex lens is used
Concave mirrors are used as shaving mirrors, doctors use concave mirrors for the examination of ear, nose or eyes of a patient
Concave mirrors are used to focus light in case of searchlights and headlights of automobiles.
Cerebellum co-ordinates movements, conscious control and balance, allowing you to move smoothly.
The largest and most complicated part of brain is cerebrum. It controls conscious actions, speech and all your senses. It also does all your thinking and is the centre of memory and learning
It has two halves linked by bundles of nerve fibres. Its right side does artistic, creative tasks while the left is responsible for understanding, reading and thinking
A reflex action is controlled by the nerves of the spinal cord without involving brain.
Skeleton word comes from a Greek word meaning dried up
Most abundant mineral in human body is calcium
Strongest muscle is Thigh muscle (chk Heart muscle and cheek muscle)
Iris in the eye contracts on the entry of light.
Retina acts as a lens in the entry of light.
Weight of heart is 300 gram.
Water in human body is 85%
A human being drinks 27 tons of water in a year
Peritoneum is a membrane
Unused fat in body is converted into animal fat and stored in different parts of body
Substances which bring down body temperature are Antipyretics
Antibodies are proteins
Most easily breakable bone of body is Collar bone
There is 21/2 pounds of calcium in human body
A human body has 236 joints
Dental enamel is the hardest thing present in human body
A man breathes 18 times in a minute
A 9 inch nail can be made from the iron available in a body
Average weight of man’s brain is 4.8 ounces and femal’s 4.4 ounces
About 900 pencils can be made from the carbon preserved in human body
Skin does not excrete oil.
New varieties of organisms can be brought about by hybridization.
