Did You Know?

Spine Time

Posted by: You Can Do It on: December 11, 2008

 A child has 33 vertebrae. As a child grows, some of the vertebrae at the bottom of the spine will fuse together reducing the number to 26. an adult human has 26 vertebrae.

Spine

Spine Lamp

You’ve Got Guts!

Posted by: You Can Do It on: December 11, 2008

The human body contains about 26 feet of intestine. The small intestine is about 21 feet long and the large intestine is about 5 feet.

 

Guts

Delicate Wool Guts

Did You Know That!

Posted by: You Can Do It on: December 11, 2008

The human brain is approximately 75% water

Brain

Brain Gelatin Mold

Good reason to keep your liver in top working condition.

Posted by: You Can Do It on: December 11, 2008

You liver is a food inspector? One of the jobs of the liver is to inspect the nutrients that are going to go to our bloodstream. Its job is to supply detoxification by getting rid of the impurities. This assists the digestion process. Good reason to keep your liver in top working condition.

 

livertop

Liver Top

Now you know why you’re hungry!

Posted by: You Can Do It on: December 11, 2008

The stomach has to break down the different types of food we ingest. One of these being protein. To do the job the stomach secretes enzymes and hydrochloric acid. The stomach is so efficient at its job that between 2-6 hours later it is totally emptied of its contents and is ready for the next batch. Now you know why you’re hungry!

 Hungry StomachStarving Stomach

 

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