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Quiz: The Amazing Human Body

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The human body and how it functions is nothing less than astounding. Although we are still learning about the body, many of the facts that we do know go far beyond being interesting. Many people have also learned some really cool facts about the body, but there is just so much that can be learned that none of us knows all there is to know about it.

The following is a quiz about the human body that might just test the amount you know about your body.

  • Question of

    In a human adult, what percentage of the bones are found in their feet?

    • 9%
    • 25%
    • 44%
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    True or False: The little finger accounts for half of the strength in the human hand.

    • True
    • False
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    Human DNA is tiny. It is also coiled in a double helix. True or False: If a human’s DNA was uncoiled, it would reach about 10 billion miles; far enough for a round trip to Pluto.

    • True
    • False
  • Question of

    By the age of 70, the average human will drink how much water?

    • 1,000 gallons
    • 12,000 gallons
    • 500,000 gallons
  • Question of

    True or False: Taste buds are so small that they can barely be seen by the naked eye.

    • True
    • False
  • Question of

    How often is the lining of the stomach completely replaced?

    • Every two hours
    • Every 4-5 days
    • Every 3 weeks
  • Question of

    True or False: The fingernails grow faster on the hand a person writes with.

    • True
    • False
  • Question of

    A person’s feet have about a half-million sweat glands. How much sweat are they capable of prespiring in a single day?

    • 1 cup
    • 1 pint
    • 1 quart
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    True or False: There are 5,000 times more cells in a human body than there are people on the earth.

    • True
    • False
  • Question of

    The average person eats about how much food in their lives?

    • 3,500 pounds
    • 3.5 tons
    • 35 tons

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Written by Rex Trulove

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