Trivia : Item Teasers

Trivia are facts that can be amusing although they are mostly knowledge that we can do without. Here, we have compiled some of them.

Trivia retrieved for Anatomy (16 found)

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: SkeletonsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Skeletons. Topic: InfantsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Infants.

Infants have more bones than adults. The human skeleton consists of around 300 bones at birth which fuse together and give a total of 206 bones by adulthood.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: VertebraeRetrievalClick for trivia items under Vertebrae. Topic: AstronautsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Astronauts.

Astronauts grow taller in space because the cartilage disks in their spine expand under zero gravity.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: BrainRetrievalClick for trivia items under Brain. Topic: NeanderthalsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Neanderthals.

Neanderthals had bigger brains than modern humans.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: VertebraeRetrievalClick for trivia items under Vertebrae. Topic: GiraffesRetrievalClick for trivia items under Giraffes.

Giraffes and humans have the same number of neck bones, both with seven vertebrae.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: Eyes RetrievalClick for trivia items under Eyes . Topic: Senses RetrievalClick for trivia items under Senses .

The sizes of ours eyes are the same for all babies and the same for all adults. Also, our ears and nose never stops growing.

NOTE: Baby eyes are approximately 16mm at birth and grow to approximately 24mm in adults for all sexes and ethnic groups. Ears and nose get larger due the effect of gravity. It is thought that their cartilages stop growing by late teens.

Branch: Anatomy RetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy . Subject: Tongue RetrievalClick for trivia items under Tongue . Topic: Taste RetrievalClick for trivia items under Taste .

The lifespan of a taste bud is approximately 10 days.

Branch: Anatomy RetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy . Subject: OrgansRetrievalClick for trivia items under Organs. Topic: LungsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Lungs.

Our left lung shares a space with the heart, making it smaller than the right lung.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: OrgansRetrievalClick for trivia items under Organs. Topic: KeratinRetrievalClick for trivia items under Keratin.

Our hair and nails grow faster in summer than winter.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: OrgansRetrievalClick for trivia items under Organs. Topic: HeartRetrievalClick for trivia items under Heart.

Your heart is likely to beat more than 2 billion times in a life time.

NOTE: Calculated at 72 beats per minute and a life time of 75 years.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: HeartRetrievalClick for trivia items under Heart. Topic: SizeRetrievalClick for trivia items under Size.

A person’s heart is about the size their fist.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: Cardiac ArrestRetrievalClick for trivia items under Cardiac Arrest. Topic: MondayRetrievalClick for trivia items under Monday.

More people suffer heart attacks on Monday mornings due to increased cortisol levels believed to be from the anxiety of getting back to work.

NOTE: It is believed that Monday morning stress increases stress hormones, like cortisol and adrenalin, in higher than normal levels. People who then suffer heart attacks as a result, do so as a consequence of higher spikes in blood pressure or of arterial constriction. The latter is in response to an outpour of cortisol, that causes cholesterol plaque to dislodge and block blood flow to the heart.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: CowsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Cows. Topic: StomachRetrievalClick for trivia items under Stomach.

Cows have four-chambered stomachs.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: OstrichesRetrievalClick for trivia items under Ostriches. Topic: SizeRetrievalClick for trivia items under Size.

An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: Circulatory SystemRetrievalClick for trivia items under Circulatory System. Topic: SizeRetrievalClick for trivia items under Size.

If all the blood vessels in the human body were laid end to end, they would reach about 60,000 miles and could circle the Earth twice.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: BrainRetrievalClick for trivia items under Brain. Topic: NeuronsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Neurons.

Brain cells can live the entire lifetime of the body. It is one of a few types of cells that do so.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: FatsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Fats. Topic: SoapsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Soaps.

The human body has enough fat to produce at least seven bars of soap.

Published on: 13 Feb 2019 2124.
Last updated: 13 Feb 2019 2124.