Human Body Fantastic
Posted by terrepruitt on October 25, 2011
Nia is a body centered practice. Nia came about partly because at that time, in the 80’s, popular exercise classes were very hard on the body and the industry in which the creators of Nia worked produced a lot of injuries. The couple that brought us Nia spent a lot of time examining many different forms of movement which in turn shaped Nia into a body-centered movement practice. Nia is a cardio dance workout that moves the body as it was designed to move. Debbie Rosas-Stewart, one of the creators of Nia, wanted to be a doctor, she has always been interested in the human body. Nia’s training material often refers to the science of the body. The body is fascinating and fantastic. I believe that Debbie’s love of medicine and the human body is evident in Nia. Here are some facts that I found interesting. They are facts easily found on the internet so they might not be new to you. Even if you have heard them before I hope you marvel at the human body as I do.
- There are 10 human body parts having only three letters. (Can you name all 10 human body parts having only 3 letters?)
- Food is moved through the digestive tract by muscular contractions.
- The pressure created from the human heart can squirt blood 30 feet.
- Hydrochloric acid found in the stomach can dissolve certain metals.
- The surface area of a human lung is equal to a tennis court.
- Half of our taste buds are gone for most of us, by the time we are 60 years old.
- The human brain is capable of storing everything it is exposed to, but it is the ability to recall the information that might be the challenge.
- We are shorter at the end of the day due to cartilage being compressed throughout the day.
- Kneecaps aren’t developed in a human until the child is between 2-6 years old.
- The longer the finger the faster the nail grows.
- Hair and nails do not continue to grow after death, but it appears as if they do since the skin shrinks and recedes as the moisture dries up.
- The skin of a human body contains 45 miles of nerves.
- The average human will breathe 23,040 times in a 24 hour period.
- People with dark hair have less hair than blondes.
- The stomach produces a new layer of mucus every 14 days in order to keep from digesting itself.
- The “funny bone” is actually the ulnar nerve.
- About 8% of the human body weight is blood.
- A human snore can be a loud as a jack hammer.
- Starvation takes a few weeks, but a total lack of sleep would cause death in roughly 10 days.
- A human sneeze has been measured to exceed 100 miles per hour, whereas the average cough is only 60 miles per hour.
- “Veins in the skin appear blue for a variety of reasons only weakly dependent on the color of the blood. Light scattering in the skin, and the visual processing of color play roles as well.” **
The 10 human body parts with only three letters: eye, ear, lip, gum, jaw, arm, rib, hip, leg, and toe.
Aside from what was **copied directly from Wiki, the above information was gleaned from the following sites:
The Nurse Nut, Yes, ICantSeeYou, Mawlana Faizani International, and ESZlinger. I have seen many sites contain the same information and more. I just found these ones particularly fascinating. I think the body is fantastic.
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niachick said
Hmmm…I can only name 9: arm, eye, ear, rib, jaw, toe, leg, lip, hip…ass (giggle).
I had heard that the “funny” bone is called the funny bone since it is usually the tip of the “humerus” bone that is hit.
Interesting stuff!!! Thanks!
Jill
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terrepruitt said
🙂 Funny.
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Angelia Sims said
That is some crazy and amazing stuff (some of it is kinda gross – mucas in my stomach? lol)
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terrepruitt said
Well, really a lot of things about the body are gross. Ewww. But . . . it is the body. 🙂
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