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Human Body
Question | Answer |
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How many bones are in the human body? | 206 |
Pound for pound, bone is stronger than what? | concrete |
Where is the strength of the bone located? | inside |
Almost half of our bone mass is? | soft and alive |
How many years does it take to completely replace the whole bone? | 7 |
Bones are as unique as? | fingerprint |
Muscle tissue works by contracting, pulling on bone like? | lever |
How many fiber does each muscle have? | thousands |
Each person use about how much fiber at one time | 1/3 |
Can technology match bone strength? | no |
Running put a strain on our legs how many times our body weight? | 3 |
A jump can put stress on our body how many times of our body weight? | 10 |
Ligaments are twice as tough as what? | nylon rope |
What connective tissues is between the ends of two leg bones? | cartilage |
Cartilage is so strong it can bear how much before it gives away? | 7 tons |
Pressure on a toe amounts to what? | 3 elephants |
What is the biochemical reaction? | adrenaline |
What is ATP? | adenosine triphosphate |
What does ATP fuel? | Muscle Contraction |
Walking coordinates how many muscles? | 200 |
Steering a car takes how many muscles? | 100 |
Muscles in legs take order from how many nerves? | 500 |
How many nerves controls our hand? | 4000 |
Each hand has how many bones and muscles? | 27 bones 30 muscles |
How many hours of energy does a person have? | 2-3 hours |
What does the body do to keep someone going when they hit the "wall"? | canabalize |
Muscular Strength | the ability to exert maximal force against resistance in a single effort |
Muscular Endurance | the ability to exert submaximal force repeatedly over a period of time |