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Human Body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |