Bodies ...

Human Lungs

Both captivating and edifying, Bodies ....The Exhibition unveils the many complex systems, organs and tissues that drive every aspect of our daily lives and unite us all as humans. Featuring over 200 specimens consisting of whole-bodies and individual organs that have been meticulously dissected and preserved through an innovative process, Bodies ...The Exhibition will enlighten, empower, fascinate and inspire.

Yesterday I went with friends to see Bodies: The Exhibition in downtown Seattle before the show left town this weekend. 

The show, since it's introduction into the U.S. has been quite controversial.  To read more information regarding the controversy click here.

Without getting mired in to much detail about the controversy suffice it to say there is still much speculation and contention about how & where the bodies were obtained.

Mike & I thought about going to see the show the last time that it was in Seattle but in the end decided to pass on it but this time several friends were going to check it out and so I decided to tag along.

The Human Head & Brain

I am not going to post too many pictures because some people may find them disturbing and well, yucky.

I will say that there were several HS school field trips at the show the same time as us and the students all seemed to be genuinely interested in bodies and the 'plastination' process used to preserve the cadavers

I am sure that Katy will see quite a bit of animals preserved using this process as most medical and veterinary schools around the world use them for teaching anatomy & other courses.

I will say that I found the show very interesting and informative but it is definitely not for everyone. 

Heart Health

• The muscles in your heart can create enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet.
• Nearly 80% of all sudden cardiac arrests happen at home.
• Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.
• Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% during a yawn.

Blood Bank

• Every drop of blood in the body passes through the heart once per minute.
• By donating just one pint of blood, four lives can be saved.
• There are about 100,000 miles of blood vessels in an adult’s body.

Take a Deep Breath

• In the average lifetime, a person will breathe in about 45 pounds of dust.
• A cough releases air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph.
• A sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph.
• The lungs are the only organ in the body that can float on water.
• An average yawn lasts about six seconds.
• Smokers lose an average of two teeth every ten years.

Building Bones

• Bone is five times stronger than mild steel.
• Every three months our bone cells are completely replaced.
• Almost a quarter of your bones are in your feet and ankles.
• One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
• It is impossible to lick your own elbow.
• A person's nose and ears continue to grow throughout his or her life.
• Your thumb is the same size as your nose.

Staying Healthy

• Airborne bacteria from a flushing toilet can reach a toothbrush placed within six feet.
• The distance droplets can travel after a cough or sneeze: 3 – 12 feet.
• The number of germs, per square inch, on a toilet seat: 49. The number of germs, per square inch, on an office telephone: 25,000.
• One third of men don’t wash their hands after using the restroom.
• Unfortunately, germs can stick to food dropped on the floor in less than five seconds.

You Are What You Eat

• Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie.
• If your stomach didn't produce a new layer of mucous every two weeks, it would digest itself.
• People eat more popcorn when watching a sad movie as compared to a happy one.
• Food can get to your stomach even if you are hanging upside down.
• The small intestine is about four or five times larger than the large intestine.

Made in America

• The majority of models are skinnier than 98% of American women.
• Each year there are approximately 60,000 trampoline injuries in the United States.
• It is estimated that during his lifetime, an American man will spend between four and five months shaving.

Shape Up!

• Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
• The record for most pushups ever performed in one day is 46,001.
• Weight lifters who work out in gyms decorated in blue can lift heavier weights.
• Kissing for one minute burns 26 calories.
• The amount of time in a day that a preschooler is sedentary: 89%.

Women & Men

• On average, women blink twice as often as men.
• Girls’ brains account for 2.5% of their body weight. Boys’ brains account for 2%.
• A woman's heart beats faster than man’s.
• On average, women speak more than three times more than men.
• If a man never trimmed his beard, it would grow to nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime.

On the Outside

• Fingernails grow faster on the hand you favor.
• Perspiration is odorless; it is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor.
• The average human eyelash lives about 150 days.  
• People that smoke have 10 times as many wrinkles as a person who does not smoke.

- Smile, it does a body good -

 

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