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Your Body, By The Numbers
Reviewed by the Faculty of Harvard Medical School
Your Body: By The Numbers

There is no story more incredible than that of the human body. From your head — which has about 100,000 hairs that grow at a rate of about six inches per year — to your feet — each of which contains 26 bones, 20 muscles and the body's most dense sweat glands and nerve endings — your body performs an amazing variety of functions that never make headlines — but maybe ought to.

Check out the links on the right.

Skin
Heart & Blood
Lungs
Nose, Tongue & Mouth
Digestive System
Muscles
Brain & Nervous System
Bones
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body animation


Last updated September 06, 2011