Some Facts About Human Body General Information

Useful information about the human body. These question may asked in the interviews or any general knowledge paper. Or any competitive exam

Number of bones - 206
Number of muscles - 650
Number of kidneys - 2
Number of milk teeth - 20
Number of ribs - 24 (12 pairs)
Number of chambers in the heart - 4
Largest artery - Aorta
Normal Blood pressure - 120 - 80
PH of blood - 7.4
Number of bones in New born body - 300
Number of vertebrae in the spine - 33
Number of vertebrae in the Neck - 7
Number of bones in Face - 14
Number of bones in Skull - 22
Number of bones in Chest - 25
Number of bones in Arms - 6
Number of bones in human foot - 33
Number of bones in each wrist - 8
Number of bones in hand - 27
Number of bones in each human ear - 3
Number of muscles in the human arm - 72
Largest organ - Skin
Largest gland - Liver
Smallest cell - Blood cell
Biggest cell - Egg cell (ovum)
Smallest bone - Stapes
First transplanted organ - Heart
Average length of small intestine - 7 m
Average length of large intestine - 1.5 m
Average weight of new born baby - 2.6 kg.
Pulse rate in one minute - 72 times
Body Temperature - 36.9o C (98.4o F)
Average blood volume - 4 - 5 liters
Average life of RBC - 120 days
Pregnancy period - 280 days
Largest endocrine gland - Thyroid
Largest lymphatic organ - Spleen
Longest cell - Nerve cell
Largest part of brain - Cerebrum
Largest & strongest bone - Femur
Smallest muscle - Stapedius (Middle ear )
Number of chromosomes in human cell - 46 (23 pairs)
Normal range of heart rate is 60-100 beats per minute.
Respiratory rate is 12-16 normal.
Most abundant cell in our body is red blood cell (25 trillion), there are 75 trillion other cells so our body has 100 trillion cells.

Largest muscle - Buttock (Gluteus Maximus)