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MY ILT Project human body (intestines (In your lifetime, the digestive…
MY ILT Project human body
lungs
Lungs float on water
Lungs aren't the same size the right lung is larger than the left lung — for humans, that is.
Oxygen only plays a small part in breathing
Lungs and tennis courts can be the same size
intestines
In your lifetime, the digestive system (mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver) will handle over 50 tons of food and liquid!
Food absorbed in the intestines goes directly to the liver through a large vein called the portal vein.
Some scientists now consider the intestines/gut a second brain.
The large intestine is actually shorter than the small intestine, only being about 5 feet long in an adult.
Brain
the brain
It comprises 60% of fat and is one of the fattest organs in the human body.
the human brain weighs 3 pounds
heart
Your heart will beat about 115,000 times each day
your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood every day.
an electrical system controls the rhythm of your heart
The average heart is the size of a fist in an adult.