Interesting Facts on Human Body

1. The Skin pigment melanin protects the skin from sunlight. It also provides color to the skin. Black skin contains more melanin than white one
2. The outer layer of the skin is called 'Epidermis' where as the inner layer is known as Hypodermis.
3. The largest organ of the body is skin
4. Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, second only to bone marrow.
5. 35 meters of hair fiber is produced every day on the average adult scalp.
6. Hair is made from hard Keratin
7. The primary 20 teeth in the children are called Milk teeth
8. The muscles that can be controlled by us consciously are called 'Voluntary Muscles'.
9. Those that are under voluntary control are known Smooth muscles
10. There are 206 bones in our body
11. Marrow is a soft pulpy tissue from which red and white blood cells are produced
12. The human hand has 27 bones and face has 14