Educational magazine human body | Page 6

Did you know? The largest organ inside our body is the liver.  Your funny bone isn’t really a bone at all – it’s a nerve at your elbow, which is why you feel all tingly when you accidentally hit it.  The parts of your arm are – hand (and fingers), wrist and elbow. Your arm connects to your body at your shoulder.  Fingernails often grow more quickly than toenails.  If you measure the distance between your wrist and your elbow, that will be about the same as the length of your foot.  Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!  The parts of your leg are – foot (and toes), ankle, shin, knee and thigh. Your leg connects to your body at your hip.  The parts of your face are – forehead, eyes, ears, cheeks, nose and mouth  Because we’ve got two ears, eyes, arms, hands, legs and feet, we use ‘left’ and ‘right’ to tell them apart. 