Bodies: The Exhibit

Joe and I decided to venture to the Bodies Exhibit in Idaho Falls over the weekend. Coolest date ever! While I was squeamish at first, the more I learned...the more I loved it. I had to keep telling myself that they were just models or really pretty artwork. But then I would see an eye or ear which confirmed...no! These were indeed real humans that had been dissected and preserved. I was amazed at how much you could tell about a person's life just by seeing their innards! I came out with a stronger appreciation for the Word of Wisdom. Being at the exhibit was a spiritual experience.. ..to see God's creations in that way...WOW! The intricacies of the human body blew me away! I found myself wanting to look at the body parts which I have had health issues with. By seeing the parts, I was better able to understand my own body. And yes when I saw the tailbone through the glass...I twinged a little.

*Cameras were not allowed so I found these photos on the internet...but nothing compares to the real thing!
I was the most amazed with the lung display. They had a healthy lung lying right beside a smoker's lung. Oh sure I have seen the pictures but to see it for real was crazy! They had a clear plastic box right by the display that said, "Stop Smoking Now!" People had discarded cigarrette packs, cigars, and even chewing tobacco. We overheard one child saying, "See Dad, you really do need to stop now."

I was also amazed with the alveoli in the lungs. Seriously, God's creations are amazing!

Another cool room was the circulatory room which had a heartbeat going through the speakers. Did you know there were these many vessels in just your hand? Wild!
Here are some facts from the website www.bodiestheexhibition.com:

As Dr. Roy Glover, chief medical director for BODIES … The Exhibition states, “Seeing promotes understanding, and understanding promotes the most practical kind of body education possible. The body doesn’t lie!”

Fascinating Facts
Heart Health:
Muscles in your heart can create enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet.
•Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.
Blood Bank:
•There are about 100,000 miles of blood vessels in an adult's body.
Take a Deep Breath:
•In the average lifetime, a person will breathe in about 45 pounds of dust.
•A cough releases air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph.
•A sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph.
•Smokers lose an average of two teeth every ten years.
Building Bones:
•Bone is five times stronger than mild steel.
•Almost a quarter of your bones are in your feet and ankles.
•One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
•A person's nose and ears continue to grow throughout his or her life.
•Your thumb is the same size as your nose.
Staying Healthy:
•Airborne bacteria from a flushing toilet can reach a toothbrush placed within six feet.
•The distance droplets can travel after a cough or sneeze: 3 – 12 feet.
•The number of germs, per square inch, on a toilet seat: 49. The number of germs, per square inch, on an office telephone: 25,000.
•One third of men don't wash their hands after using the restroom.
•Unfortunately, germs can stick to food dropped on the floor in less than five seconds.
You Are What You Eat:
•Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie.
•If your stomach didn't produce a new layer of mucous every two weeks, it would digest itself.
•People eat more popcorn when watching a sad movie as compared to a happy one.
•Food can get to your stomach even if you are hanging upside down.
•The small intestine is about four or five times larger than the large intestine.
Made in America:
•The majority of models are skinnier than 98% of American women.
•Each year there are approximately 60,000 trampoline injuries in the United States.
•It is estimated that during his lifetime, an American man will spend between four and five months shaving.
Shape Up!
•Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
•The record for most pushups ever performed in one day is 46,001.
•Weight lifters who work out in gyms decorated in blue can lift heavier weights.
•Kissing for one minute burns 26 calories.
•The amount of time in a day that a preschooler is sedentary: 89%.
Women & Men:
•On average, women blink twice as often as men.
•Girls' brains account for 2.5% of their body weight. Boys' brains account for 2%.
•Women's hearts beat faster than men's.
•On average, women speak more than three times as much as men.
•If a man never trimmed his beard, it would grow to nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime.
On the Outside
•Fingernails grow faster on the hand you favor.
•Perspiration is odorless; it is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor.
•The average human eyelash lives about 150 days.
•People who smoke have 10 times as many wrinkles as those who do not smoke.