The amazing human body
05-20-2011, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by svenskaflicka1
~" It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach."
and the next ten years to get it off yer butt!!
*sigh*
and the next ten years to get it off yer butt!!
*sigh*
05-20-2011, 12:55 PM
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about your stomach acid dissolving razor blades - many years ago we went on a tour of a historic mental hospital in the midwest. One of the exhibits was a framed display of dozens of metal object that had been removed from a patient's stomach. Coins, pins, utensils, there may have been razor blades in there, can't remember. Patient had a compulsion to swallow inedible objects.
It is quite powerful. (the acid). I get a kick out of people saying they drink a spoonful of vinegar or lemon juice in a glass of water because "it helps your digestion". ANY thing you could swallow is just going to dilute your stomach acid, no way could you swallow anything that would even approach the acidity your stomach naturally has.
It is quite powerful. (the acid). I get a kick out of people saying they drink a spoonful of vinegar or lemon juice in a glass of water because "it helps your digestion". ANY thing you could swallow is just going to dilute your stomach acid, no way could you swallow anything that would even approach the acidity your stomach naturally has.
05-20-2011, 12:58 PM
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here is another amazing fact
Unlike men, who produce new sperm daily throughout most of their lifetime, women are born with all their eggs in one — okay, two baskets (ovaries). To be more precise, a woman is born with about one to two million immature eggs, or follicles, in her ovaries.
Throughout her life, the vast majority of follicles will die through a process known as atresia. Atresia begins at birth and continues throughout the course of the woman's reproductive life. When a woman reaches puberty and starts to menstruate, only about 400,000 follicles remain. With each menstrual cycle, a thousand follicles are lost and only one lucky little follicle will actually mature into an ovum (egg), which is released into the fallopian tube, kicking off ovulation. That means that of the one to two million follicles, only about 400 will ever mature.
Relatively little or no follicles remain at menopause, which usually begins when a woman is between 48-55 years of age. The remaining follicles are unlikely to mature and become viable eggs because of the hormonal changes that come along with menopause.
Unlike men, who produce new sperm daily throughout most of their lifetime, women are born with all their eggs in one — okay, two baskets (ovaries). To be more precise, a woman is born with about one to two million immature eggs, or follicles, in her ovaries.
Throughout her life, the vast majority of follicles will die through a process known as atresia. Atresia begins at birth and continues throughout the course of the woman's reproductive life. When a woman reaches puberty and starts to menstruate, only about 400,000 follicles remain. With each menstrual cycle, a thousand follicles are lost and only one lucky little follicle will actually mature into an ovum (egg), which is released into the fallopian tube, kicking off ovulation. That means that of the one to two million follicles, only about 400 will ever mature.
Relatively little or no follicles remain at menopause, which usually begins when a woman is between 48-55 years of age. The remaining follicles are unlikely to mature and become viable eggs because of the hormonal changes that come along with menopause.
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