About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Normal urine is sterile. It contains fluids, salts, and waste products. It is free of bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
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The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.
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The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."
Sample Workout in the Target Heart Rate Range
The physician uses auscultation to listen to a patient’s heart.
The cradle. Rest your hands on the table, supporting the recipient’s head in your palms. Your ...