Sheet # 228/Human Body Math
Name: _____________________ Date_____________
Show your work.
1) How many vertebrae are there in the spinal cord?
(Hint: two dozen plus two).
2) How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?
(Hint: one half dozen multiplied by two).
3) How many senses do you have?
(Hint: twenty five cents divided by five).
4) How long does an average meal stay in your stomach?
(Hint: 180 minutes).
5) How many permanent teeth do you have?
(Hint: number of inches in one yard minus four).
6) How long does it take your heart to circle blood around your body and back again?
( Hint: the number of minutes in 60 seconds).
7) How long are small intestines?
(Hint: 240 inches converted to feet).
8) How long are large intestines?
(Hint: the number of inches in one foot times five converted to feet).
9) About how long does it take food to travel from your mouth to your rectum?
(Hint: the total hours in a full day).
10) How many total bones are in the body?
(Hint: the number of years in two centuries plus six).
11) About how many muscles are in the body?
(Hint: the same number of cents as in 24 quarters).
12) About how many times per minute does the average adult heart beat?
(Hint: the number of months in six years).
13) About how fast can a sneeze travel in miles per hour?
(Hint: the number of cents in twenty nickels).
14) When you are an adult, about how much does your brain weigh?
(Hint: thirty-two ounces converted to pounds).
Answers for Sheet #228
1) 26 vertebrae
2) 12 ribs
3) 5 senses
4) 3 hours
5) 32 teeth
6) 1 minute
7) 20 feet
8) 5 feet
9) 24 hours
10) 206 boxes
11) 600 muscles
12) 72 beats/min
13) 100 miles/hour
14) 2 pounds