Curiosities

Curiosities

1. Hairs in the nose help clean and warm the air we breathe.
2. Women and children breathe at a faster rate than men.
3. Your left lung is smaller than your right.
4. The word "Lung" originates from 13th century European language, it means "light" which refers to the weight of the organ when considering its size.
5. Tears and mucus contain enzyme lysozyme, which breaks down the cell wall of many bacteria .
6. Lymph nodes contain filtering fabric and a large number of lymphoid cells . When fighting certain bacterial infections , the lymph nodes swell.