Contents:
- Medical Video: Beginnings of a Human Cell
- How many cells do humans have?
- Not only your cells grow in the body, but also bacterial cells
- There are many body cells that die every day
Medical Video: Beginnings of a Human Cell
Although small is almost invisible, body cells are the forerunner of the formation of all the organs in your body. In fact, body cells are responsible for every function and movement of the body. Just imagine, how many cells does your body have to function and keep you healthy until now?
How many cells do humans have?
In fact, no one knows for sure how many cells a human body has. Until now, experts still debated it. However, the average cell in a human being ranges from 30-40 trillion cells.
Body cells are the smallest units that make up the tissues and organs of humans to form an organ system, such as the digestive system, immune system, or circulatory system. All the systems that you have in your body start with a cell that then grows and develops. So small, the cell has an average size of 0.001-0.003 cm, so it must use a special tool - a microscope - to see it clearly.
In the body, the most dominant cells are red blood cells, which meet up to 80% of the body. However, these red blood cells only contribute as much as 4% of total body mass. Unlike fat cells, the amount is not as much as a blood cell, but takes up as much as 19% of total body mass.
Not only your cells grow in the body, but also bacterial cells
Another unique fact is that your body is not only filled with human cells, but also bacterial cells. Yes, various studies have mentioned that from body weight, you can find out the approximate number of human cells and bacterial cells.
For example, you have a weight of 70 kg, so it can be estimated that the number of your cells as much as 30 trillion and 40 trillion more is bacteria. These bacteria exist that naturally grow in the body and fortunately, these bacteria do not harm, in fact some of them help carry out bodily functions.
But, this is certainly still only an estimate. Need further research and analysis to find out how many cells a person has.
There are many body cells that die every day
Basically, your body is indeed designed to make cells and then destroyed again. But, certainly not just any cell that is destroyed by the body. Cells that are destroyed are usually cells that are damaged and no longer functioning.
In one day, there are 300 billion cells that die in minutes. There are 210 types of cells in the body and all of them have different functions. from every part of the body, there must be cells that die and then replaced with new cells.
