How much do you know about your amazing human body?

Shrink yourself down as small as you can go. No – much smaller than that! You'll need to be small enough to crawl up nostrils, peer inside eyeballs and float through the bloodstream, because we're about to embark on an amazing trip through your awesome anatomy.

Test your knowledge below: all facts taken from The Marvellous Adventure of Being Human by Dr Max Pemberton (illustrated by Chris Madden) and published by Wren and Rook in Hardback, £14.99.

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How many different varieties of cells are in the human body?

How many different varieties of cells are in the human body?

What percentage of DNA does a human share with a chimpanzee?

What percentage of DNA does a human share with a chimpanzee?

How many bones does an adult human have?

How many bones does an adult human have?

How many bones does a human baby have?

How many bones does a human baby have?

How many bones does the vertebrae have?

How many bones does the vertebrae have?

How many colours can the human eye see?

How many colours can the human eye see?

What is the tube that carries chewed-up food into your stomach called?

What is the tube that carries chewed-up food into your stomach called?

What organ breaks down the enzymes in your food and controls the level of sugar in your blood?

What organ breaks down the enzymes in your food and controls the level of sugar in your blood?

How long does it take for digesting food to pass through the large intestine?

How long does it take for digesting food to pass through the large intestine?

How many flakes of dead skin do humans approximately lose each minute?

How many flakes of dead skin do humans approximately lose each minute?

How many individual hairs do most people have?

How many individual hairs do most people have?

Which muscle pumps blood around the human body?

Which muscle pumps blood around the human body?

How long is the small intestine in a human adult?

How long is the small intestine in a human adult?

How much urine can the bladder usually hold?

How much urine can the bladder usually hold?

Which nail grows quicker?

Which nail grows quicker?

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