Body Facts & Fiction Q18

How many skin cells does a person lose (on average) per hour?

a) 300 000
b) 200 000 000
c) 5000
d) 30 000

Answer: B) 200 000 000

MORE INFO:

Humans lose 200,000,000 skin cells every hour. During a 24-hour period, a person loses almost five thousand million skin cells. It has been a challenge for scientists to explain how this colossal shedding process can occur without there being a break in the skin barrier.

SOURCE:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161129114910.htm#:~:text=Humans%20lose%20200%2C000%2C000%20skin%20cells,break%20in%20the%20skin%20barrier.