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Yes. In fact, such is the brain's demand for oxygen that it requires 20% of your total oxygen supply. This explains why it is served by so many blood vessels.
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What organ in the human body uses 40 percent of the oxygen in your blood?
The brain consumes 40% of the oxygen in your blood.
Which part of human body consumes one quarter of the oxygen?
brain
Where is oxygen found in the human body?
In blood.
What causes every single human death?
Asphyxiation - lack of Oxygen to the brain!
What does the human brain and other nerve tissues use as fuel?
Carbohydrates and oxygen.
How much need the oxygen human body?
Because oxygen is used to burn glucose, the fuel preferred by the brain. At rest, you use about 20% of the oxygen you breathe to keep your brain running.
Who found out how many neurons are in a human brain and when?
Einstein
Brain Cell with no oxygen for 18 minutes?
Actually, no human being can go without oxygen for 4 minutes and be expected to live
What vital function does oxygen serve in the human body?
The vital function that oxygen serves in the human body is respiration. Oxygen is needed for the lungs to function and for the proper functioning of other vital organs such as the heart and brain.
What atom is found in the greatest amount in the human body?
oxygen
Where is oxygen found in human body?
In the blood, cells, and our lungs.
Would the human brain shut down from oxygen loss?
If by "shut down" you mean "die," then yes.
