Human Body - Facts for Kids

Your clavicle grows faster during growth spurts, just like the rest of your bones!

During childhood, your cerebellum helps you learn to walk, run, jump, and do all kinds of movements!

The word pancreas comes from the Greek pankreas, meaning “all flesh”. It is a combination of pân, meaning “all,” and kréas, meaning “flesh”.

Mitochondria can make millions of ATP molecules every second — that’s so many tiny energy batteries your cells never run out of power!

The cerebellum helps you learn from mistakes — if you miss catching a ball, it remembers and helps you do better next time!