Thursday, August 13, 2009

Largest body parts

Largest body parts

RankBody part

1

Skin - 15% of your body weight, weighing about 10 pounds, covering about 22 sq feet/2sq metre

2

Skeleton (206 bones) - about 14% of body weight, average 20 pounds/9kg

3

Liver - average 3.5 pounds/1.5 kg

4

Brains - average 3 pounds/1,4 kg

5

Sartorius muscle in the thigh

6

Lungs - 8 oz/234 g

Approximately 70% of your body consists of water.

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