SCIENCE
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY ANATOMY
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2 kg
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1 kg
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3 kg
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4 kg
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Detailed explanation-1: -It weighs about 1500 g and accounts for about 2 percent of total body weight.
Detailed explanation-2: -Previous studies have found the mean weight of the liver in adult human males to range from 1677 to 1807 g, 1, 7, 8 with an overall range of 670 to 2900 g, 7, 9, 10 which is consistent with the present study that found the mean liver weight to be 1561 g with a range of 838 to 2584 g.
Detailed explanation-3: -In an adult human body, the weight of the liver is about 1.2 to 1.5 kg.
Detailed explanation-4: -Capillaries Crypts Artery Vein 2015-16(19/01/2015) Page 7 DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION 261 Liver is the largest gland of the body weighing about 1.2 to 1.5 kg in an adult human. It is situated in the abdominal cavity, just below the diaphragm and has two lobes.