GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The average adult is covered with approximately 20 square feet of skin that weighs about 6 to 9 pounds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Even at its thickest point, our skin is only a few millimeters thick. But it is still our heaviest and largest organ, making up about one seventh of our body weight: Depending on your height and body mass, it weighs between 3.5 and 10 kilograms (7.5 and 22 pounds) and has a surface area of 1.5 to 2 square meters.

Detailed explanation-3: -Speaking of which, your skin is your biggest organ. A grown-up’s skin by itself weighs about 20 pounds! Meanwhile, bones take up about 1/7th of your weight.