INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS
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Question
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How much of your body weight is made up of skin?
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15%
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12%
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24%
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7%
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The skin is the body’s largest organ. It measures about 1.5-2 m2 in adults and weighs about 15 per cent of total body weight.
Detailed explanation-2: -In adults, skin accounts for about 16 percent of total body weight and covers a surface area of approximately 22 square feet (2 square meters).
Detailed explanation-3: -Volume of the human skin = 2, 400 to 2, 800 cc. Weight of the human skin = 3, 000 to 3, 500 Gm.
Detailed explanation-4: -The mean weight of a cell is 1 nanogram.
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