MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The brain weighs approximately
A
1400g
B
1300g
C
400g
D
1000g
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1, 300-1, 400 g). The adult human brain is about 2% of the total body weight. The average human brain is 140 mm wide.

Detailed explanation-2: -At age 20, the average weight of the male brain is approximately 1400 g, and by the age of 65 brain weight is approximately 1300 g. Brain weight for females follows a similar trend, although the total weight is 100–150 g less than that of males.

Detailed explanation-3: -The average adult human brain weighs around 3 pounds (approximately 1.4kg) and is about the size of a medium cauliflower.

Detailed explanation-4: -The average adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1300 to 1400 grams). A newborn human baby’s brain weighs approximately 350 to 400 grams or three-quarters of a pound. The average brain is around 15 centimeters long. Men tend to have bigger brains than women.

Detailed explanation-5: -The human brain weighs approximately about 1.4 kilograms and makes up about 2% of the human body weight.

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