EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
INTEGUMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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All your skin combined weighs about how many pounds?
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5 lbs
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6 lbs
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11 lbs
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3 lbs
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Skin is our largest organ-adults carry some 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms) and 22 square feet (2 square meters) of it.
Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘9 kgs’.
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. But water still wins.
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