THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

PLEURA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The weight of the right lung in the male is
A
450 grams
B
550 grams
C
700 grams
D
600 grams
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the literature review, the reference ranges of lung weights were 155–720 g at right lung, 112–675 g at left lung [10], or 1043 g in the underweight group to 1302 g in the obese group [14]. Comparing with these reports, our reported lung weights in autopsy was relatively agreement, with a small error range.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reference ranges (95% inclusion) are proposed: brain, 1033 to 1404 g; liver, 603 to 1767 g; spleen, less than 230 g; right lung, 101 to 589 g; left lung, 105 to 515 g; right kidney, 38 to 174 g; and left kidney, 35 to 192 g.

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