June 18 2022 - Weighing In

 

Body weight.   This is something women think about more than men.  I expect we think about total weight, proportions and dimensions.  But I hadn't thought about how much the various body systems and parts weigh in relation to the total. Below is a chart of the percentages of total body weight for the various sections of the body. Being in percentages, choose 200 pounds for a male  to double the percentage number, and  choose 100 pounds for a woman for the numbers to be equivalent.    And what about this view of a body.  Based on a 180 pound male, here are some numbers for body systems and organs.   1. Blood, water, and lymph system: 100 pounds Equivalent of: filled 10-gallon aquarium 2. Bones: 21 pounds Equivalent of: Road bike 3. Brain: 2.5 pounds Equivalent of: Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 4. Heart: 0.25 pounds Equivalent of: Burger King Double Whopper 5. Other Muscles (Everything from your stomach to your biceps): 52 pounds Equivalent of: A small boxing heavy bag 6. Carotid-Artery Walls (in the Neck): 20 milligrams Equivalent of: Half of a staple 7. Kidneys: Half pound Equivalent of: A small chili at Wendy's 8. Liver: 3.25 pounds Equivalent of: Four 12-ounce cans of Budweiser 9. Lungs: 1.8 pounds Equivalent of: A basketball and a football 10. Pancreas: 0.2 pound Equivalent of: 28 sugar packets 11. Prostate: 18 to 20 grams, or just barely an ounce Equivalent of: About three cherry tomatoes 12. Skin: 12 pounds Equivalent of: The clothes you're wearing, plus heavy boots and an overcoat 13. Spinal Cord (Nerves, Not Bone): 1 ounce Equivalent of: A short phone cord 14. Testicles: Less than 2 ounces Equivalent of: Two squash balls    I know the human body is mostly water - up to 60%.  All parts have of water - the brain and heart are 73% water, lungs about 83%, and so on.  A water molecule is capable of performing so many functions in the human body. On to a lovely June Day where Grimsby celebrates 100 years as a town.

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