How Much Every Body Part Actually Weighs - Men's Health

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You may have air in your head or lead in your butt, but chances are that most of your body parts weigh the same as the next guy's. The diagram below shows how a man of about 180 pounds can be broken down by weight. 

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1. Blood, water, and lymph system: 100 poundsEquivalent of: filled 10-gallon aquarium

2. Bones: 21 poundsEquivalent of: Road bike

3. Brain: 2.5 poundsEquivalent of: Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

4. Heart: 0.25 poundsEquivalent of: Burger King Double Whopper

5. Other Muscles (Everything from your stomach to your biceps): 52 poundsEquivalent of: A small boxing heavy bag

6. Carotid-Artery Walls (in the Neck): 20 milligramsEquivalent of: Half of a staple

7. Kidneys: Half poundEquivalent of: A small chili at Wendy's

8. Liver: 3.25 poundsEquivalent of: Four 12-ounce cans of Budweiser

9. Lungs: 1.8 poundsEquivalent of: A basketball and a football

10. Pancreas: 0.2 poundEquivalent of: 28 sugar packets

11. Prostate: 18 to 20 grams, or just barely an ounceEquivalent of: About three cherry tomatoes

12. Skin: 12 poundsEquivalent of: The clothes you're wearing, plus heavy boots and an overcoat

13. Spinal Cord (Nerves, Not Bone): 1 ounceEquivalent of: A short phone cord

14. Testicles: Less than 2 ouncesEquivalent of: Two squash balls   

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