skin is the largest organ in human body.
skin is the largest organ in human body.
what are the largest organ in human body?
skin
in terms of surface area, the skin is the second largest organ in the human body (the inside of the small intestine is 15 to 20 times larger). for the average adult human, the skin has a surface area of between 1.5-2.0 square metres (16.1-21.5 sq ft.). the thickness of the skin varies considerably over all parts of the body, and between men and women and the young and the old. an example is the skin on the forearm which is on average 1.3 mm in the male and 1.26 mm in the female. the average square inch (6.5 cm²) of skin holds 650 sweat glands, 20 blood vessels, 60,000 melanocytes, and more than 1,000 nerve endings. the average human skin cell is about 30 micrometres in diameter, but there are variants. a skin cell usually ranges from 25-40 micrometres (squared), depending on a variety of factors.
human skin
bullet::::- the wanamaker grand court organ at wanamaker's department store (now operated by macy's) in philadelphia is the largest functional organ, the second largest organ based on number of pipes, and the largest organ in the world based on number of ranks and physical mass weight. it is the largest operational musical instrument in the world, with six manuals, 464 ranks, 401 registers, and 28,750 pipes; it weighs 287 tons. the organ was initially constructed by the los angeles art organ co. for the 1904 world's fair in st. louis; it was designed by george ashdown audsley. the organ was purchased by john wanamaker for his large new philadelphia store; disassembled, the organ filled 13 rail cars. uniquely, the wanamaker organ had from the beginning full-time organ fabricators and technicians, a true "organ shop," building it to luxurious standards of quality. they expanded the organ in 1914–1917 and again in 1924-1930. it is played twice a day, six days a week, and there are many recordings of this organ.
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