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What is the weight of a human brain?


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Brain:

  1. The brain is a sophisticated organ that manages every bodily function as well as thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, respiration, temperature, and hunger.
  2. The central nervous system, or CNS, is made up of the spinal cord that emerges from the brain.
  3. The average adult male weighs about 1370 grams, whereas the average brain weight of females is 1200 grams.
  4. Males' brain weight falls by 2.7 grams and that of females' falls by 2.2 grams annually as they age.
  5. Independent of sex, brain weight rises by an average of 3.7 gm for each centimeter of body height.

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