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  2. Human head - Wikipedia

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    One study in the United States estimated the average human head circumference to be 57 centimetres (22 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in males and 55 centimetres (21 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) in females. [ 7 ] [ dubious – discuss ] A British study by Newcastle University showed an average size of 57.2 cm for males and 55.2 cm for females with average size varying ...

  3. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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    Excess or reduced body weight is regarded as an indicator of determining a person's health, with body volume measurement providing an extra dimension by calculating the distribution of body weight. Average adult human weight varies by continent, from about 60 kg (130 lb) in Asia and Africa to about 80 kg (180 lb) in North America, with men on ...

  4. Skull - Wikipedia

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    Skull in situ Human head skull from side Anatomy of a flat bone – the periosteum of the neurocranium is known as the pericranium Human skull from the front Side bones of skull. The human skull is the bone structure that forms the head in the human skeleton. It supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain. Like the ...

  5. List of heaviest people - Wikipedia

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    In 2006 he was 408 kg (899 lb; 64 st 3 lb), reached peak weight in 2015, the year of his death. [8] 1972–2015 (43) Walter Hudson United States: M 543 kg 1,197 lb 85 st 7 lb 1.78 m 5 ft 10 in 171 Had the largest waist ever in circumference at 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m). 1944–1991 (47) Carol Yager United States: F 539.5 kg 1,189 lb

  6. Craniometry - Wikipedia

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    A human skull and measurement device from 1902. Craniometry is measurement of the cranium (the main part of the skull), usually the human cranium.It is a subset of cephalometry, measurement of the head, which in humans is a subset of anthropometry, measurement of the human body.

  7. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    the ratio of hip circumference to shoulder circumference varies by biological sex: the average ratio for women is 1:1.03, for men it is 1:1.18. [9] legs (floor to crotch, which are typically three-and-a-half to four heads long; arms about three heads long; hands are as long as the face. [10]

  8. Human skin - Wikipedia

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    One average square inch (6.5 cm 2) of skin holds 650 sweat glands, 20 blood vessels, 60,000 melanocytes, and more than 1,000 nerve endings. [5] [better source needed] The average human skin cell is about 30 μm in diameter, but there are variants.

  9. Anthropometry - Wikipedia

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    Human weight varies extensively both individually and across populations, with the most extreme documented examples of adults being Lucia Zarate who weighed 2.1 kg (4.7 lb), and Jon Brower Minnoch who weighed 640 kg (1,400 lb), and with population extremes ranging from 49.6 kg (109.3 lb) in Bangladesh to 87.4 kg (192.7 lb) in Micronesia.