Friday, November 14, 2008

The Human Body - After Reading Wikipedia Comments

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Wikipedia states: By mass, human cells consist of 65-90% water (H2O) , and a significant portion is composed of carbon-containing organic molecules. Oxygen therefore contributes a majority of a human body's mass, followed by carbon.99% of the mass of the human body is made up of the six elements oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.
Element - Percent by mass
Oxygen 65 Carbon 18 Hydrogen 10 Nitrogen 3 Calcium 1.5 Phosphorus 1.2
Potassium 0.2 Sulfur 0.2 Chlorine 0.2 Sodium 0.1Magnesium 0.05
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Fay Slimm 27 November 2008

Richard this is an astounding piece of work - and I am overwhelmed by the effort needed to put this together.... this can surely be used in schools to help students who are trying to memorise physiology etc...... I am certainly putting this in my favourites and I sincerely commend you for such a fine piece........

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