Organ size in 12 real people
135 organs and bones measured on the CT scans of 12 real people, aged 5 to 93: how much each one differs from person to person.
Cardiovascular
- aorta34 to 500 mL
- brachiocephalic artery4.4 to 35 mL
- brachiocephalic vein3.4 to 29 mL
- common carotid artery3.8 to 21 mL
- heart190 to 785 mL
- inferior vena cava21 to 101 mL
- left atrial appendage2.1 to 11 mL
- left brachiocephalic vein2.5 to 23 mL
- left common carotid artery2.3 to 11 mL
- left iliac artery3.4 to 32 mL
- left iliac vein4.1 to 47 mL
- left subclavian artery1.1 to 20 mL
- portal vein and splenic vein0.8 to 30 mL
- pulmonary vein5.9 to 32 mL
- right brachiocephalic vein1.0 to 9.5 mL
- right common carotid artery1.2 to 9.8 mL
- right iliac artery3.5 to 28 mL
- right iliac vein5.8 to 35 mL
- right subclavian artery0.8 to 19 mL
- subclavian artery2.0 to 39 mL
- superior vena cava4.9 to 33 mL
Digestive
Endocrine
Lymphatic
Muscular
- gluteus medius76 to 725 mL
- gluteus minimus18 to 178 mL
- left autochthonous back muscles110 to 682 mL
- left gluteus medius40 to 378 mL
- left gluteus minimus9.1 to 80 mL
- left iliopsoas75 to 460 mL
- right autochthonous back muscles112 to 678 mL
- right gluteus medius37 to 348 mL
- right gluteus minimus8.5 to 98 mL
- right iliopsoas71 to 453 mL
Nervous
Respiratory
Skeletal
- atlas6.4 to 20 mL
- axis7.0 to 24 mL
- clavicle12 to 82 mL
- costal cartilages4.1 to 294 mL
- eighth rib7.8 to 57 mL
- eighth thoracic vertebra7.3 to 45 mL
- eleventh rib3.1 to 27 mL
- eleventh thoracic vertebra9.2 to 55 mL
- fifth cervical vertebra4.5 to 19 mL
- fifth lumbar vertebra14 to 81 mL
- fifth rib8.8 to 57 mL
- fifth thoracic vertebra6.4 to 37 mL
- first lumbar vertebra12 to 65 mL
- first rib3.7 to 39 mL
- first thoracic vertebra6.8 to 34 mL
- fourth cervical vertebra4.2 to 19 mL
- fourth lumbar vertebra15 to 88 mL
- fourth rib8.2 to 52 mL
- fourth thoracic vertebra6.0 to 32 mL
- hip bone123 to 848 mL
- humerus71 to 405 mL
- left clavicle5.9 to 41 mL
- left eighth rib3.6 to 30 mL
- left eleventh rib1.6 to 14 mL
- left fifth rib4.5 to 28 mL
- left first rib1.2 to 21 mL
- left fourth rib4.2 to 25 mL
- left hip bone62 to 477 mL
- left humerus36 to 198 mL
- left ninth rib3.6 to 29 mL
- left scapula21 to 149 mL
- left second rib3.2 to 18 mL
- left seventh rib5.4 to 34 mL
- left sixth rib5.3 to 36 mL
- left tenth rib3.3 to 22 mL
- left third rib3.7 to 21 mL
- left twelfth rib0.8 to 10 mL
- ninth rib7.5 to 53 mL
- ninth thoracic vertebra8.0 to 51 mL
- right clavicle5.9 to 45 mL
- right eighth rib4.2 to 29 mL
- right eleventh rib1.4 to 13 mL
- right fifth rib4.2 to 30 mL
- right first rib1.8 to 18 mL
- right fourth rib4.0 to 27 mL
- right hip bone61 to 426 mL
- right humerus35 to 212 mL
- right ninth rib3.9 to 24 mL
- right scapula21 to 153 mL
- right second rib3.4 to 17 mL
- right seventh rib5.5 to 34 mL
- right sixth rib4.6 to 35 mL
- right tenth rib3.3 to 21 mL
- right third rib3.6 to 21 mL
- right twelfth rib1.2 to 12 mL
- sacrum37 to 269 mL
- scapula42 to 302 mL
- second lumbar vertebra14 to 75 mL
- second rib6.6 to 36 mL
- second thoracic vertebra6.6 to 30 mL
- seventh cervical vertebra5.6 to 29 mL
- seventh rib11 to 68 mL
- seventh thoracic vertebra6.8 to 43 mL
- sixth cervical vertebra4.8 to 23 mL
- sixth rib9.9 to 71 mL
- sixth thoracic vertebra6.7 to 41 mL
- sternum7.2 to 106 mL
- tenth rib6.6 to 43 mL
- tenth thoracic vertebra8.5 to 52 mL
- third cervical vertebra4.3 to 18 mL
- third lumbar vertebra14 to 87 mL
- third rib7.2 to 42 mL
- third thoracic vertebra6.1 to 30 mL
- twelfth rib0.8 to 20 mL
- twelfth thoracic vertebra11 to 60 mL