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What Is the Largest Organ in the Human Body?
Largest organ of the human body?
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What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin is the largest organ in the human body. In an average adult it covers about 2 square metres and weighs roughly 3.5 to 5 kilograms.
Is skin really an organ?
Yes. Skin is a true organ made up of tissues that work together to protect the body, regulate temperature and sense touch, which is why it counts as the largest organ overall.
If it's not the skin, what's the largest internal organ?
The liver is the largest internal organ, but the skin is the largest organ of the body when you include the surface that covers you.