Bananas for Scale

The Human Body

The astonishing machine you walk around in every day, broken down into its measurable parts.

Average Adult Human

7 octillion atoms of questionable decision-making

Newborn Baby

3.5 kg of potential with a 2 Hz heart rate

Robert Wadlow, World's Tallest Person

2.72 meters of gentle giant

Human Brain

1.4 kg of the universe trying to understand itself

Human Liver

Your body's chemical plant, running 24/7

Human Eyeball

A 7.5-gram biological camera with 576 megapixels

Human Skin

Your largest organ, and the only one on permanent display

Femur (Thigh Bone)

The longest, strongest bone in the human body

Stapes - Smallest Bone in the Human Body

3 milligrams of bone that lets you hear everything

Full Human Skeleton

206 bones holding up your life choices

Human Blood Volume

5 liters keeping the whole operation running

Human Egg Cell

The largest cell in the human body, visible to the naked eye

Human DNA Strand (Uncoiled)

2 meters of code packed into 6 micrometers

Human Lung

The spongy organ that processes about 11,000 litres of air per day

Human Kidney

A bean-shaped filter that cleans your entire blood supply 40 times daily

Human Spleen

The fist-sized organ that recycles old blood cells

Human Pancreas

The dual-purpose gland behind your stomach

Human Thyroid Gland

The butterfly-shaped gland that sets your metabolic pace

Human Adrenal Gland

A tiny pyramid atop each kidney that floods your body with adrenaline

Human Molar Tooth

The broad grinding tooth at the back of the jaw

Human Lumbar Vertebra

The largest movable vertebra in your spine

Human Hand Span

The reach from thumb tip to little finger tip

Human Trachea

The reinforced airway tube connecting your throat to your lungs

Human Esophagus

The muscular tube that carries food from throat to stomach

Human Appendix

A small pouch off the large intestine with a debated purpose