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Daily Intake of Food (grams)

  • Dairy products – 308.6
  • Eggs – 26.9
  • Meat – 172.2
  • Fish – 17.5
  • Produce – 282.6
  • Grain – 200.0
  • Beverages – 1,434
  • Miscellaneous – 34.6

Distribution of Intracellular Water (ml/kg weight)

  • Muscle cell water – 235
  • Bone cell water – 20
  • Corrective tissue cell water – 20
  • Erythrocytes – 30
  • Other tissues – 35
  • Total – 340

Distribution of Total Body Water in Adult Male (ml/kg)

  • Plasma – 41 (7%)
  • Interstitial lymph – 121 (20%)
  • Dense connective tissue and cartilage – 41 (7%)
  • Inaccessible bone – 41 (7%)
  • Transcellular – 15 (2.5%)
  • Intraluminal GI – 8.4 (1.4%)
  • Total extracellular water – 260 (43%
  • Total intracellular water – 340 (57%)
  • Total body water – 600 (100%)

Lean Body Mass (ml/kg)

  • Total body water – 724
  • Extracellular fluid – 334
  • Blood volume (male) – 84
  • Red cell volume (male) – 34
  • Red cell volume (female) – 29
  • Plasma volume (50.7)

Minute Ventilation for Average Male Adult (liters per minute)

  • Light work (level walking at 2 mph; washing clothes) – 13
  • Light work (level walking at 2 mph; bowling; scrubbing floors) – 19
  • Light work (dancing; ushing wheelbarrow with 215 kg load; stacking firewood) – 25
  • Moderate work (easy cycling; pushing wheelbarrow with 75 kg load) – 30
  • Moderate (climbing stairs; playing tennis; digging with spade)- 35
  • Moderate (cycling at 13 mph; walking on snow; digging trenches) – 40
  • Heavy (cross-country skiing; rock climbing stairclimbing with load) – 55
  • Heavy (playing squash or handball; chopping with axe) – 63
  • Very heavy (level running at 10 mph; competitive cycling) – 85
  • Severe (competitive long-distance running; cross-country skiing) – 100+

Other Anatomical Values (Reference Man)

  • Alveoli (surface area) – 75 square meters
  • Blood (arterial) – 1,000 ml
  • Blood (venous) – 3,200 ml
  • Blood (pulmonary) – 500 ml
  • Blood (heart cavity, average) – 500 ml
  • Blood volume (red blood cells) – 2,200 ml
  • Blood volume (plasma) – 3,000 ml
  • Body length – 170 cm
  • Bronchial tree (mean wall thickness) – 75 micrometers
  • Bronchial tree (surface area) – 3,950 square centimeters
  • Cerebrospinal fluid volume – 120 ml
  • Intestinal tract length (small) – 500 cm
  • Intestinal tract length (large) – 160 cm
  • Specific gravity of total body – 1.07 grams per cubic centimeter
  • Urinary bladder capacity – 500 ml

Rule of Nines (for estimating body surface areas)

  • Head and neck – 9%
  • Upper limbs (each 9%) – 18%
  • Lower limbs (each 18%) – 36%
  • Front of trunk – 18%
  • Back of trunk – 18%
  • Perineum – 1%
  • Outstretched palms and fingers – 1%

Skin Thickness (micrometers)

  • Total skin thickness – 1,300
  • Epidermis – 50
  • Dermis – 1,250
  • Hypodermis (male) – 3.750
  • Hypodermis (female) – 6,600