Reference Adult Male
Adipose Tissue (kg)
- Interstitial – 1.0
- Separable – 5.0
- Subcutaneous – 7.5
- Yellow Marrow – 1.5
- Total – 15
Air Breathed (liters)
- 8 hr working (light) – 9,600
- 8 hr non-occupational – 9,600
- 8 hr resting – 3,600
- Total – 22,800
Blood Volume (ml)
- Plasma – 3,000
- Red Cell – 2,200
- Total – 5,200
Body Water (ml/kg W)
- Extracellular water – 260
- Intracellular water – 340
- Total – 600
Body Weight (g)
- Plasma – 3,100
- Red Cell – 2,400
- Total – 5,500
Bone Marrow (g)
- Red bone marrow – 1,500
- Yellow bone marrow – 1,500
- Total – 3,000
Carbon Dioxide Exhaled (g/day) – 1,000
Connective Tissue (g)
- Cartilage – 2,500
- Other – 1,700
- Tendons and Fascia – 850
- Total – 5,050
Dietary Intake (g)
- Carbohydrate – 390
- Fat – 120
- Protein – 95
- Water in diet – 1,000
- Water in fluid – 1,700
- Water in oxidation – 300
Elemental Intake (g/day)
- Carbon – 300
- Hydrogen – 350
- Nitrogen – 15
- Oxygen – 2,600
- Sulfur – 1
Energy Expenditure (Kcal/d) – 3,000
Fat (kg)
- Essential – 1.5
- Nonessential – 12
- Total – 13.5
Fecal Components (g/day)
- Ash – 17
- Carbon – 7
- Fats – 5
- Hydrogen – 13
- Nitrogen – 1.5
- Other substances – 6.5
- Oxygen – 100
- Solids – 30
- Water – 105
- Weight – 135
Hypodermis (g) – 7,500
Length (cm) – 170
Lung Capacity (liter)
- Dead Space – 0.16
- Functional Residual – 2.2
- Vital – 4.3
- Total – 5.6
Milk Consumption (ml/day) – 300
Minute Volume (liter/min)
- Resting – 7.5
- Light Activity – 20
Oxygen Inhaled (g/day) – 920
Resting Metabolic Rate (cal/min-kg) – 17
Skin (g)
- Dermis – 2,500
- Epidermis – 100
- Total – 2,600
Specific Gravity (g/cm3) – 1.07
Surface Area (cm2) – 18,000
Urine Components
- Bicarbonates (g/day) – 0.14
- Carbon (g/day) – 5
- Hydrogen (g/day) – 160
- Nitrogen (g/day) – 15
- Oxygen (g/day) – 1,300
- pH – 6.2
- Solids (g/day) – 60
- Specific Gravity – 1.02
- Sugars (g/day) – 1
- Urea (g/day) – 22
- Volume (ml/day) – 1,400
Water Gains (ml/day)
- Fluid Intake (tap water, milk, other) – 1,900
- Food – 700
- Oxidation in Food – 350
- Total Gains – 3,000
Water Losses (ml/day)
- Feces – 100
- Sweat – 650
- Urine – 1,400
- Total Losses – 3,000
Weight (kg) – 70