Table 3.
Elemental compositions of some organs of the human body [14]
| Elemental compositions (% by mass) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compound | Density (g/cm3) | H | C | N | O | Na | P | S | Cl | K | Ca | Fe | I |
| Adipose | 0.95 | 11.4 | 59.8 | 0.7 | 27.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Heart | 1.06 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 73.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | – | 0.1 | . |
| Brain | 1.04 | 10.7 | 14.5 | 2.2 | 71.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Liver | 1.04 | 10.2 | 13.9 | 3.0 | 71.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Cartilage | 1.10 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 74.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Skin | 1.09 | 10.0 | 20.4 | 4.2 | 64.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Soft tissue | 1.05 | 10.5 | 12.50 | 2.60 | 73.50 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Lung | 0.29 | 10.13 | 10.23 | 2.86 | 75.75 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.01 |