A manual of autopsies : designed for the use of hospitals for the insane and other public institutions / by I.W. Blackburn.

  • Isaac Wright Blackburn
Date:
1892
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A manual of autopsies : designed for the use of hospitals for the insane and other public institutions / by I.W. Blackburn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

    70/126 (page 66)
    Heart. Prevailing weight in male adults, 10 to 12 ounces (283 to 340 grammes). Prevailing weight in female adults, 8 to 10 ounces (227 to 283 grammes). Lungs. Weight of both lungs together, about 42 ounces (1190 grammes). The right is about 2 ounces (56 grammes) heavier than the left. Much variation is met with according to the amount of blood or serous fluid they contain. Thyroid Gland. 1 to 2 ounces (28 to 56 grammes). Thymus Gland. At birth, j4 ounce (14 grammes). Liver. 50 to 60 ounces (1417 to 1701 grammes). Spleen. 7 ounces (198 grammes). Pancreas. 2 to 6 ounces (56 to 170 grammes). Kidneys. In the adult male, \]/2 to 6 ounces (127 to 170 grammes). In the adult female, 4 to 5^ ounces (113 to 156 grammes). The left is usually 2 drachms (3.54 grammes) heavier than the right. Supra-renal Capsules. 1 to 2 drachms (1.77 to 3.54 grammes). Prostate Gland. 6 drachms (10 grammes). Testicles. 6 to 8 drachms (10 to 14 grammes). Uterus. 1 to 1^ ounces (28 to 42 grammes). Ovaries. 1 to 2 drachms (1.77 to 3.54 grammes). Stomach. 4^ ounces (127 grammes).