KNOW YOUR BODY The largest organs

The skin is the body’s largest external organ and also the fastest-growing.

Skin covers 22 square feet (2 square meters) of the human body in a full grown adult.

The liver is the largest internal organ. It performs over 500 different functions including fighting off infection, neutralising toxins, manufacturing proteins and hormones, controlling blood sugar and helping to clot the blood. The liver is the only organ that can regenerate itself thus making it possible for one person to donate part of their liver to another person.

When a portion of the liver is transplanted, the donor’s liver will regenerate back to its original size while the transplanted portion will grow to the appropriate size for the recipient.