Elements in the Human Body (25)

Here are all the elements required if you want to build a human body, in order of the quantity required. An actual body contains small amounts of most other elements it's picked up from the environment, but these are the only ones you actually need.

Click any element tile below to get the full entry for that element, or click on the sample picture to go directly to the description of that sample.

Text and images Copyright (c) 2003 by Theodore W.Gray.

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008 Oxygen
008 Oxygen
006 Carbon
006 Carbon
001 Hydrogen
001 Hydrogen
007 Nitrogen
007 Nitrogen
020 Calcium
020 Calcium
015 Phosphorus
015 Phosphorus
016 Sulfur
016 Sulfur
019 Potassium
019 Potassium
011 Sodium
011 Sodium
017 Chlorine
017 Chlorine
012 Magnesium
012 Magnesium
014 Silicon
014 Silicon
026 Iron
026 Iron
009 Fluorine
009 Fluorine
030 Zinc
030 Zinc
029 Copper
029 Copper
025 Manganese
025 Manganese
050 Tin
050 Tin
053 Iodine
053 Iodine
034 Selenium
034 Selenium
028 Nickel
028 Nickel
042 Molybdenum
042 Molybdenum
023 Vanadium
023 Vanadium
024 Chromium
024 Chromium
027 Cobalt
027 Cobalt