Human body
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| - | [[Image:Diagram of the human mind, from Robert Fludd (1574-1637), Utriusque cosmic maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Robert Fludd]]]] | + | [[Image:Vitruvian Man by Da Vinci.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Vitruvian Man]]'' by Leonardo da Vinci, see [[man is the measure of all things]]]] |
| - | [[Image:Painting showing opisthotonos in a patient suffering from tetanus by Sir Charles Bell.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Painting showing [[spasm]]s in a patient suffering from tetanus by Sir [[Charles Bell]] ([[1809]]).]] | + | {| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" |
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| + | [[The first thing that presents itself to man, when he surveys himself, is his body]].--Pascal | ||
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| + | [[Image:Frontispiece to 'De Culto Sacro Sancti Cordis Dei', 1726 by Charles-Joseph Natoire.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Frontispiece to ''[[De Cultu Sacrosancti Cordis Dei ac Domini Nostri Jesu Christi]]'', 1726 by Charles-Joseph Natoire]] | ||
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| - | :''See [[Mikhail Bakhtin]]'s concept of the [[grotesque body]] and notes on an [[embodied philosophy]].'' | + | The '''human body''' is the entire [[structure]] of a [[Human|human being]]. It is composed of many different types of [[Cell (biology)|cells]] that together create [[Tissue (biology)|tissues]] and subsequently [[organs]] and then [[organ systems]]. They ensure [[homeostasis]] and the [[life|viability]] of the human body. |
| - | With regard to [[organism|living things]], a '''body''' is the integral [[physical]] material of an individual, and contrasts with [[soul]], [[personality]] and [[behavior]]. | + | |
| - | In some contexts, a superficial element of a body, such as [[hair]] may be regarded as not a part of it, even while attached. The same is true of excretable substances, such as [[feces|stool]], both while residing in the body and afterwards. | + | |
| - | [[Plant]]s composed of more than one [[cell (biology)|cell]] are not normally regarded as possessing a body. | + | |
| - | "Body" often is used in connection with [[appearance]], [[health]] issues and [[death]]. | + | It consists of [[human head|head]], [[hair]], [[neck]], [[torso]] (which includes the [[thorax]] and [[abdomen]]), [[arm]]s and [[hands]], [[human leg|legs]] and [[feet]]. |
| - | The body of a dead person is also called a [[corpse]], for [[human]]s, or [[cadaver]]. | + | |
| - | The dead bodies of [[vertebrate]] animals and [[insect]]s are sometimes called carcasses. | + | |
| - | The study of the structure of the body is called [[human anatomy|anatomy]]. The study of the workings of the body is [[physiology]]. | + | The study of the human body includes [[anatomy]], [[physiology]], [[histology]] and [[embryology]]. The body [[anatomical variability|varies anatomically]] in known ways. Physiology focuses on the systems and organs of the human body and their functions. Many systems and mechanisms interact in order to maintain [[homeostasis]], with safe levels of substances such as sugar and [[oxygen]] in the blood. |
| - | The [[human anatomy|human body]] consists of a [[head (anatomy)|head]], [[neck]], [[torso]], two [[arm]]s and two [[Human leg|legs]]. | + | The body is studied by [[health professional]]s, physiologists, anatomists, and artists to assist them in their work. |
| - | A body is also a held-together collection or group of physical objects or abstract ideas and, in particular, an [[organisation]] of such. | ||
| - | The whole is more than the simple sum of the individual [[member]]s, because the whole contains, in addition, [[information]] about the relationships among the elements of the whole. The body of evidence is a [[phrase]] which defines the sum total of all knowledge or evidence of some thing. | ||
| - | Body [[Ecology]] focuses on the interactions among animals and various microbes living inside them. | + | ==Reproductive system== |
| + | [[Human reproduction]] takes place as internal fertilization by sexual intercourse. During this process, the [[Erectile tissue|erect]] [[penis]] of the [[male]] is inserted into the [[female]]'s [[vagina]] until the male ejaculates semen, which contains [[sperm]], into the female's vagina. The sperm then travels through the vagina and cervix into the [[uterus]] or [[fallopian tube]]s for fertilization of the [[ovum]]. | ||
| - | There are 206 different bones in the human body, and over 600 muscles. | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | :''See [[Mikhail Bakhtin]]'s concept of the [[grotesque body]] and notes on an [[embodied philosophy]].'' | ||
| + | * [[Anatomical wax model]] | ||
| * [[Anatomy]] | * [[Anatomy]] | ||
| * [[Bodily function]] | * [[Bodily function]] | ||
| + | * [[Body orifice]]s | ||
| * [[Body parts]] | * [[Body parts]] | ||
| * [[Body politics]] | * [[Body politics]] | ||
| * [[Body genre]]s | * [[Body genre]]s | ||
| + | * [[Death]] | ||
| * [[Disease]] | * [[Disease]] | ||
| * [[Embodied philosophy]] | * [[Embodied philosophy]] | ||
| * [[Grotesque body]] | * [[Grotesque body]] | ||
| * [[Human beauty]] | * [[Human beauty]] | ||
| + | * [[Human biology]] | ||
| * [[Health]] | * [[Health]] | ||
| + | * [[John Bell]] | ||
| * [[Orifice]] | * [[Orifice]] | ||
| * [[Somatopia]] | * [[Somatopia]] | ||
| * [[Ugliness]] | * [[Ugliness]] | ||
| + | * [[Vesalius]] | ||
| + | * [[Visceral]] | ||
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The human body is the entire structure of a human being. It is composed of many different types of cells that together create tissues and subsequently organs and then organ systems. They ensure homeostasis and the viability of the human body.
It consists of head, hair, neck, torso (which includes the thorax and abdomen), arms and hands, legs and feet.
The study of the human body includes anatomy, physiology, histology and embryology. The body varies anatomically in known ways. Physiology focuses on the systems and organs of the human body and their functions. Many systems and mechanisms interact in order to maintain homeostasis, with safe levels of substances such as sugar and oxygen in the blood.
The body is studied by health professionals, physiologists, anatomists, and artists to assist them in their work.
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Reproductive system
Human reproduction takes place as internal fertilization by sexual intercourse. During this process, the erect penis of the male is inserted into the female's vagina until the male ejaculates semen, which contains sperm, into the female's vagina. The sperm then travels through the vagina and cervix into the uterus or fallopian tubes for fertilization of the ovum.
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See also
- See Mikhail Bakhtin's concept of the grotesque body and notes on an embodied philosophy.
- Anatomical wax model
- Anatomy
- Bodily function
- Body orifices
- Body parts
- Body politics
- Body genres
- Death
- Disease
- Embodied philosophy
- Grotesque body
- Human beauty
- Human biology
- Health
- John Bell
- Orifice
- Somatopia
- Ugliness
- Vesalius
- Visceral
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