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-== HUMAN BODY==-

The human body is everything that makes up, well, you. The basic parts of the human body are
the head, neck, torso, arms and legs.

-HEAD-
The human head consists of a fleshy outer portion surrounding the bonyskull, within which sits the brain. The
head rests on the neck, and is provided bony support for movement by the seven cervical vertebrae.The face is
the anterior part of the head, containing the sensory organs the eyes, nose and mouth. The cheeks, on either side
of the mouth, provide a fleshy border to the oral cavity. To either side of the head sit the ears.

-NECK-
The neck is the part of the body, on many terrestrial or secondarily aquatic vertebrates, that distinguishes
the head from the torso or trunk. The adjective (from Latin) signifying "of the neck" is cervical (though in non-
technical contexts, this is more frequently used to describe thecervix).

-TORSO-
The torso or trunk is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies (including that of the
human) from which extend the neck and limbs. The torso includes the thorax and the abdomen.

-ARMS-
In human anatomy, the arm is the upper limb of the body, comprising regions between the glenohumeral
joint (shoulder joint) and the elbow joint. In common usage the arm extends to the hand. It can be divided into
the upper arm (brachium) which extends from the shoulder to the elbow, the forearm(antebrachium) which
extends from the elbow to the hand, and thehand (manus). Anatomically the shoulder girdle with bones and
corresponding muscles is by definition a part of the arm. The Latin term brachium may refer to both the arm as a
whole or to the upper arm on its own

-LEGS-
The human leg, in the general sense, is the entire lower extremity orlimb of the human body, including
the foot, thigh and even the hip orgluteal region; however, the definition in human anatomy refers only to the
section of the lower limb extending from the knee to the ankle(called crus in Latin; the posterior of the crus is
the sura).Legs are used for standing, walking, jumping, running, kicking, anddancing and similar activities, and
constitute a significant portion of a person's mass. Female legs generally have greater
hip anteversion andtibiofemoral angles, but shorter femur and tibial lengths than those in males

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