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-{{Template}}A '''body orifice''' is an opening in the body of an animal. In a typical [[mammal]]ian body such as the [[human body]], the body orifices are:+[[Image:The Big Swallow.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Mouth]] [[close-up]] from the film ''[[The Big Swallow]]'' (1901)]]
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 +A '''body orifice''' is any opening in the body of an animal.
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 +==External orifices==
 +In a typical [[mammal]]ian body such as the [[human body]], the external body orifices are:
 + 
 +* The [[nostril]]s, for [[breath]]ing and the associated sense of [[olfaction|smell]]
 +* The [[mouth]], for [[eating]], breathing, and vocalizations such as [[Speech communication|speech]]
 +* The [[ear canal]]s, for the sense of [[hearing (sense)|hearing]]
 +* The [[anus]], for [[defecation]]
 +* The [[urethra]], for [[urination]] and [[ejaculation]]
 +* In [[female]]s, the [[vagina]], for [[menstruation]], [[sexual intercourse]] and [[childbirth]]
 + 
 +Other animals may have some other body orifices:
 +*[[cloaca]], in [[bird]]s, [[reptile]]s, [[amphibians]], and some other animals
 +*[[Hyponome|siphon]] in [[mollusk]], [[arthropods]], and some other animals
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 +==Internal orifices==
 +Internal orifices include the orifices of the outflow tracts of the heart, between the [[heart valve]]s.
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 +==See also==
 +*[[Bodily fluid]]
 +*[[Mucosa]]
 +*[[Mucocutaneous boundary]]
 +*[[Meatus]]
 +*[[Cavity]]
-* The [[nostril]]s, for [[Breath|breathing]] and the associated sense of [[olfaction|smell]]. 
-* The [[eye]]s, for the sense of [[sight]] and [[crying]]. 
-* The [[mouth]], for [[eating]], breathing and vocalizations such as [[speech]]. 
-* The [[ear canal]]s, for the sense of [[hearing (sense)|hearing]]. 
-* The [[anus]], for [[defecation]]. 
-* The [[urethra]], for [[urination]], and in [[male]]s, also for [[ejaculation]]. 
-* In [[female]]s, the [[vagina]], for [[sexual intercourse]], [[menstruation]] and [[childbirth]]. 
-* The [[breast]], especially in females for breastfeeding. 
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Mouth close-up from the film The Big Swallow (1901)
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A body orifice is any opening in the body of an animal.

External orifices

In a typical mammalian body such as the human body, the external body orifices are:

Other animals may have some other body orifices:

Internal orifices

Internal orifices include the orifices of the outflow tracts of the heart, between the heart valves.

See also





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