Human body
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| - | [[Image:Vitruvian Man by Da Vinci.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Vitruvian Man]]'' by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], see [[man is the measure of all things]]]] | + | [[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" |
| - | [[Image:Jacques Fabian Gautier d'Agoty back.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''[[The Flayed Angel]]'' ([[1746]]), [[Medical illustrator|anatomical drawing]] by [[Jacques Gautier d'Agoty]]]] | + | | style="text-align: left;" | |
| + | [[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. |
| - | The '''human body''' is the entire structure of a [[human]] [[organism]] and comprises a [[human head|head]], [[neck]], [[torso]], two [[arm]]s and two [[human leg|leg]]s. | + | |
| - | By the time the human reaches [[adulthood]], the body consists of close to 100 [[Orders of magnitude (numbers)#1012|trillion]] [[Cell (biology)|cells]], the basic unit of [[life]]. These cells are [[biological organisation|organised biologically]] to eventually form the whole body. | + | |
| - | ===Reproductive system=== | + | It consists of [[human head|head]], [[hair]], [[neck]], [[torso]] (which includes the [[thorax]] and [[abdomen]]), [[arm]]s and [[hands]], [[human leg|legs]] and [[feet]]. |
| - | :''[[Human reproduction]]'' | + | |
| - | 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]]. | + | |
| - | The human [[male reproductive system]] is a series of organs located outside the body and around the [[pelvis|pelvic]] region of a male that contribute towards the [[Reproduction|reproductive]] process. The primary direct function of the male reproductive system is to provide the male [[gamete]] or [[spermatozoa]] for fertilization of the ovum. | + | 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 major reproductive organs of the male can be grouped into three categories. The first category is sperm production and storage. Production takes place in the [[testes]] which are housed in the temperature regulating [[scrotum]], immature sperm then travel to the [[epididymis]] for development and storage. The second category are the ejaculatory fluid producing glands which include the [[seminal vesicles]], [[prostate]], and the [[vas deferens]]. The final category are those used for copulation, and deposition of the [[spermatozoa]] ([[sperm]]) within the female, these include the [[penis]], [[urethra]], [[vas deferens]] and [[Cowper's gland]]. | + | The body is studied by [[health professional]]s, physiologists, anatomists, and artists to assist them in their work. |
| - | The human [[female reproductive system]] is a series of organs primarily located inside of the body and around the [[pelvis|pelvic]] region of a [[female]] that contribute towards the [[Reproduction|reproductive]] process. The human female reproductive system contains three main parts: the [[vagina]], which acts as the receptacle for the male's sperm, the [[uterus]], which holds the developing fetus, and the [[Ovary|ovaries]], which produce the female's ova. The breasts are also an important reproductive organ during the parenting stage of reproduction. | ||
| - | The vagina meets the outside at the [[vulva]], which also includes the [[Labia (genitalia)|labia]], [[clitoris]] and [[urethra]]; during intercourse this area is lubricated by mucus secreted by the [[Bartholin's glands]]. The vagina is attached to the uterus through the [[cervix]], while the uterus is attached to the ovaries via the [[fallopian tube]]s. At certain intervals, typically approximately every 28 days, the ovaries release an [[ovum]], which passes through the fallopian tube into the uterus. The lining of the uterus, called the [[endometrium]], and unfertilized ova are shed each cycle through a process known as [[menstruation]]. | + | ==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]]. | ||
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | :''See [[Mikhail Bakhtin]]'s concept of the [[grotesque body]] and notes on an [[embodied philosophy]].'' | ||
| * [[Anatomical wax model]] | * [[Anatomical wax model]] | ||
| * [[Anatomy]] | * [[Anatomy]] | ||
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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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