The Body

With regard to 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 stool, both while residing in the body and afterwards. Plants composed of more than one cell are not normally regarded as possessing a body.

"Body" often is used in connection with appearance, health issues and death. The body of a dead person is also called a corpse (human) or cadaver. The dead bodies of vertebrate animals and insects are sometimes called carcasses.

The human body consists of a head, neck, trunk, two arms, two legs and the genitals of the groin, which differ between males and females.

The study of the working of a body is anatomy.

Human bodies have four tissue types: muscle, epithelium, connective tissue and nervous tissue.

The Human Body Book (Book & DVD) Author: Steve Parker Description Revealing and detailing all aspects of the body, from the secrets of DNA to the functions of every major body system, this encyclopedic volume is packed with stunning and detailed visuals and includes a DVD that reveals all of the body's inner workings...

A Brief Atlas of the Human Body Author: Matt Hutchinson Description This four-color atlas is bundled with the text upon request, and includes 107 bone and 47 soft tissue photographs with easy-to-read labels. Featuring photos taken by renowned biomedical photographer Ralph Hutchings, this high-quality photographic atlas makes an excellent resource for the classroom and laboratory and is referenced in appropriate figure legends throughout the text.

Human Body: An Illustrated Guide to Every Part of the Human Body and How It Works Description Human Body is a concise guide to the structure, functions, and disorders of the body. Using full-color, highly detailed illustrations and clear, accessible language, this book is a fascinating introduction to how the body works and what may go wrong...

First Human Body Encyclopedia (Dk First Reference Series) Author: DK Publishing Description Showing what's inside the human body and how things fit and work together, the Human Body Encyclopedia is packed with fascinating facts and spectacular close-up photographs that make the subject accessible and fun...

The Complete Human Body + DVD Author: DK Publishing Description We inhabit it, we are it, and we are surrounded by 6.8 billion examples of it on the planet - the human body. Some parts of it are still mysteries to science and much is a mystery to the average person on the street...