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Study: Fitter students fare better
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Health Care January 2010
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Health and Wellness: some healthy school-year resolutions
1 Sep 2010 at 12:47pm
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There is no one thing that,
1 Sep 2010 at 6:25am
There is no one thing that, if done , will assure good health. Rather, it's the culmination of ma...
Healthy foods for your heart
1 Sep 2010 at 4:43am
EATING smarter and keeping your heart in peak shape is about more than munching on a celery stick...
Extra $129,000 to help young Queenslanders develop a healthy body image
31 Aug 2010 at 10:24am
The Bligh Government is delivering a $129,000 funding boost to help young Queenslanders develop a...
Eating-disorder groups get funding boost
30 Aug 2010 at 10:50pm
Eating-disorder help groups will receive $129,000 in state government money to help Queenslanders...

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The Body:
The human body is the entire physical structure of a human organism. The human body consists of a head, neck, torso, two arms and two legs. The average height of an adult human is about 1.7 m (5 to 6 feet) tall. This size is largely determined by genes. Body type and body composition are influenced by postnatal factors such as diet and exercise. By the time the human reaches adult-hood, the body consists of close to 100 trillion cells. Each is part of an organ system designed to perform essential life functions. The body's organ systems include: the circulatory system, immune system, respiratory system, digestive system, excretory system, urinary system, musculoskeletal system, nervous system, endocrine system and the male and / or female reproductive system.

The human body is often called a "body". The body of a dead person is called a "corpse" or "cadaver".

The human body consists of tissues and cells. Combination of individual atoms, molecules, polypeptides, cells in human body, is a source of emergence.

Human anatomy is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human body. Anatomy is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical anatomy, regional anatomy, or anthropotomy) is the study of anatomical structures that can be seen by unaided vision. Microscopic anatomy is the study of minute anatomical structures assisted with microscopes, which includes histology (the study of the organization of tissues), and cytology (the study of cells). Anatomy, physiology (the study of function) and biochemistry (the study of the chemistry of living structures) are complementary basic medical sciences where are usually tought together (or in tandem).

In some of its facets human anatomy is closely related to embryology, comparative anatomy and comparative embryology, through common roots in evolution; for example, much of the human body maintains the ancient segmental pattern that is present in all vertebrates with basic units being repeated, which is particularly obvious in the vertebral column and in the ribcage, and can be traced from very early embryos.