The human body is made up of the head, trunk, arms and legs.
From the Latin corpus , the term body has several uses. It refers, for example, to something that has a limited size and that is appreciable by the senses , to the group of organic systems that make up a living entity, to the set of things that are said in a written work and to the thickness or density of the liquids.
The human body is made up of the head, trunk, upper extremities (arms) and lower extremities (legs). Regarding its main chemical elements, hydrogen (63%) and oxygen (25%) can be highlighted.
Human body types
Although all human beings have the same limbs , it is interesting to note that there are classifications about the shape of the bodies. Thus, for example, we talk about rectangular bodies, which are those that have a shoulder size identical to that of the waist, that is, they are straight bodies, without curves.
In the same way there are also guitar-shaped bodies, which are those that are identified by narrow waists and shoulders and hips of identical measurements. Nor can we forget the pear-shaped bodies, so called because, as with said fruit, their upper part is less wide than the lower part. That is, women who have a pear-shaped body are those who have very wide hips.
The oval-shaped body, which is identified by a wide waist, and the inverted triangle body are other classifications that exist to define the various types of human bodies. Specifically, the last one mentioned is defined by the fact that these are people who have very wide backs and very narrow waists and hips. A perfect example of this type of shape is that of swimmers.
The dancers who perform a work or who make up a company form a corps de ballet.
From molecules to systems
It is possible to distinguish between different hierarchical levels in the human body. In this way, we find the molecules , which make up the cells . These form tissues , which, in turn, give rise to organs . The organs are organized into systems (such as the Central Nervous System and others).
There are different sciences responsible for the study of the human body. Physiology studies functions, anatomy deals with macroscopic structures, and anthropometry deals with body measurements and proportions.
It should be noted that the word body is used as a synonym for corpse , that is, a dead human being. In this sense, news reports that mention the discovery of a body may include sentences such as "The witness saw his neighbor's body from his window and did not hesitate to call the police" or "This is the third body found in the river." this month."
Body in art and in the military field
Nor can we overlook the fact that within the artistic world we also talk about the corps de ballet . It refers to the group of dancers who give shape to a company or a specific work.
In another sense, the concept of corps appears in the military field to refer to the army unit made up of several divisions that act together and under the same command.
Army corps usually consist of between 20,000 and 50,000 soldiers. One of the most famous bodies is the Eurocorps , which is at the service of the European Union and NATO .
The concept in geometry
There are also geometric bodies , figures belonging to the field of geometry that have three dimensions: height, width and depth.
We can differentiate two types of geometric bodies: polyhedra, whose faces are flat, and round ones, which have at least one curved face.