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What is Parts of the human body?

Also known as: head · trunk (body) · limb · arm · leg · neck

Definition 4.1 Primary & Middle School Biology · Chapter 4 — My Body

The human body has three main parts:

  1. the head, which carries the face, the eyes, the ears, the nose and the mouth;
  2. the trunk, the middle of the body — chest, belly and back;
  3. the limbs: two arms ending in hands, two legs ending in feet.

The head sits on the neck, which joins it to the trunk.

The three main parts of the body: head, trunk, and four limbs — with the neck joining head to trunk.
The three main parts of the body: head, trunk, and four limbs — with the neck joining head to trunk.

Examples

Example 4.2 (Same plan as the cat?)

Compare yourself with the cat: head, body, four limbs — the plan looks alike. But the cat walks on all four; you stand on two legs and keep two arms free for carrying, drawing and waving. And where the cat has a tail, you have none.

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