Human body

The human body is the entire structure of a human organism, and consists of a head, neck, torso, two arms and two legs. By the time the human reaches adulthood, the body consists of close to 10 trillion cells, the basic unit of life. These cells are organised biologically to eventually form the whole body. The average height (in developed countries) of an adult male human is about 1.7–1.8 m (5'7" to 5'11") tall and the adult female about 1.6–1.7 ... more
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