Human body to comparative physiology and ecophysiology. Most recently, evolutionary physiology has become a distinct subdiscipline. Human body The human body is the structure of a human being. It is composed of many different types of cells that together create tissues and subsequently organ systems. They ensure homeostasis and the viability of the human body. It comprises a head, neck, trunk (which includes the thorax and abdomen), arms and hands, legs and feet. The study of the human body involves anatomy, physiology, histology and embryology. The body varies anatomically in known ways. Physiology focuses on the systems and organs of the human
Anatomical fugitive sheet as Edward William Tuson's ""A supplement to myology"", (London 1828), Gustave Joseph Witkowski's ""Anatomie iconoclastique"" (Paris 1874-1876) and Étienne Rabaud's ""Anatomie élémentaire du corps humain"" (Paris 1900). More recently Jonathan Miller's pop-up book ""The human body"" (London 1983), employed the same principle. Anatomical fugitive sheet Anatomical fugitive sheets are illustrations of the human body specially created to display internal organs and structures. Hinged flaps enable the viewer to see a body as if in various stages of dissection. They appeared for the first time in the 16th century and became popular as instructional aids. The parts were labelled, making it