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What do we call the study of the human body?

Human body

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The greatest machine you’ll ever own is

your body. It’s more complicated

than any computer, it

lasts for a lifetime, and

it’s yours for free.

Body parts

Your body is made up

of hundreds of different

parts. You probably know

the names of the bits you

can see, but there are

many more hidden

deep inside you.

Inside your body

Doctors can see

inside your body

with special cameras.

X-ray cameras take

pictures of hard body

parts like bones. Other

cameras, called scanners,

can see soft body parts.

Two of everything

Body parts often come

in pairs. You have

two feet, two eyes,

two ears, two lungs,

and so on. This

means you have

a handy spare in

case one of them

gets damaged.

Your amazing body

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Lips

Nose

Teeth

Forehead

W

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Fi

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Hair

A chest X-ray shows the bones in

your chest. The white shape in the

middle is the heart.

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106-107 Bones

and muscles

116-117 Eating

and digestion

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Eyes