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  2. Standard anatomical position - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The positions of the limbs (and the arms in particular) have important implications for directional terms in those appendages. The penis in the anatomical position is described in its erect position and therefore lies against the abdomen, hence the dorsal surface of the penis is actually anterior when the penis is flaccid.

  3. List of systems of the human body - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 January 2025. List of organ systems in the human body Part of a series of lists about Human anatomy General Features Regions Variations Movements Systems Structures Arteries Bones Eponymous Foramina Glands endocrine exocrine Lymphatic vessels Nerves Organs Systems Veins Muscles Abductors Adductors ...

  4. Human body - Wikipedia

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    The human body is the entire structure of a human being. It is composed of many different types of cells that together create tissues and subsequently organs and then organ systems . The external human body consists of a head , hair , neck , torso (which includes the thorax and abdomen ), genitals , arms , hands , legs , and feet .

  5. Punched card input/output - Wikipedia

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    An IBM 80-column punched card of the type most widely used in the 20th century IBM 1442 card reader/punch for 80 column cards. A computer punched card reader or just computer card reader is a computer input device used to read computer programs in either source or executable form and data from punched cards.

  6. Sense of balance - Wikipedia

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    The sense of balance or equilibrioception is the perception of balance and spatial orientation. [1] It helps prevent humans and nonhuman animals from falling over when standing or moving. Equilibrioception is the result of a number of sensory systems working together; the eyes ( visual system ), the inner ears ( vestibular system ), and the ...

  7. Body relative direction - Wikipedia

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    A non-flipped image of a right-handed Cartesian coordinate system, illustrating the x (right-left), y (forward-backward) and z (up-down) axes relative to a human being.Body relative directions (also known as egocentric coordinates) [1] are geometrical orientations relative to a body such as a human person's body or a road sign.

  8. Punched card - Wikipedia

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    As an aid to humans who had to deal with the punched cards, the IBM 026 and later 029 and 129 key punch machines could print human-readable text above each of the 80 columns. Invalid "lace cards" such as this pose mechanical problems for card readers. As a prank, punched cards could be made where every possible punch position had a hole.

  9. Laban movement analysis - Wikipedia

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    Body - what the body is doing and the interrelationships within the body; Effort - the qualities of movement; Shape - how the body is changing shape and what motivates it to do so; Space - where the body is moving and the harmonic relationships in space; Other categories, that are occasionally mentioned in some literature, are relationship and ...