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  2. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    As in other Mannerist works, the proportions of the body – here the neck – are exaggerated for artistic effect. Body proportions is the study of artistic anatomy, which attempts to explore the relation of the elements of the human body to each other and to the whole. These ratios are used in depictions of the human figure and may become ...

  3. Female body shape - Wikipedia

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    Female body shape or female figure is the cumulative product of a woman's bone structure along with the distribution of muscle and fat on the body. Female figures are typically narrower at the waist than at the bust and hips. The bust, waist, and hips are called inflection points, and the ratios of their circumferences are used to define basic ...

  4. Bust/waist/hip measurements - Wikipedia

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    For medical use, see body shape. Bust/waist/hip measurements (informally called 'body measurements' or ′vital statistics′) are a common method of specifying clothing sizes. They match the three inflection points of the female body shape. In human body measurement, these three sizes are the circumferences of the bust, waist and hips; usually ...

  5. Physical attractiveness - Wikipedia

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    The goddess has been associated with sexuality, love, and fertility. [ 5 ][ 6 ][ 7 ] Xi Shi (西施), born 506 BC, was one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China. [ 8 ] Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful.

  6. Artistic canons of body proportions - Wikipedia

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    The figure represents the Roman Emperor Trajan (ruled 98–117 CE) making offerings to Egyptian Gods, Dendera Temple complex, Egypt. [ 1 ] An artistic canon of body proportions (or aesthetic canon of proportion), in the sphere of visual arts, is a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art.

  7. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    abducts, intorts, and depress eye. right medial, superior, and inferior recti (superior and inferior oblique muscles are the synergists) 2. 1. oblique, inferior. head, extraocular (left/right) orbital surface of maxilla, lateral to lacrimal groove. laterally onto eyeball, deep to lateral rectus, by a short flat tendon.

  8. The Most Time-Efficient Full-Body Workout You Can Do ... - AOL

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    How to do it: Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, arms at sides, holding a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing you. Take a big step back with right foot. Bend both knees to lower body, right ...

  9. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    Squatting is a posture where the weight of the body is on the feet (as with standing) but the knees and hips are bent. In contrast, sitting, involves taking the weight of the body, at least in part, on the buttocks against the ground or a horizontal object such as a chair seat. The angle between the legs when squatting can vary from zero to ...