Whole body

Corpus

Definition

Anne-Sophie Emeric

Whole body is a structured and functional assembly of all body parts of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, tail, and limbs, which interact to form a complete living organism.

References

König HE, Lieibich HG. Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic mammals, 6th edition, Schattauer, Stuttgart, 2014.

Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.