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.