Abody (Latin:corpus) is the physicalmaterial of anorganism. It is only used for organisms which are in one part or whole. There are organisms which change from single cells to whole organisms: for example,slime molds. For them the term 'body' would mean themulticellular stage. Other uses:
Plant body: plants aremodular, with modules being created bymeristems and the body generally consisting of both theshoot system and theroot system, with the body'sdevelopment being influenced by its environment.[1]
Cell body: here it may be used for cells likeneurons which have long axons (nerve fibres). The cell body is the part with thenucleus in it.
The body of adead person is also called acorpse orcadaver. The dead bodies ofvertebrate animals andinsects are sometimes calledcarcasses.
The branch ofbiology dealing with the study of the bodies and their specific structural features is calledmorphology.[2]Anatomy is a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of the body at a level higher than tissue.[3] Anatomy is closely related tohistology, which studies the structure of tissues, as well ascytology, which studies the structure and function of the individual cells, from which the tissues and organs of the studied macroorganism are built. Taken together, anatomy, histology, cytology and embryology represent a morphology
