Human physical appearance

Human physical appearance is the outward phenotype or look of human beings.

There are functionally infinite variations in human phenotypes, though society reduces the variability to distinct categories. The physical appearance of humans, in particular those attributes which are regarded as important for

lifestyle or disease, and many are the result of personal adornment

.

Some people have linked some differences with

ethnicity, such as skeletal shape, prognathism

or elongated stride. Different cultures place different degrees of emphasis on physical appearance and its importance to social status and other phenomena.

Aspects

Various aspects are considered relevant to the physical appearance of humans.

Physiological differences

Humans are distributed across the globe except for Antarctica and form a variable species. In adults, the average weight varies from around 40 kg (88 pounds) for the smallest and most lightly built tropical people to around 80 kg (176 pounds) for the heavier northern peoples.

chimpanzees, but less than the dimorphism found in gorillas.^[3]

The colouration of skin, hair and eyes also varies considerably, with darker pigmentation dominating in tropical climates and lighter in polar regions.

Genetic, ethnic affiliation, geographical ancestry.

earlobes), body shape

burns and wounds
.

Long-term physiological changes

Short-term physiological changes

sweating, shivering, skin color changes due to sunshine or frost
.

Clothing, personal effects, and intentional body modifications

high heels

make a person look taller.

Style and colour of
hairpin, facial hair, beard and moustache
)

Cosmetics, stage makeup, body paintings, permanent makeup
subdermal implants
Plastic surgery
Decorative objects (
rings, earrings

Medical or body shape altering devices (e.g.,
crutches, contact lenses of different colours, glasses, gold teeth
). For example, the same person's appearance can be quite different, depending on whether they use any of the aforementioned modifications.

Exercises, for example, bodybuilding

Other functional objects, temporarily attached to the body

Capes
Goggles
Hair ornaments
Hats and caps
Headdresses
Headphones/handsfree phone headset
Jewelry
Masks
Prosthetic limbs
Sunglasses
Watches

References

ISBN 9780123849250
. Retrieved August 9, 2018. [Cases] of immigration have repeatedly shown that if a person who is obese believes that their body is beyond individual control but is placed into a medical system that assumes individual rational actors in its treatments, adherence is likely to be low and those treatments are ineffective...[Young] ethnic Fijian women associated the thin body ideal with a particular lifestyle that they found desirable

^ "Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2003–2006" (PDF). Retrieved 9 March 2014.

S2CID 85730045
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[1] ISBN 9780123849250
. Retrieved August 9, 2018. [Cases] of immigration have repeatedly shown that if a person who is obese believes that their body is beyond individual control but is placed into a medical system that assumes individual rational actors in its treatments, adherence is likely to be low and those treatments are ineffective...[Young] ethnic Fijian women associated the thin body ideal with a particular lifestyle that they found desirable

[2] "Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2003–2006" (PDF). Retrieved 9 March 2014.

[3] S2CID 85730045
.

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