Body size

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Human body

Body characteristics

Anthropometry Birth weight Body height Body mass index Body size Body type Body weight Constitution Constitution type Overweight Physiognomy Physique Phrenology Somatype Underweight

self perception

Body awareness Body dysmorphic disorder Body image Body image disturbances

Other aspects

Body fluids Body language Body modification Body rocking Body sway testing Body temperature Bodywork Embodiment Physical attractiveness Posture

Body size is a variable that reflects evolutionary forces. The interrelationship between body size and species richness for example attests to this.

See also

• Body size scaling
• Body height
• Body weight
• Energy expenditure
• Physique
• Somatotypes