title: The construction of human body--from model to reality.
abstract: The human body building represented a complex research topic for the scientist in the most diverse domains. Although their interests and reasons were different, the goal was always the same: establishing a relation to verify the ratio between the dimensions of the constituent segments It appears that the mystery was solved out in the XIX-th century by Adolf Zeising, a German, who, using the statistic calculus, defined the division of a segment by the gold section. This purely mathematic logic confirms the human body's integration in proportion to the finest segments, thus providing the technical instrument of building a fully harmonious human body. The present study aims to compare the ideal, the calculated perfection to the reality, namely the theoretically obtained values to the average values of an 18-year-old male. It appears that the differences refer especially to the limbs; both the superior ones and the inferior ones being longer comparing to the ideal pattern while the bust is shorter and broader.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", Timişoara. amotoc@mail.dnttm.ro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Motoc
authors.forename: Marilena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motoc
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bolintineanu
authors.forename: Corina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muşuroi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Munteanu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000715:Anatomy; D049628:Body Size; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008953:Models, Anatomic