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| − | + | A humanoid body plan consists of an solid, unsegmented abdomen with two legs and two arms ending with hands as manipulators, and a head. The head contains both brain and the main senses. The overall layout is bilaterally symmetric, meaning a left and right side of the body. Finally the overall body has an upright structure, with the head at the highest point atop an upright abdomen. | |
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| − | + | A ''body plan'' is a set of morphological features common to many members of a phylum of [[creature]]s used by [[biologist]]s, [[exobiologist]]s, and [[sophontologist]]s among others. The vertebrate body plan is one of many: invertebrates consist of many phyla. This term, usually applied to [[creature]]s, envisages a "blueprint" encompassing aspects such as [[symmetry]], [[segmentation]], and [[limb disposition]]. Evolutionary developmental biology seeks to explain the origins of diverse body plans. | |
| − | + | The term is relevant to body-form only and has little use in science. There is no genetic relatedness that can be implied from similar form. e.g. A slug (non-Humanoid) is more closely related to a [[Human]] ([[Humanoid]] by definition) than a [[Vegan]] ([[Humanoid]]) is. [[Human]]s and [[Vegan]]s arose from entirely different ecologies. | |
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| − | + | The term ''confluence'' is a measure of closely related the body plan of two unrelated species are. Confluence is always in relation to selected baseline, so ''human confluence'' is how closely the body form resembles a human's, or how Humanoid the body plan is. | |
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| − | === Non- | + | === Related terms === |
| − | + | ; Semi-humanoid | |
| + | : This is a creatures with most of the features of a humanoid body structure, but with a few obvious and external changes. Examples would include | ||
| + | :* [[Sydite]], with 4 arms instead of two. | ||
| + | :* [[Vegan]], who have tentacles at the end of their arms, rather than hands. | ||
| + | ; Non-Humanoid | ||
| + | : A creature with few, if any, of the humanoid body features. This is a broad category indicative of the Humaniti-centric view of the term. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | {{:Referral-Tree-Sophont}} | ||
== References & Contributors (Sources) == | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | ||
{{Intermediate}} | {{Intermediate}} | ||
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| − | + | |S3= Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | |
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Revision as of 20:14, 3 October 2020
Humanoid is a body plan, a basic description of the body structure of a single creature. Because of the wide spread of Humaniti the human body plan has become a standard.
A humanoid body plan consists of an solid, unsegmented abdomen with two legs and two arms ending with hands as manipulators, and a head. The head contains both brain and the main senses. The overall layout is bilaterally symmetric, meaning a left and right side of the body. Finally the overall body has an upright structure, with the head at the highest point atop an upright abdomen.
Description
A body plan is a set of morphological features common to many members of a phylum of creatures used by biologists, exobiologists, and sophontologists among others. The vertebrate body plan is one of many: invertebrates consist of many phyla. This term, usually applied to creatures, envisages a "blueprint" encompassing aspects such as symmetry, segmentation, and limb disposition. Evolutionary developmental biology seeks to explain the origins of diverse body plans.
The term is relevant to body-form only and has little use in science. There is no genetic relatedness that can be implied from similar form. e.g. A slug (non-Humanoid) is more closely related to a Human (Humanoid by definition) than a Vegan (Humanoid) is. Humans and Vegans arose from entirely different ecologies.
The term confluence is a measure of closely related the body plan of two unrelated species are. Confluence is always in relation to selected baseline, so human confluence is how closely the body form resembles a human's, or how Humanoid the body plan is.
Related terms
- Semi-humanoid
- This is a creatures with most of the features of a humanoid body structure, but with a few obvious and external changes. Examples would include
- Non-Humanoid
- A creature with few, if any, of the humanoid body features. This is a broad category indicative of the Humaniti-centric view of the term.
See also
Sophont
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- T5 Core Rules
- Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science