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Human physical appearance is the outward phenotype or look of human beings. Image of a European female (left) and an East Asian male (right) human body seen from front (upper) and back (lower). Adult human bodies photographed whose naturally-occurring pubic, body, facial, but not head hair have been deliberately removed to show anatomy.
By the start of the 20th century, older women were considered more beautiful, and the cosmetics industry had introduced anti-aging products such as creams, and practices of dyeing hair. [20] This was fundamental in skin care brands as it assured women their youth could be restored, a highly valued beauty ideal.
This phenomenon is known as the "paradox of ageing". This may be a result of social comparison; [147] for instance, the older people get, the more they may consider themselves in better health than their same-aged peers. [148] Elderly people often associate their functional and physical decline with the normal ageing process. [149] [150]
An elderly couple exhibiting typical signs of physical aging At the sensory level, changes occur to vision, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. Two common sensory changes that begin in midlife include our ability to see close objects and our ability to hear high pitches.
Aging results in slowed reaction time in an aiming task for both eye and hand movements. Comparisons between young and old adults who have to follow a target only with their eyes or with a laser in their hand, show that parameters indicative of motor function such as velocity, duration, and amplitude of initial movement are unchanged.
Skin color contrast has been identified as a feminine beauty standard observed across multiple cultures. [7] Women tend to have darker eyes and lips than men, especially relative to the rest of their facial features, and this attribute has been associated with female attractiveness and femininity, [7] yet it also decreases male attractiveness according to one study. [8]
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Further changes to the internal organs also occur including to the internal shape of the vagina and to the position of the uterus within the pelvis. [14] Other changes include an increase in heart rate as well as in blood pressure, feeling hot and flushed and perhaps experiencing tremors. [16] A sex flush may extend over the chest and upper body.