RESUMO
The purpose of this exploratory study is to analyse the graphic representation of the inside the body of pre adolescents and adolescents students and to characterise how the internal bodyimage and anatomic knowledge is acquired and turn permanent during adolescence. Secondly, to inquire whether there is an integration of sex organs into the internal body image. Thedrawings representing the inside of the body in the conception of 143 Brazilian pre adolescents and adolescents students from a rural area, of both sexes aged 10,5 to 18 yr. were analysedaccording to a guide for qualitative scoring and some quantitative criteria. The integration of sex organs into the drawings representing body image was equally evident with preadolescentsand adolescents of both sexes. It was noticed that a partial inner body image was found in most of the students drawings, showing a misconception in the integration of body organs.
