Confused by Surfaces

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I've never fully understood surfaces, so here's my question -
If i have a human model made of several parts, (each limb will be loaded seperately), will each part be a unique surface? and if so, is there a way to combine them into one surface?

Is there any apps out there that can import media files and optimize them into as few surfaces as possible?