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Body: The Complete Human

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Body engagingly reveals the complex and fascinating systems of the human machine — from head to toe, cells to skin, inner workings to outward appearance. Organized by body system, the chapters offer a balanced combination of basic anatomical and physiological information. Noted science writers Lisa Stein, Trisha Gura, and Patricia Daniels provide descriptions that are clear, accurate, and accessible to readers on every level. Colorful diagrams, amazing photographs, and miraculous 3- and 4-dimensional imagery — generated by cutting-edge tools — complement the text. The drawings of visionaries such as Leonardo Da Vinci illustrate historic advances in medical science. Special-topic sidebars address today's most relevant concerns such as keeping healthy and medical breakthroughs. For easy reference, each chapter includes its own glossary of terms. Cross-referencing tools guide readers to related information and an appendix offers a full glossary, timeline of medical discoveries, and biographies of key pioneers in the field. Enhancing this book's authority are a foreword by acclaimed neurologist Richard Restak, bestselling author of 18 books on the brain; and the guidance of advisers from prestigious medical establishments.

Language: English

Pages: 416

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Release: October 16, 2007

ISBN: 1426201281

ISBN 13: 9781426201288

Body: The Complete Human

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Body engagingly reveals the complex and fascinating systems of the human machine — from head to toe, cells to skin, inner workings to outward appearance. Organized by body system, the chapters offer a balanced combination of basic anatomical and physiological information. Noted science writers Lisa Stein, Trisha Gura, and Patricia Daniels provide descriptions that are clear, accurate, and accessible to readers on every level. Colorful diagrams, amazing photographs, and miraculous 3- and 4-dimensional imagery — generated by cutting-edge tools — complement the text. The drawings of visionaries such as Leonardo Da Vinci illustrate historic advances in medical science. Special-topic sidebars address today's most relevant concerns such as keeping healthy and medical breakthroughs. For easy reference, each chapter includes its own glossary of terms. Cross-referencing tools guide readers to related information and an appendix offers a full glossary, timeline of medical discoveries, and biographies of key pioneers in the field. Enhancing this book's authority are a foreword by acclaimed neurologist Richard Restak, bestselling author of 18 books on the brain; and the guidance of advisers from prestigious medical establishments.

Language: English

Pages: 416

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Release: October 16, 2007

ISBN: 1426201281

ISBN 13: 9781426201288

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