The Human Body: A Visual Guide to Human Anatomy - Hardcover

Sarah Brewer, Dr

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857382500 ISBN 13: 9780857382504

Publisher: Quercus Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Human Body provides a spectacular visual explanation of the human body and how it works. The book is organised according to different body systems: THE CELL; THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; THE SKELETAL SYSTEM; THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM; THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; THE HEPATIC SYSTEM; THE URINARY SYSTEM; THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; CHILDHOOD; AGEING. Expert text combined with superb cutting-edge imagery make The Human Body the definitive home reference for all the family, as well as a beautiful companion for anyone embarking on, or involved in, a medical career - doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and complementary therapists. Striking images show the intricate workings of the human body, and are provided by Primal Pictures - the world's leading interactive anatomy collection.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Sarah Brewer qualified as a doctor from Cambridge University, specializing in general practice and sexual health. She writes regularly for a variety of newspapers and magazines, taking a holistic approach that includes complementary medicine and nutritional supplements. She is the author of over 40 popular self-help books and was voted Health Journalist of the Year 2002. Sarah is currently completing a masters degree in nutritional medicine.

From the Back Cover

A unique, giant-size examination of the human body featuring over 350 state-of-the-art anatomical images with detailed explanations.
The integumentary system. The skeletal system. The muscular system. The nervous system. The respiratory system. The cardiovascular system. The immune system. The endocrine system. The digestive system. The hepatic system. The urinary system. The reproductive system.
Comprehensive coverage of every major body system and how it works.

From the Inside Flap

Throughout your lifetime you can expect your heart to beat over two billions times, while your brain generates trillions of responses each day, providing consciousness, intelligence and your own individual personality. Your eyes can function in bright sunlight yet still view faint stars in the night sky, while your ears can detect over 400,000 sounds and your nose up to 10,000 different odours. Your hands are nature's most effective manipulating tool; your legs and arms an exceptionally versatile means of transport. Internal defences give you the remarkable ability to heal yourself, fight diseases and mend your broken parts - often without any outside help. In fact, every single element of your body is as worthy of celebration as the living, thinking whole.
From skin to skeleton, The Human Body provides a unique overview of what we are and how we work. Starting with the most basic structural unit of the body - the cell - the pages of this book reveal how tissues and organs group together to make body systems, and how these systems co-operate to form a complete human being. Over 350 cutting-edge anatomical images and photographs depict the body in extraordinary detail. Close-up views of the heart, liver and lungs, life-size images of the bones and the skull, and giant cross sections of the eye and other sense organs demonstrate our body parts to a strikingly intricate degree. The spectacular imagery also portrays the internal workings of the stomach and intestines, the complexity of the muscular system, and fascinating interior views of the brain.
The Human Body superbly depicts and describes the body, its structure and function in a way that is accessible and clear to anyone. It is the one definitive anatomical reference for all members of the family as well as a beautiful giant-size companion for any student or practitioner of medicine or human biology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857382500
• ISBN 13: 9780857382504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192