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Publisher
National Geographic
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive guide to the human body which provides anatomical and physiological information on each system and includes diagrams, photographs, illustrations, fact boxes, special topic sidebars, glossaries, brief biographies of significant figures, a time line of medical discoveries, and more.
4) Human body
Publisher
Publications International
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
Introduces you to the most fascinating and intricate machine of all--the human body.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
©1998
Language
English
Description
Highlighted by 300 photographs, this volume portrays aspects of the intricate organism that is the human body. Text and images illuminate everything from the microscopic double helix to the higher functions of the brain to the biomedical promises of the future.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An exceptionally well illustrated guide to the human body and the latest developments in medical and scientific knowledge. It features microphotography, advanced medical imaging, annotated illustrations and includes essential facts in sidebar "FactFiles."
Publisher
DK/Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Examines "all the complex processes that keep our bodies alive and thriving, from the basic building blocks of the body--our cells--to skin, muscles, and bones and the ways in which our many parts work together. Learn about the senses, how we read faces and body language, nutrition and immunity, the brain, sleep, memory, dreams, and much more"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Follows a typical day in the life of the human body, from the early morning awakening of the senses to the nighttime return to sleep and dreams, revealing the rhythmic cycles that shape and control the body, demonstrating the importance of synchronizing ones actions to these biological rhythms, and shedding new light on other mysteries of human life.
18) The human body
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Examines the structure and function of various parts of the human body, including skin, hair, muscles, and bones, and describes how the various parts of the brain sense our environment and coordinate our actions.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
The author of the acclaimed, National Book Award-winning How We Die now presents an inspiring search--within the interior of our bodies--for the biologically elusive quality of life that defines us. The Wisdom of the Body offers a mesmerizing portrait of the tumultuous universe within us--and shows how, amazingly, the stability of health rides on these tempests. 8 drawings.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Pub
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The human body is made up of more than one trillion cells. They are the tiny building blocks out of which the body's tissues and organs are formed, and together these parts make up a marvelously synchronized, living community. This exciting book uses spectacular medical drawings, plus images derived from new technologies, as an inspiring aid to understanding the anatomy and function of the body, and many of its common disorders. Images work together...
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