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The Human Body in Minutes

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Human Body in Minutes
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tom Jackson
SeriesIn Minutes
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 114,Width 126
Category/GenrePopular science
ISBN/Barcode 9781786481238
ClassificationsDewey:612
Audience
General
Edition Illustrated edition
Illustrations 200 B&W

Publishing Details

Publisher Quercus Publishing
Imprint Quercus Publishing
Publication Date 4 May 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A concise and illuminating tour of the human body - learn about how our bodies work and why they work the way they do, in minutes. From the basic unit of the cell, through the tissues and organs that make up the body's systems, to how these systems work together to form a complete human being, this book takes you on a journey through our anatomy and its intricate workings - and looks beyond to explore human evolution, inheritance and genetics, human behaviour, disease, death and medicine and how technology will transform the body of the future. With 200 cutting-edge anatomical images, cross-sections and close-ups that detail and explain the brain, eye, heart, skin, skeleton, lung, kidney, ear, blood, liver, stomach, muscles, veins, arteries, DNA, chromosomes and all of the key features of our bodies, this is the perfect, easy reference to the anatomy, physiology and science of the human body.

Author Biography

Tom Jackson is a science writer who has, over the past 20 years, written more than 100 books and contributed to many more. His specialties are natural history, technology and the history of science. Tom studied zoology at Bristol University and has worked as a zookeeper and a conservationist. He is the author of Genetics in Minutes.