The Human Body Explained: A Guide to Understanding the Incredible Living Machine (Henry Holt Reference Book)

The Human Body Explained: A Guide to Understanding the Incredible Living Machine (Henry Holt Reference Book)

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Midwest Book Review
Brilliant color photos and diagrams accompany this survey of bodily systems and physiology, considering interrelationships between body parts and operations. This is a fine and lively volume which goes beyond most discussions of the human body, drawing important connections between human and outside systems. This focus provides adult learners with plenty of excellent examples of how human bodies react to the world.

Book Description
...makes sense of the intricate workings of the body by focusing not on what it is but on what it does...uses examples and analogies from everyday life to explain the functions of the human body...full color throughout.

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