Description
As the owner of the most complex machine of all, a human body, it is important that you know how it works. Only through understanding can you appreciate its complexity and versatility and main- tain it in proper working order.
The Way Your Body Works, lucidly written and imaginatively illustrated, is a book for everyone. You will find the illustrations irresistibly fascinating, the text an authoritative exposition of what to most people is a miracle and a mystery.
In 96 pages, The Way Your Body Works describes the essentials of human biology intelligibly and without over-simplification. The subjects covered include:
โข The Senses-How They Work
โข The Nervous System
โข The Body's Organs
โข Sleep, Dreams and Consciousness Sex, Reproduction and Genetics
โข Puberty and Ageing
โข Diseases and Epidemics
โข Mental Health
โข Physical Fitness
Supporting the main text is an illustrated glossary that in itself makes the book an invaluable work of reference.
