The body book
Title:
The body book
Summary:
Jump on board and take a journey under your skin, through your insides, and back in time to explore milestones in medicine and the latest scientific discoveries about the human body. Why is snot green? How does skin heal itself? Why did Ancient Romans use their pee to try to whiten their teeth? Packed full of disgusting and delightful facts, this book contains the amazing answers to these questions and more. Filled with bite-sized chunks of information, The Body Book covers everything from the brain, skull, and mental health, through to how your body protects itself and how surgery has evolved through the ages. Other topics include what poop can tell us about the body, a timeline of pandemics through history, and amazing recent medical advances such as 3-D-printed prosthetic limbs. The Body Book is an ideal introduction to human anatomy and the history of medical advances. Perfect for budding young scientists, doctors, and nurses! -- Amazon.
General Note:
"Blood, bones, guts, and more" -- Cover.
Includes index.
Edition:
First American edition.
Contents:
Your amazing body -- What are we made of? -- Body systems -- Your super skeleton -- Mighty muscles -- The beating heart -- Blood -- The story of blood -- Breathe in -- Your brilliant brain -- Network of nerves -- The secrets of skin -- Nails and hair -- Touch -- Eyes and sight -- Ears and hearing -- Taste and smell -- Teeth -- The journey of food -- Cleaning the blood -- The story of medicine -- The human life cycle -- Keeping healthy -- Sleep -- Mental health -- Body talk -- Viruses and bacteria -- Body defenses -- Pandemics through time -- Getting better -- Future bodies.
Physical Description:
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Publisher:
DK Publishing,
Publication Date:
2022
ISBN:
9780744050226
Publication Information:
New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2022.
©2022
Call Number:
J 611 CHOUDHURY