Dorling Kindersley
Автор Parker Steve

Описание:
This title is a jaw-dropping top-to-toe tour of your body. Put yourself under the microscope and reveal all your major systems in fantastic detail with the newly expanded and enhanced "The Human Body Book". You can discover how the nervous system works, the intricate construction of your bones and muscles, and how your body protects itself when you are under threat. This new edition is thoroughly updated to reflect new medical advances and includes new features on body functions and processes, human performance, and the human life cycle. You can zoom in on a body part and see the body's processes in action, from a nerve impluse to blood surging through an artery. You can journey inside and examine what can go wrong with the human machine, as you explore the causes and symptoms for over 200 diseases and ailments. Plus, an additional DVD-ROM features interactive artwork and animation so you can see how the kidneys work and watch DNA replicate. Perfect for students, families and health professionals, "The Human Body Book" is an unmissable adventure through the human body.

Описание:
Immerse yourself in the history of medicine - a colourful story of skill, serendipity, trial and error, moments of genius, and dogged determination. From traditional chinese medicine to today's sophisticated gene therapies and robotic surgery, A Short History of Medicine combines riveting storytelling and beautiful images, historical accounts and lucid explanations, to illuminate the story of medicine through time. Witness early, bloody, anaesthetic free operations; see the first crude surgical instruments; trace the mapping of the circulatory system; follow the painstaking detective work that led to the decoding of the human genome; and understand the role that potions, cures, therapies, herbal medicines, and drugs have played in the human quest to tame and conquer disease, injury, and death. A Short History of Medicine is an engrossing illustrated history and tale of drama and discovery that celebrates the milestones of medical history across generations and cultures.