The little round pictures that you see in the margins throughout this book are icons that alert you to several different kinds of information. What I particularly learned from the book is that the human body is a complex, organic, self regulating and self-repairing machine that follows basic scientific and engineering principals. Very Short Introductions series attempt to render them both academic and accessible but their authors usually mistake very short for concise; concise for condensed; condensed for indigestible. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.

noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"The human body is a beautiful and efficient system well worth study. Having been out of education for a while the book is really easy to read and explains even the simplest things so you dont have to keep googling what things are.One reason is the contrast between the preciseness with which scientists must name and describe the things they talk about in a scientific context and the relative vagueness and changeability of terms in plain English. In this book, we glance at hundreds of structures: tissues, organs, organ systems, and points of contact between organ systems. You discover some of the body functions that have been happening right under your nose — and in some cases right inside your nose — all your life.

Energy changes form continuously — within stars, within engines of all kinds, and, in some very special ways, within organisms. For example, telling a young boy that he has the same density of hair follicles on his body as a chimp does will probably please him. i>

Pat DuPree taught anatomy/physiology, biology, medical terminology, and environmental science. Inside and online, you'll find exactly what you need to help you understand, memorize, and retain every bit of the human body.It really helped break things down to a simpler level which I understood a lot easier then how the college textbooks were explaining it. Whether you′re an aspiring health–care or fitness professional or you′re dealing with serious illness, having a basic knowledge of the human body is a must. As a heterotroph (an organism that doesn’t photosynthesize), you ingest (take in) energy in the form of matter — that is, you eat the bodies of other organisms. Not so long ago, for example, no one speaking plain English used the term laptop to refer to a computer or hybrid to talk about a car.

Item despatched quickly and as described, but damaged in transit due to plastic wrap packaging being inadequate protection. Perhaps most special of all is the anatomy and physiology that allows (or maybe compels) humans to engage in science: our highly developed brain and nervous system. At the levels of tissues, organs, and organ systems (the provenance of anatomy and physiology), plants are very different from animals, and both plants and animals are equally dissimilar to fungi. Also, make sure to get a good foundational knowledge of anatomic cavities, anatomic positions (standard positions when looking at an anatomical drawing), and anatomic planes.

Following her debut EP which featured her viral orchestra piece Chrysalis Extended and her single “EarthSun” Nia has worked with ensembles across North America, and has been awarded prizes such as the Darioush and Khaledi Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Classical Music. Digital imaging techniques began to be applied to convert multiple flat-slice images into one three-dimensional image.