Books in Human Body FAQ series

Part of an updated series on the body, with an emphasis on health education, this book concentrates on the brain and nervous system. It includes the most up-to-date medical thinking and stresses a positive attitude to health. In giving a description of a journey through the body's digestive system full explanations are given on what each part of the system does. Extra emphasis is placed on the importance of healthy diet from childhood and the need for dental health. Other new information includes the recently-established links between diet and behaviour, performance at school and certain aspects of intelligence.

The human body is such an amazingly complex machine that it inspires countless questions about how it works. Luckily, we don’t have to know all the answers, but understanding more can help us stay fit and healthy. This illuminating series offers the most thought-provoking mysteries of the body as well as easy-to-comprehend answers, providing a better understanding overall of the body’s parts and functions. Readers will be attracted to the inviting question-and-answer format, while colorful photographs and images perfectly illustrate significant concepts concerning our senses, organs, cells, and more.

The human body’s ability to withstand environmental factors and the physical stress of daily life is just as remarkable as its ability to overcome illness and injury. The organs and mechanisms that allow the human body to function are the subjects of this informative and insightful series. Covering everything from anatomy to physiology to the possible diseases and disorders of several major regions of the human form, these books allow students to learn in detail the systems that are germane to day-to-day activity. Diagrams and illustrations complement the text and help the reader visualize the workings of major organs and structures. • Annotated diagrams allow for easy study • Comprehensive review of diseases and injuries that can afflict the body • Detailed glossaries explain new terms

While it is tempting to think of the human body merely as a single entity or unit, such a construction obscures the vital role played by our body’s complex individual systems. Acting in conjunction, the ear, nose, and throat, for example, or the kidneys and renal system, all ensure that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Accompanied by detailed color diagrams, these exhaustive volumes examine the physiology of the body’s most fundamental structures, as well as the diseases and disorders to which they are vulnerable. • Annotated color illustrations facilitate study of major structures and organs • Comprehensive review of both major and minor areas of the body • Glossaries explain important terms and concepts