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Klappentext How The Body Works is a fascinating exploration of the weird and wonderful processes that occur within the human body, often without us knowing. Understand how our bodies keep us alive and thriving and get to the bottom of such niggling questions as why we get dizzy, why we get butterflies in our stomachs, and why we get jetlag! How The Body Works is a bold and accessible visual guide to every aspect of how the human body and brain works, combining the science of human anatomy books with beautiful images. Enjoy this enlightening resource that covers everything from skin to bone and even the psychology of dreams and emotions. Zusammenfassung Helps you to understand how our bodies keep us alive and thriving and get to the bottom of such niggling questions as why we get dizzy, why we get butterflies in our stomachs, and why we get jetlag! This title shows how the human body and brain works. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Under the microscope1: Who's in charge?2: Organ to cell3: How cells work4: What is DNA?5: How cells multiply6: How genes work7: How genes make different cells8: Stem cells9: When DNA goes wrong2: Holding it together1: Skin Deep2: Outer defences3: The extremities4: Pillars of support5: Growing bones6: Flexibility7: Biting and chewing8: The grinder9: Skin damage10: Breaking and mending11: Wearing thin3: On the move1: Pulling power2: How do muscles pull?3: Working, stretching, pulling, braking4: Sensory input, action output5: The control centre6: Communication hub7: Sparking into life8: Act or relax?9: Knocks, sprains, and tears4: Sensitive types1: Feeling the pressure2: How do you feel?3: Pain's pathway4: How the eye works5: Forming an image6: Vision in the brain7: Eye problems8: How the ear works9: How the brain hears10: Balancing act11: Hearing problems12: Catching a scent13: On the tip of the tongue14: Body position sense15: Integrated senses16: Using your voice17: Reading faces18: What you don't say5: The heart of the matter1: Filling your lungs2: From air to blood3: Why do we breathe?4: Coughs and sneezes5: The many tasks of our blood6: How the heart beats7: How blood travels8: Broken blood vessels9: Heart problems10: Exercising and its limits11: Fitter and stronger12: Maximizing your fitness6: In and out1: Feeding the body2: How does eating work?3: A mouth to feed4: Gut reaction5: Up, down, and out6: Bacterial breakdown7: Cleaning the blood8: Water balance9: How the liver works10: What the liver does11: Energy balance12: The sugar trap13: Feast or fast?14: Digestive problems7: Fit and healthy1: Body battleground2: Friend or foe?3: Germs are us4: Damage limitation5: Infectious diseases6: Looking for trouble7: Assassination squad8: Cold and flu9: Vaccine action10: Immune problems8: Chemical balance1: Hormone factories2: How hormones work3: Inner balance4: Hormonal changes5: Daily rhythms6: Diabetes9: The circle of life1: Sexual reproduction2: Monthly cycle3: Tiny beginnings4: The generation game5: Growing life6: Mother's new body7: The miracle of birth8: Primed for life9: Growing up10: Hormonal teenagers11: Getting older12: The end of life10: Mind matters1: Learning skills2: Making memories3: Falling asleep4: Entering your dreams5: All emotional6: Fight or flight?7: Emotional problems8: Feeling attraction9: Extraordinary Minds11: Index12: Acknowledgements...
