The Human Body, Hardcover

The human body is a remarkable work of nature - its immense complexity allowing us to sense the world around us, move, regulate our temperature, formulate thoughts and much more besides.

In this stunning visual guide, author Robert Snedden examines the extraordinary ways that the body works and facilitates our survival. Taking each crucial system in turn, he unpacks the processes responsible for the functioning of biology's most complex creation and makes it easy to understand for every reader. Discover the function of cells, how muscles work, how our senses allow us to perceive the world, and much more, with stunning full-color visuals showing intricate details of all aspects of the human body down to the smallest detail.

With hundreds of photographs, illustrations and full-colour diagrams as well as a large pull-out poster to aid your understanding, The Human Body is a must-have manual for medical professionals, students, or anyone interested in finding out more about how the human body works. If you have ever wondered why your body acts the way it does, then this is the book for you.