| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xxv, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-280) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The anatomy lesson -- Part One. The whole. Mapping the territory -- Flesh -- Bones -- Part Two. The parts. Carving up the territory -- The head -- The face -- The brain -- The heart -- Blood -- The ear -- The eye -- The stomach -- The hand -- The sex -- The foot -- The skin -- Part Three. The Future. Extending the territory -- Epilogue: Coming home. |
| Summary |
Combining science, history and culture, this guide to the human body explores every aspect of our anatomy from ancient body art to modern-day plastic surgery and discusses why some people are left-handed and why some cultures think the soul resides in the liver. |
| Subject |
Human body -- Popular works.
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Human physiology -- Popular works.
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Human anatomy -- Popular works.
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| ISBN |
9780393239881 hardcover |
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0393239888 hardcover |
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