The body [text (large print)] : a guide for occupants / Bill Bryson.

Large Print, Book

Bryson, Bill, author.

Large print edition.

[New York] : Random House Large Print, [2019]

x, 703 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

large print

Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail.

Human physiology.

Human anatomy.

Large print books.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 633-651) and index.

How to build a human -- The outside: skin and hair -- Microbial you -- The brain -- The head -- Down the hatch: the mouth and throat -- The heart and blood -- The chemistry department -- In the dissecting room: the skeleton -- On the move: bipedalism and exercise -- Equilibrium -- The immune system -- Deep breath: the lungs and breathing -- Food, glorious food -- The guts -- Sleep -- Into the nether regions -- In the beginning: conception and birth -- Nerves and pain -- When things go wrong: diseases -- When things go very wrong: cancer -- Medicine good and bad -- The end.

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