Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Título: The body [text (large print)] : a guide for occupants / Bill Bryson. Formato: Large Print, Book Autor: Bryson, Bill, author. Edición: Large print edition. Editorial, Fecha: [New York] : Random House Large Print, [2019] Descripción: x, 703 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm large print Resumen: 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. Temas: Human physiology. Human anatomy. Género: Large print books. Notas: Includes bibliographical references (pages 633-651) and index. Contenido: 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. ISBN: 9780593106297 (paperback ; large print) 0593106296 (paperback ; large print) 9780593106297 : PAP 0593106296 : PAP (paperback ; large print) (paperback ; large print) Otro número: 1107574949 Número de control: 3737236 Disponibilidad en sistema: 5 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 5 Reservas vigentes: 0 Reservas de cursos: 0 Hacer solicitud Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Available?' section below. Agregar a Mi lista Compartir Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Imagen de portada ampliada Pantalla de bibliotecario Displaying 1 of 1