Anatomical Oddities: The Otherworldly Realms Hidden Within Our Bodies

by Alice Roberts

Book Overview

Did you know you have cobwebs in your head, hair in your lungs, and snails in your ears? In the world of anatomy, every name paints a picture: from the arachnoid mater, a brain membrane resembling a spider's web, to the ciliated epithelium of the respiratory tract (from the Latin for "eyelash") and the curlicue cochleas (from the Greek for "snail") that power our hearing.

Quirky, bizarre, and beautiful, Anatomical Oddities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891011138
• ISBN13: 9781891011139
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Experiment
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 7.4"