DK Guide to the Human Body

by Richard Walker

Book Overview

A fully illustrated guide to human anatomy, physiology and medicine. A greater understanding of the human body is an essential part of staying healthy. Learning basic anatomy and physiology is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789473887
• ISBN13: 9780789473882
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.8" x 14.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Excellent reference tool

This is one of the best A & P reference books I've seen that doesn't cost a fortune and doesn't weigh 100 pounds. If you're in any type of medical program, I highly recommend this book as a quick reference tool. Guide to the Human Body is divided into twelve major body systems, with many beautifully clear and well-chosen illustrations. What follows is a seventy-page medical encyclopedia, almost a glossary, with short entries for a wide range of topics such as abortion, blood poisoning, and even prions, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE/mad cow disease), and its human counterpart, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD). In addition, the book has several well-illustrated pages describing the way that cells work and the overall organization of the body. This is one book that I think any A & P student should have in their collection.

A splendid introductory guide

This handbook provides home users with an affordable, clear reference blending anatomy with an A-Z encyclopedia of common medical conditions. Over 600 definitions are accompanied by over two hundred diagrams and color art, from photos to charts, making this a splendid introductory guide.

No Ordinary Guide!

I assure you that once you pick up this book you will not want to put it down.It's slim but over-sized with captivating close-up photography on almost every human organ you can think of accompanied by terse explanatory text. This book sure does justice to the saying "A picture can say more than a thousand words". It has the kind of photographs you might not see anywhere else. I loved the fact that it also lists major medical discoveries and some very good websites to explore.

Everything you ever wanted to see inside the Human Body

I actually managed to make it through high school and college without ever taking biology, mainly because I had no desire whatsoever to dissect a frog or pig and find out everything there is to see in there. Richard Walker's "Guide to the Human Body" provides a photographic journey through the human body that is just great for timid little souls such as myself. Inside you will find computer-enhanced, three-dimensional pictures of everything from your skeleton to your chromosomes. There are photos of blocked arteries, T cells attacking a cancer cell, an eardrum, and gigantic taste buds. Maybe that is why I like this book: because even if I had taken biology, with a super microscope that was certainly well beyond the budgetary resources of the Albuquerque Public School system, I still would not have been able to see all of the wonders depicted in this oversized book. Dr. Richard Walker does a fine job of explaining everything in terms that even I can understand. Maybe this science stuff is more important than I had thought way back when. Final note: The picture shown above of the cover to this book does not do it justice; the colors are so vibrant they border on neon.

Fascinating Detail! Even adults will love this book...

This book will take you on a journey through the systems of the body in computer-enhanced, three-dimensional pictures. The power of close-up photography allows you to see surfaces and the interior of the human body as never seen before. The items shown include: the skin, hair, nails, skeleton, joints, muscles, brain, nerves, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, hormones, heart, blood, circulation, blood vessels, body defenses, respiratory system, lungs, teeth and mouth, digestion, intestines, liver, urinary system, reproduction, fertilization and pregnancy, genes and chromosomes, growth and aging. The section on circulation has a big fold out section. There is a great section on "body data" which includes facts like: "our eyes are closed for half an hour a day due to blinking" or 'humans use 200 different muscles to walk." The major medical discoveries from c.420BC to the year 2000 are also listed. I thought this would be an excellent book for children who are especially interested in perhaps becoming a doctor one day or show an interest in the medical profession at a young age. The author Richard Walker, B.Sc., PhD., is a biology professor and an accomplished author of numerous books on human biology. You might also want to look up the Visual Dictionary of Human Anatomy. If you want to know what is going on in those 22 feet of small intestine or find out what happens to food as it travels through your body, or maybe you want to know how the kidneys process the body's entire blood volume 15 times each hour, 24 hours a day...then this is the book for you. ~The Rebecca Review