The Human Body Close-Up

by Clancy, John

• ISBN13: 9781554079186
• ISBN10: 1554079187
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-11
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Summary

A unique view of the human body in stunning close-up. The Human Body Close-up provides a spectacular visual experience of the human body and how it works -- as seen through a microscope. In more than 300 extraordinary close-up photographs, the book reveals the intimate details of the body's key systems and parts. These are the closest views that technology will allow. Spectacular high-magnification images zoom in on the most amazing details of the human body. Spreads show a wider view, then a dazzling full-page high-magnification image of the subject, such as muscle tissue or a lung. Like a zooming X-ray, the subject is viewed from the outside to the inside and closer still until it no longer resembles the human body we know. The book covers: The body's building blocks The body's surface systems The skeleton Muscles The sensory organs The nervous system Respiration, blood and circulation The immune system Chemical messengers Fueling the body Reproduction Human development. With expert text and superb cutting-edge imagery, The Human Body Close-up is the definitive home reference for the entire family. It is also a beautiful companion for anyone in a medical or medicine-related field.