Cracking Anatomy, Hardcover Book, By: Ken Okona-Mensah

From your dividing cells to your beating heart, this book takes a comprehensive look at the human body and reveals the extraordinary way your anatomy and physiology intertwine. |In 13 illustrated chapters, Cracking Anatomy makes sense of all the body's systems, explains medical terminology and explores questions including:|* How does your brain really see you?|* How does age affect your muscles and bones?|* How and why cells die?|* Why the shape of a criminal's hands could be used to help identify them?|* Can you exercise too much?|* Which of the five senses is most important?|* What triggers puberty?|* Why your immune system has more than one line of defence?|* Why anatomical quirks are more important than you think?|* How long does it take for your body to digest food?|* How many times does your heart beat in a day?|* Why do we sleep? An accessible, comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to this absorbing area, Cracking Anatomy will both educate and excite all readers.