The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide (DK Human Body Guides)
£23.80£28.50 (-16%)
The definitive guide to the development, form, function, and disorders of the human body.
The most detailed popular reference book on human anatomy available, this beautiful exploration of the human body is now in its third edition, revised with the latest medical knowledge. Although used by students and healthcare professionals, it is accessible enough for anyone to dip into and enjoy.
Guided by Professor Alice Roberts, renowned academic, author, and broadcaster, and groundbreaking 3-D computer-generated illustrations, you will understand the human body as never before, explore human anatomy in incredible detail and clarity, and discover how the body works, how it changes from infancy to old age, and what can go wrong and why.
Dive into the pages of this brilliant book on the human body, to discover:
– A region-by-region anatomy atlas allows the reader to explore the body up close and almost life size from head to toe.
– A functional section then shows how the body works, system by system.
– Feature panels and spreads throughout explore fascinating aspects of the human body.
– Diseases and disorders section includes easy-to-follow summaries of over 200 health conditions.
The Complete Human Body begins with a region-by-region anatomical atlas, containing extra detail on the hands, feet, and major joints. It features a functional section on how the body works, system by system. Finally, the diseases and disorders section includes easy-to-follow summaries of over 200 health conditions
The 3-D computer-generated illustrations are incredibly detailed, virtually life-size, and based on the 3-D scans of a real human body. But in addition, the book features hundreds of smaller illustrations, diagrams, and the latest medical and microscope imaging. The Complete Human Body is perfect for students and teachers of biology, anatomy, and physiology as well as health professionals.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 3rd edition (6 April 2023), DK |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 536 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0241600499 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0241600498 |
| Dimensions | 25.9 x 3.6 x 30.8 cm |
by MikeF
The Kindle edition is unreadable – it is so formatted that the pages appear as tiny highly illustrated graphics; the text is so small as to be illegible. I returned the book for s refund, which was given without quibble.
by Vince M Lewis
What an amazing book! Every part of the human body, every organ, every cell is covered with fabulous illustrations, many of them the latest computer-generated images in all their gory detail. It’s amazing what your insides look like and interesting to read how they function, implicitly function, this big heavy book shows the lot. Great value for money over 500 pages for you to get lost in with medical curiosity. Much better than pouring over a computer screen as you can examine a book intimately. Computers are great but its always nice to have a good book. Highly recommended, you won’t be disappointed with The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide. With full colour Hi res images on every page!
by M. Ginns
I have the last edition as a paperback, but the Kindle version is handier. the illustrations are clear and wonderful, the text easy to read. It is so handy to look up what’s aching (grin).
by M.Y.V.I.E.W
Some of dk’s older books had a facility on the kindle version where zooming in on small text or image detail would first of all make it blurry but then refocus to produce a sharper and clearer image e. g. The Story of Art and The Cook’s Book of Ingredients. The Complete Human Body, however, stays blurry when you zoom in, as do all other other recent dk books. I also agree with the other reviewers who pointed out the lack of images of the female body.