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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 important, but technical medical texts are generally impenetrable.
Guide to the Human Body, fully illustrated and clearly written, is an ideal reference. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to include the latest scientific developments, including sections on the brain, the male and female reproductive systems, and genes and inheritance. A concise A-Z medical encyclopedia describes over 600 medical conditions, many of which have been added or revised to include current information on timely subjects, including:
- Skeletal and muscular systems
- Nervous system
- Glands and hormones
- Cardiovascular system, tissues and organs
- Immune system
- Respiratory system
- Digestive and urinary system
- Reproductive system.
Concise, clear, up-to-date and illustrated with more than 250 colorful diagrams, Guide to the Human Body is an outstanding pocket-sized reference.
Synopsis
An illustrated guide to the human body covering anatomy and physiology and including a medical encyclopedia of medical conditions and elements of human biology. The second edition is fully updated.
Rayna Patton - VOYA
The books in the Firefly Guide series are characterized by their small size, small but clear typeface, splendid color illustrations, and densely informative text. They are generally written by distinguished authorities in the field. Their low cost and the high quality of the information and of the books themselves make them well worth considering for high school libraries. 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. Despite the indisputable merits of this up-to-date little book, most school libraries might already have a great deal of the same information in the health section. The series also includes guides to the human body, global hazards, gems, fossils, flags of the world, and space. (Firefly Guides).. VOYA Codes 5Q 3P S A/YA (Hard to imagine it being any better written; Will appeal with pushing; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult-marketed book recommended for Young Adults). 2003, Firefly, 192p.; Index. Illus. Photos., Trade pb. Ages 15 to Adult.
Editorials
E-Streams -
A well-illustrated reference book... the text is written in clear, concise language and is accompanied by colorfully detailed illustrations.The Midwest Book Review
Plenty of books have been written about the human body; but this offer far more visual detail than most... A solid pick for high school to general interest libraries who may have either less comprehensive or less exciting competitors already on hand.American Reference Books Annual, Volume 36 -
This compact volume is a colorful, illustrated, and informative guide to the complex human body... remarkably lucid and interpretive. All in all, anyone who still builds a home library would find this more than reasonably priced book an attractive addition to his or her collection, or, at the very least, a good first step in developing a search strategy to locate more sophisticated information on the anatomy and physiology of the human body.Science Books and Films -
Uniquely arranged handbook which serves as a fully illustrated guide to the human body... concise and generally well written.VOYA
The books in the Firefly Guide series are characterized by their small size, small but clear typeface, splendid color illustrations, and densely informative text. They are generally written by distinguished authorities in the field. Their low cost and the high quality of the information and of the books themselves make them well worth considering for high school libraries. 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. Despite the indisputable merits of this up-to-date little book, most school libraries might already have a great deal of the same information in the health section. The series also includes guides to the human body, global hazards, gems, fossils, flags of the world, and space. (Firefly Guides).. VOYA Codes 5Q 3P S A/YA (Hard to imagine it being any better written; Will appeal with pushing; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult-marketed book recommended for Young Adults). 2003, Firefly, 192p.; Index. Illus. Photos., Trade pb. Ages 15 to Adult.—Rayna Patton
Children's Literature
This small, dense book provides a guide to the human body, as well as an A-Z medical encyclopedia describing the most common medical conditions and elements of human biology. Beginning with the biological composition of the body and proceeding through body systems, a lot of ground is covered in 111 pages of small print. While ardent students of biology may find Richard Walker's complex book valuable as a resource, other students may have a problem finding some of this text comprehensible. In many cases, it is the colorful, clear illustrations and sidebars that clarify what is discussed. For example, in explaining the hip bones, "posteriorly, each ilium articulates with the sacrum at the sacroiliac joint through which the weight of the upper body is transmitted from the backbone to the pelvic girdle," gave this reviewer, who has interest in hip structure, pause. In this example, the illustrations were of marginal help understanding the description. There also appear to be several confusing statements, such as, "The head houses the brain and major sense organs. It is supported and protected by the brain, which also forms the framework of the face." That said, this A-Z encyclopedia is a very useful resource; although some may wonder about the choices, for instance, why scabies but not sinusitis? Nonetheless, the book has a place on the reference shelf. The diagrams of cells, the body and so forth will be of interest. Supplement this with a more basic presentation of the body to merge the biological aspects with the physical. A table of contents and an index are included. An author biography is not included, except to say Walker is an award-winning author on human biology. 2004, FireflyBooks, Ages 12 up.—Elaine Wick