Your Body: How It Works

Digestion and Nutrition

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YOUR BODY: HOW IT WORKS takes readers on a fascinating, Full-color tour of the sophisticated machine that is the human body. From the basic building blocks through the complexities of the immune system, discover how the body integrates systems, organs, and cells through a blend of comprehensive text, charts, and intriguing fact boxes. This informative exploration of anatomy is a perfect complement to course in biology. Skin, cells, and tissues provide the foundations of the human body--from the first line of defense against the outside world to the basic components of complex organs and systems.