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The inside story of the human body is altogether too exciting gruesome and entertaining to be ignored. And what a story it is - pieced together by doctors scientists and others who were fascinated by what bodies are made of and how they work. Thanks to their efforts we now understand that the body's component parts - better known as systems - each have their own role. Put all these systems together and you will understand the human body. You'll find out what keeps your body upright and why it moves when you want it to. All will be revealed about the mysteries of the brain as well as why skunks smell so unpleasant.Read on and you'll discover how you take in life-giving oxygen get energy from your food as well as how urine is made or what the liver does. All this against a background of the heart pumping blood to every one of the body's cells. And there's more.You'll meet grave-robbing body snatchers a railway worker with an iron rod through his head Frankenstein's monster and other fascinating characters who have all affected our knowledge of the human body.

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DK Mega Bites is a new series of popular reference titles crammed with facts and websites to explore, covering a wide range of topics. As well as hundreds of relevant websites, each volume includes dramatic photographs, quirky facts & figures and a mega reference section. For school projects with bite. Age 7+.

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