Human Anatomy: An Illustrated Guide to the Structure and Function of the Body

by Jane de Burgh (Editor)

Overview

Where in the human body would you find the malleus? How much tear fluid does the average person produce each day? What happens to the body when we laugh?

In this accessible and fascinating examination, readers discover the answers to these questions and many more. Human Anatomy navigates readers all around the body, from head to toe, inside and out, explaining not just its usual workings, but also how the body responds to the strains we put it under: what happens when we exercise, or become stressed or drink caffeine.

Arranged according to the body’s different structures and systems, Human Anatomy comes with over 1500 fully annotated colour photographs, medical imaging and artworks.

From the brain to the heart to the elbow, from the left ventricle to the cranial nerves, from how we hear to how we age, Human Anatomy is a highly detailed but simply written, comprehensive guide that will appeal to general readers and students alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781838864880
Publisher:	Amber Books
Publication date:	10/14/2025
Series:	Encyclopedias
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	9.12(w) x 11.44(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jane de Burgh first trained as a nurse and worked for almost twenty years in the British National Health Service specialising in renal medicine and organ transplantation. She has edited a number of medical books for the lay reader, including family medical encyclopaedias and first aid manuals. She lives in the UK.

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION • Purpose of the book • Value of understanding anatomy for everyday life • Key terminology and concepts in anatomy • Interactions/communications • How the book is structured

2. FOUNDATIONS OF ANATOMY • Basic structure and organisation of the human body • Cell structure • Overview of the systems • Visuals - colour coded body, bracketing, signposting

3. SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS (INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM)

4. THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM • Structure of bone, muscle and ligaments • The skeleton (overview) • The skull and spine • Thorax and pelvis • Limbs

5. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (CENTRAL, PERIPHERAL AND AUTONOMIC)

6. THE SENSES

7. THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

8. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

9. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

10. THE KIDNEYS AND URINARY SYSTEM

11. LYMPHATICS AND IMMUNE SYSTEM

12. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

13. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

14. GENETICS, INHERITANCE AND AGING

15. GLOSSARY/A-Z (Including some common health conditions)