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Le Corps Humain (French Edition) - Softcover

Auguste Le Pileur

 
9780461561876: Le Corps Humain (French Edition)

Synopsis

Le Corps Humain by Auguste Le Pileur. This illustrated introductory treatise on human anatomy and physiology surveys the body from its chemical composition through the structure of its organs. It opens with notions of general anatomy, the immediate principles, substances organiques, and nutrition, and continues through the humeurs, tissues, and the fundamentals of digestion, respiration, and circulation. The book then methodically describes the skeleton (bones, cartilage, joints), the muscular system (fibres, tendons, aponeuroses), and the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, nerves, sense organs). It devotes extensive treatment to the skin, bones, muscles, and organs of respiration, digestion, and circulation, and concludes with chapters on the senses (vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch) and the physiological bases of speech and expression. Rich in anatomical plates and clinical observations, the volume interweaves historical perspectives with early molecular ideas about nutrition, the lymphatic system, and the mechanics of movement, aiming to illuminate how form supports function in the living human body.

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