The Independent similarly praised the book for the wide array of dispensable facts contained within the book. Curiously, the blood passing through the. The journey of blood around your body takes about fifty seconds to complete. Of all the blood pumped out of your heart, the brain takes 15 percent, but actually the greatest amount, 20 percent, goes to the kidneys. plus some anger and life advice – all delivered in the inimitable Bryson style". The output of the two must be in balance, every single time, for it all to work correctly.
The book has received generally positive reviews with The Guardian headlining their review with "Extraordinary stories about the heart, lungs, genitals. Within each chapter, Bryson describes the function of the relevant biological system, emphasising the history of the scientific developments that led to the current understanding, all with the humour that is characteristic of his writing. The Body Quotes Showing 1-30 of 347 The most remarkable part of all is your DNA. After a brief introduction, the book divides itself into several chapters, each of which describes a particular part of the body or, as in the two chapters on diseases, problems that the body can be faced with. It explores the various organ systemsskin, brain, eyes, nose, mouth and throat, heart and blood, skeleton, lungs, digestive tractas well as multisystem experiences like digestion and energy production, immunity and disease, sleep, sex, childbirth, old age, and death. Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants 6 likes Like We have body clocks not just in the brain but all overin our pancreas, liver, heart, kidneys, fatty tissue, muscle, virtually everywhereand these operate to their own timetables, dictating when hormones are released or organs are busiest or most relaxed. It is Bryson's second book of popular science, with the first being A Short History of Nearly Everything published in 2003. The Body: A Guide for Occupants is a non-fiction book by British-American author Bill Bryson, first published in 2019.
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