Super Human Encyclopedia

209 Pages·2014·36.66 MB·English

by  Dk

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SUPER
H U M A N
E N C Y C L O P E D I A
DISCOVER THE AMAZING THINGS YOUR BODY CAN DO
Steve Parker
Chief editorial consultant
Professor Robert Winston
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CONTENTS
bOdy miSSiON
framEwOrk CONTrOl
Body armor 22 total intranet 54
Sweat and Shiver 24 flying high 56
icy plunge 26 inSide the megaweB 58
finiShing toucheS 28 Brain BuilderS 60
cutting edge 30 proceSSing power 62
Body Support 32 living dangerouSly 64
Super leverS 34 action StationS 66
Bare BoneS 36 lightning Strike 68
Bend and Swivel 38 look out! 70
flipping out 40 total recall 72
totally Smooth 42 Brain downtime 74
flex it! 44
Super Sprinter 46
teamwork 48
Super Strength 50
dk london dk india
Project Art Editors Senior Editor Senior Art Editor Senior Editor
Francis Wong, Clare Joyce, Janet Mohun Devika Dwarkadas Anita Kakar
Alison Gardner, Duncan Turner
Editors london, new York, Melbourne, Art Editors Editor
Jacket Designer
Wendy Horobin, Munich, and delhi Parul Gambhir, Susmita Dey
Mark Cavanagh
DevelopmJeanckt eMt aDneasgigenr RUuSt She On'Riooru rEkdei-tJoorn es ManagMinicgh Aelrlte EBdaixttoerr MAnagnealegsi Gnagv Eirdai Gtoure rrero KoVnaincyaa J uMniettjaa,l MRoahnaang Siinngha Editor
Sophia M.T.T Margaret Parrish Art Director Publishers Managing Art Editor Production Manager
Pre-production Producer US Editor Philip Ormerod Sarah Larter, Liz Wheeler Sudakshina Basu Pankaj Sharma
Francesca Wardell Jill Hamilton Publishing Director Associate Publishing Director Senior DTP Designer Pre-production Manager
Senior Producer Jacket Editor Jonathan Metcalf Liz Wheeler Neeraj Bhatia Balwant Singh
Mary Slater Maud Whatley DTP Designers Picture Researcher
Jaypal Singh Chauhan, Aditya Katyal
Syed Md. Farhan
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human planet 8 what is a human? 12 miniature world 16
all shapes and sizes 10 working together 14 the human code 18
totally power
sensational systems
Staying focuSed 78 BreatHing macHine 112
Hawkeye 80 take a deep BreatH 114
Seeing tHe ligHt 82 Human SuB 116
ready to fire 84 Scream and SHout 118
keep it in perSpective 86 circulation central 120
complete control 88 Body pump 122
wired for Sound 90 doorStep delivery 124
HairS tHat Hear 92 figHting g-force 126
Balancing act 94 Blood SuperHigHway 128
Super Balance 96 climBing HigH 130
taSty! 98 red army 132
on tHe tongue 100
on tHe Scent 102
keeping in toucH 104
feeling groovy 106
tHat HurtS! 108
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Editor
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Managing Editor Published in the United States by permission of both the copyright owner and the
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Fuel deFense
and waste and control
Fueling the body 136 security alert 156
down the hatch 138 on the attack 158
acid bath 140 seek and destroy 160
ultimate acid pit 142 running repairs 162
gut reactions 144 body controllers 164
Fuel up! 146 danger, danger! 166
pumping up the power 148 thrills and spills 168
detox central 150
puriFication plant 152
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new lIfe future
And growth humAns
Making a superhuMan 172 staying alive 186
in the woMb 174 to boldly go 188
new kids on the block 176 spares and repairs 190
growing up 178 bionic bodies 192
teen tiMe 180 all in the genes 194
physical progress 182 brain gains 196
the next generation 198
glossAry 200 Acknowledgments 208
Index 203
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Human planet
Where we live
Humans have adapted to almost every corner of planet Earth.
From the coldest poles and steepest mountains to sweltering
rain forests and scorching deserts, people survive and thrive.
Of course, this is partly due to our cleverness and skill in
making suitable clothing, suits, shelters, warming fires,
cooling fans, and other inventions. But over thousands
of years, the body itself has also adapted to enormously
varied environments.
rain forests
People living in tropical forests tend to have a
smallish, slim stature and wear little clothing. They
have sharp senses and the ability to remember
forest tracks, plant uses, and signs of animals.
space
Sealed in a spacesuit, with
a supply of air to breathe,
humans can even venture
out into space. The suit
also has temperature
control, so it does not
fry in the sun’s glare or
freeze in the shadows.
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polar regions
People with a broad physique
tend to lose heat less quickly
in cold conditions, especially
when clothed in thick furs
and skins of local animals
that have also adapted
to the snowy landscape.
mountains
A broad chest, large
lungs, and relatively
more red blood cells
allow mountain
people to take in
maximum oxygen from
the thin air at altitude.
deserts
A slim body
loses warmth
more rapidly in hot
conditions. traditional
loose robes allow air
to circulate around the
body for added cooling.
underwater
n
divers can stay under for
o
hours with the help of a i
t
scuba tank containing c
compressed air. this air u
is breathed in through d
o
a regulator that
r
maintains air
t
pressure at a safe n
level and supplies i
air as necessary.
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