English Summary/英文概要： STARTING WITH THE ANCIENT INDIAN and Chinese systems of charkas and acupuncture meridians, this book compares the discoveries of antiquity to our current understanding of human anatomy. From single-celled embryo to fully grown human, Dr. Betts charts the major systems of the body, the interrelated workings of organs, and the revelations of microbiology. Find out why you couldn’t live without bacteria or cholesterol; how your kidneys and lungs are a mix of your grandparents, but only a meeting of your parents. Packed with rare historical engravings and beautiful contemporary drawings, The Human Body will charm readers and inform them about how the most complex organism in the world fits together.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书从古代印度的瑜伽精神力量中心和古代中国的针灸穴位系统开始，将古人对人体的认识与当代的人类解剖学作了比较，并按从单细胞坯胎到成人的发展过程，介绍了人体各主要系统和器官的构成和相互作用，还介绍了微生物学。作者还解释了为什么人离不开细菌和胆固醇，为什么肾脏和肺脏呈镜面对称，为什么人是父母的交叉和祖父母的混合，等等。书中还有不少珍贵的古代雕刻照片和现代的精致图片。