The body has been the tool that humans have used to move around the world for hundreds of thousands of years. But humans' true understanding of the body must begin more than four hundred years ago.
Professor Pan Zhenze uses a vivid narrative style to introduce the journey of discovery of human physiological mechanisms by science and modern medicine, from Vesalius's anatomical enlightenment and Harvey's blood circulation theory to today's major systems of the human body with clear operating mechanisms and fruitful academic achievements, helping readers gain a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of human beings' journey to explore the subject of physiology.
In addition, this book has a unique chapter to introduce the contributions of Chinese physiologists to the discipline. From Lin Kesheng, who founded the Chinese Department of Physiology, to the achievements of Union Medical College and bovine insulin, which have many successors, the research of Chinese physiologists not only does not lag behind the development of physiology in the world, but also has its own unique and valuable contributions.
Reader comments
This book is very interesting! It introduced the development of human physiology in an easy-to-understand way, which gave me a deeper understanding of my body. I especially like the chapters about Chinese physiologists in the book. I am very proud to see their contributions to the discipline. This reminds me of "Guns, Germs and Steel", which also interprets human history from different perspectives. All in all, this is a great book worth reading!
This book is very interesting! It introduced the development of human physiology in an easy-to-understand way, which gave me a deeper understanding of my body. I especially like the chapters about Chinese physiologists in the book. I am very proud to see their contributions to the discipline. This reminds me of "Guns, Germs and Steel", which also interprets human history from different perspectives. All in all, this is a great book worth reading!