Our Intelligent Bodies by Gary F. Merrill
Readers will learn how our eyes are designed to detect unimaginably small bursts of light and how our ears contain bundles of tiny hairs, each one attuned to different sound frequencies. The reader will also discover how our hearts are smart enough to compensate for skipped beats and irregular rhythms and how our pulmonary systems adjust for low oxygen levels--even why the gut is sometimes called the "second brain," its reflexes controlled by millions of neurons
ISBN: 9780813598512
Publication Date: 2021-01-15