The index
Thirteen organs, each one a full entry: what it does, the thing about it that should stop you, how to care for it, and when to stop reading and call someone.
Cardiovascular
Nervous
Respiratory
Digestive
- LiverSix hundred distinct jobs. One organ. No complaints.
- StomachIt holds acid strong enough to dissolve metal, and rebuilds its own lining every few days to survive it.
- Small intestineSeven metres of tubing folded into your abdomen, with the absorbing surface of a studio apartment.
- Large intestineHome to trillions of organisms that are not you, and that you cannot live well without.
- PancreasTwo organs in one trench coat: a digestive gland and the reason your blood sugar is survivable.
- GallbladderA small green sac that concentrates bile up to tenfold and squeezes it out when fat arrives.
Urinary
Lymphatic