The Amazing Body. Why Our Body is the Most Absurd and Genius Creation of Nature

Even with our eyes closed, we know where our nose is located and can grab it thanks to our proprioception, but this 'brain' trick won't work with another person. We cannot control our heartbeat with willpower, although we can control our breathing quite well. Our body is very heavy—one leg can weigh more than 10 kilograms, but our ears help it maintain balance. A tiny outgrowth called the 'appendix' looks and is located differently for everyone, MRI is not always 'better' than CT, yet our blood is red because… Why? Doctor of Medicine and Surgeon Takehito Yamamoto has gathered astonishing scientific facts about how the human body is structured, what it can do, why it gets sick, and has also talked about significant events in the history of medicine: from the invention of the microscope and the theory of miasmas to the discovery of insulin and robots performing surgeries.