A man being weighed on a set of scales, and a man with his head in a glass container; showing Lavoisier's experiments with respiration. Drawing attributed to M.A.P. Lavoisier, ca. 1790.

A man seated in a barrel with his head under a glass canopy; he breathes and his pulse is taken; Lavoisier dictates to his wife who is writing a report. Drawing attributed to M.A.P. Lavoisier, ca. 1790.

Revise human biology : a complete revision course for GCSE / Morton Jenkins.

The Penguin dictionary of human biology / Michael Thain.

x, 109 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.

Water and health in an overcrowded world / editors, Tim Halliday, Davey Basiro.

The Cambridge Dictionary of human biology and evolution / Larry L. Mai, Marcus Young Owl, M. Patricia Kersting.

iv, 140 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm.

Medical physiology / David Applin.

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Revise human biology : a complete revision course for GCSE / Morton Jenkins.

The Penguin dictionary of human biology / Michael Thain.

Water and health in an overcrowded world / editors, Tim Halliday, Davey Basiro.

The Cambridge Dictionary of human biology and evolution / Larry L. Mai, Marcus Young Owl, M. Patricia Kersting.

Medical physiology / David Applin.