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101 facts about the human body that will surprise and amaze you.
Did you know you shed approximately six hundred thousand skin particles every hour? That yawning cools the brain? Or that the appendix plays an important role in gut health?
The human body is a marvel — one that can grow, repair itself, and last for eighty to ninety years. In 101 Fascinating Human Body Facts, Dr. Kieran Murphy and Anya Murphy explain the functions of this extraordinary machine, from how we process memories to how the liver works and from why we fart to why we can't tickle ourselves.
Did you know you shed approximately six hundred thousand skin particles every hour? That yawning cools the brain? Or that the appendix plays an important role in gut health?
The human body is a marvel — one that can grow, repair itself, and last for eighty to ninety years. In 101 Fascinating Human Body Facts, Dr. Kieran Murphy and Anya Murphy explain the functions of this extraordinary machine, from how we process memories to how the liver works and from why we fart to why we can't tickle ourselves.
Price: $15.99
Pages: 200
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Series: 101 Fascinating Facts
Publication Date:
08 December 2026
Trim Size: 7.00 X 5.00 in
ISBN: 9781459757851
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology, Anatomy, REFERENCE / Trivia, Human biology, Trivia and quiz questions
Anya Murphy is a medical student at RCSI, and has a Masters from Cambridge University in the history of medicine.
Dr. Kieran Murphy is a high-tech Professor of Interventional Neuroradiology at the University of Toronto. He went to medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) where he also taught anatomy. This book was written together as an expression of their fascination with the human body and the excitement they derive from sharing their knowledge.
Dr. Kieran Murphy is a high-tech Professor of Interventional Neuroradiology at the University of Toronto. He went to medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) where he also taught anatomy. This book was written together as an expression of their fascination with the human body and the excitement they derive from sharing their knowledge.