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4-6Your Body by Numbers series.
Subheadings, charts, graphs, and captioned full-color photographs are gathered with short paragraphs and information boxes to cover anatomy and function of the brain and digestive system. The emphasis on measurable data overwhelms the otherwise solid explanations and makes the text a bit choppy. The appended "Test Yourself" spread poses ten questions and a research challenge. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Your Body by Numbers titles: Your Digestive System and Your Brain.