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Life After Death: What Happens to Your Body After You Die?
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ISBN10: 3030830357
ISBN13: 9783030830359
Publisher: Springer
Published: Mar 29 2022
Pages: 271
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
ISBN13: 9783030830359
Publisher: Springer
Published: Mar 29 2022
Pages: 271
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
PrefaceChapter 1. It comes to us all
Chapter 2. A rich bag of goodies - the human body as a source of nutrients2.1 What types of tissues are present in my body? 2.1.1 Epithelial tissue - keeping it all together2.1.2 Connective tissue - our support system 2.1.3 Muscle tissue - standing and moving2.1.4 Nervous tissue - I've got a feeling (thank you Beatles) 2.2 But what are all these tissues made up of?2.2.1 Small is beautiful, but big is also very important 2.2.2 Structures of the main macromolecules in humans 2.2.3 Where are macromolecules found in human tissues?2.3 How available to microbes and insects are the nutrients present in the human body? 2.4 And then, of course, we shouldn't forget that brown, smelly stuff 2.5 Want to know more?
Chapter 2. A rich bag of goodies - the human body as a source of nutrients2.1 What types of tissues are present in my body? 2.1.1 Epithelial tissue - keeping it all together2.1.2 Connective tissue - our support system 2.1.3 Muscle tissue - standing and moving2.1.4 Nervous tissue - I've got a feeling (thank you Beatles) 2.2 But what are all these tissues made up of?2.2.1 Small is beautiful, but big is also very important 2.2.2 Structures of the main macromolecules in humans 2.2.3 Where are macromolecules found in human tissues?2.3 How available to microbes and insects are the nutrients present in the human body? 2.4 And then, of course, we shouldn't forget that brown, smelly stuff 2.5 Want to know more?
Chapter 3. Our life-long microbial companions - who are they and what do they get up to while we're alive?3.1 What are microbes? 3.1.1 What is the definition of a microbe? 3.1.2 So, how are these six types of microbes different from each other?3.1.3 They're so small so they must be very simple creatures?3.1.4 How do we identify the various types of microbes? 3.2 Meet my best friends - my microbiota3.2.1 How many microbes live on me?3.2.2 Do all parts of my body have the same microbes?3.2.3 Which microbes live in my gut?3.2.3.1 Microbes that live in our mouth 3.2.3.2 Microbes that live in our stomach3.2.3.3 Microbes that live in our small intestine 3.2.3.4 Microbes that live in our large intestine3.2.4 Which microbes live on my skin? 3.2.5 Which microbes live in my respiratory system?3.2.6 What about the microbes that live at other body sites?3.3 How do we manage to co-exist with our microbiota?3.4 Want to know more?
Chapter 4. Not a pretty picture - our appearance after death4.1 How can we find out what happens to a body after death?4.2 The decomposition of a human corpse follows a predictable pattern4.3 What are the various stages involved in decomposition?4.3.1 The fresh stage - 0 to 3 days after death 4.3.2 The bloat stage - 2 to 6 days after death4.3.3 The stage of active decay - 5 to 11 days after death4.3.4 Advanced decay (or post-decay) stage - 10 to 25 days after death4.3.5 Skeletal decay stage - >25 days after death 4.4 The smell of death - I think, I think, I smell a stink, it comes from y...o...u 4.5 Factors that affect the rate of decomposition4.6 Where's my mummy?4.7 Want to know more?
Chapter 5. The great betrayal - our own cells and our symbionts turn against us5.1 It all starts with autolysis - the damage is self-inflicted5.2. And now the microbes can take over5.3. It all comes down to ecology5.4. Ch...Ch....Ch....changes (with thanks to David Bowie)5.5. Mass migration - a world (or, at least, a corpse) without borders 5.6. Knock, knock - who's there?5.6.1. A general overview - the broad-brush approach5.6.2. What happens to specific organs?5.6.2.1. What happens in your mouth?5.6.2.2. What happens in your gut?5.6.2.3. What happens to your skin?5.6.2.4. What happens in your brain?5.6.2
Chapter 4. Not a pretty picture - our appearance after death4.1 How can we find out what happens to a body after death?4.2 The decomposition of a human corpse follows a predictable pattern4.3 What are the various stages involved in decomposition?4.3.1 The fresh stage - 0 to 3 days after death 4.3.2 The bloat stage - 2 to 6 days after death4.3.3 The stage of active decay - 5 to 11 days after death4.3.4 Advanced decay (or post-decay) stage - 10 to 25 days after death4.3.5 Skeletal decay stage - >25 days after death 4.4 The smell of death - I think, I think, I smell a stink, it comes from y...o...u 4.5 Factors that affect the rate of decomposition4.6 Where's my mummy?4.7 Want to know more?
Chapter 5. The great betrayal - our own cells and our symbionts turn against us5.1 It all starts with autolysis - the damage is self-inflicted5.2. And now the microbes can take over5.3. It all comes down to ecology5.4. Ch...Ch....Ch....changes (with thanks to David Bowie)5.5. Mass migration - a world (or, at least, a corpse) without borders 5.6. Knock, knock - who's there?5.6.1. A general overview - the broad-brush approach5.6.2. What happens to specific organs?5.6.2.1. What happens in your mouth?5.6.2.2. What happens in your gut?5.6.2.3. What happens to your skin?5.6.2.4. What happens in your brain?5.6.2
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