Anatomy 101
A witty journey through humanity's quest to understand, map, and eventually upgrade the human body from ancient dissections to modern prosthetics.
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Chapters
12 total- 01Chapter One - The Body Electric
- 02Chapter Two - Blood, Bones, and Breath
- 03Chapter Three - Dissection and Taboo
- 04Chapter Four - Mapping the Machine
- 05Chapter Five - Organs and Orifices
- 06Chapter Six - Circuits and Fluids
- 07Chapter Seven - Flesh and Identity
- 08Chapter Eight - X-Rays and Eyeballs
- 09Chapter Nine - Plastic, Steel, and Silicone
- 10Chapter Ten - The Digital Body
- 11Chapter Eleven - The Dead Body
- 12Chapter Twelve - Beyond the Flesh
Edition notes and short pages
Anatomy 101
Anatomy 101
A History of the Human Body
by James Johnson
Dedication
To everyone who ever wondered what’s under the hood.
And to the first person who said, “Screw it, I’m opening this thing up.”
Thank you for being the reason we know what a pancreas is.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
THANKS TO ALL the curious weirdos throughout history who poked, prodded, sliced, sketched, mislabeled, corrected, digitized, and reimagined the body. Even when it was illegal, disgusting, or just really awkward.
Thanks to the doctors, artists, students, and scientists who turned this blood-soaked jigsaw puzzle into a system.
And thanks to every person who ever donated their body to science.
You are the real MVPs of medicine.
(Also, shoutout to the human body for somehow still working despite everything we put it through.)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JJ WRITES BOOKS that open things up. Sometimes history, sometimes belief, sometimes the human body.
He is the author of over 200 titles across multiple series, including The Calendar Chronicles, What the Scripture Actually Says, Commanders-in-Chief, and more.
He does not have a medical degree, but he does have an extremely high tolerance for gross anatomy diagrams.
COPYRIGHT
© 2025 JAMES JOHNSON All rights reserved.
This book is a work of nonfiction, written for educational and entertainment purposes. While it references real historical events and figures, it is not a medical textbook and should not be treated as medical advice. For health concerns, consult your doctor. Not this book.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form without the prior written permission of the publisher, except for brief quotations used in critical reviews or educational settings.
This book contains occasional sarcasm, body humor, and blunt historical reality. Reader discretion is advised, especially if you’re squeamish.