Blasts of gas
Subtitle: the secrets of breathing, burping, and farting
By: by Melissa Stewart.
Series: The gross and goofy body
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761441557
Subjects: Respiration -- Juvenile literature; Gastrointestinal gas -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "Provides comprehensive information on the role gas plays in the body science of humans and animals"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Gases in, gases out; title: What a gas!; title: What's in air?; title: Air on the inside; title: Good vibrations; title: Trap that crap; title: A look at lungs; title: Energize me!; title: Respiration calculations; title: Got gills?; title: Pulling and pumping; title: Diaphragm distress; title: Can't squelch that belch; title: The best belchers; title: Rumble, tumble, growl, and grumble; title: Fart factories; title: Classes of gases; title: Functional farts; title: Gas in the past.