1,001 facts about the human body
By: written by Sarah Brewer ; additional material by Naomi Craft.
Contributors: Craft, Naomi.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Backpack books; DK backpack books.
Publisher: DK
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Body, Human -- Juvenile literature; Human physiology -- Juvenile literature; Human anatomy -- Juvenile literature; Body, Human; Human physiology; Human anatomy
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: One thousand one facts about the human body; One thousand and one facts about the human body
Notes: "Some of the material in this book originally appeared in 'Pockets Human Body' published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd."--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the body: Evolution of the human body; title: Body systems; title: Cells; title: Body structures: Skeleton; title: Bone; title: Skull; title: Spine; title: Joints; title: Muscular system; title: Hair and nails; title: Brain and nervous system: Nervous system; title: Brain; title: Spinal cord; title: Senses; title: Heart, blood, and lungs: Cardiovascular system; title: Heart; title: Blood; title: Fighting infection; title: Endocrine system; title: Respiratory system; title: Digestion and excretion: Digestive system; title: Mouth and teeth; title: Stomach; title: Intestines; title: Liver and pancreas; title: Urinary system; title: Reproduction: Reproductive systems; title: Sex and fertilization; title: Pregnancy and birth; title: Genetics and heredity; title: Growing up; title: Growing old; title: Body facts: Pregnancy and birth; title: Cells and tissue; title: Senses; title: Hormones; title: Growing up and death; title: Food and nutrition; title: Immune systems; title: Ovaries and urination; title: Circulation and the heart; title: Skin, hair, and nails; title: Bones and teeth; title: Muscles and exercise; title: Brain and nerves; title: Respiratory system; title: Blood; title: Genetics.