How we move
By: Rufus Bellamy
Series: Body science; Body science
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780749672553
Subjects: Human locomotion; Juvenile literature; Human physiology
Description: Describes how the muscular system of the human body works and how it enables human locomotion.
Notes: Originally published: 2003.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The body moves using muscle power; title: The body has many flexible joints; title: Movements are made using muscles, bones and joints; title: Movement require skeletal muscles; title: Muscles work by contracting and relaxing; title: The body needs energy for action; title: Body movement is controlled by nerve impulses; title: Movement is co-ordinated by receptors and senses; title: Legs and feet are part of the walking mechanism; title: Arms and hands produce a variety of movements; title: People communicate using facial muscles; title: Exercise helps to keep the body healthy; title: The body can stop moving properly.