Investigate human body
By: [created and written by John Farndon and Angela Koo]
Contributors: Koo, Angela
Publisher: Parragon; Parragon Plus
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780752536606; 9780752538037
Subjects: Human body; Juvenile literature; Human anatomy; Human physiology
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Body machine; title: Studying the body: Body in history; title: Ancient anatomists; title: Cutting inside bodies; title: Monitoring the body; title: Looking inside; title: 3D pictures; title: Under the microscope; title: What the body's made of: Body cells; title: Tissues; title: Body systems; title: Breathing: Lungs; title: Speaking and singing; title: Heart and blood: Circulation; title: Heart; title: Beating heart; title: Arteries and veins; title: Blood; title: Blood in action; title: Blood groups; title: Skin and bone: Skin; title: Hair and nails; title: Teeth; title: Skeleton; title: Bones; title: Moving skeleton; title: Joint attachments; title: Skull; title: Upper body bones; title: Lower body bones; title: Muscles: Musculature; title: Kinds of muscle; title: How muscles work; title: Inside a muscle; title: Muscle performance; title: Hand muscles; title: Upper body muscles; title: Lower body muscles; title: Food and eating: Digestive system; title: Eating; title: Stomach; title: Gut; title: Digestion; title: Healthy diet; title: Vitamins; title: Chemical factory: How the liver works; title: Inside the kidneys; title: Water system; title: Excretion.; title: Nervous system: How nerves work; title: Nerve gaps; title: Spinal cord; title: Moving and feeling; title: Reflexes; title: Upper body nerves; title: Lower body nerves; title: Brain: Areas of the brain; title: Brain inside; title: Mind; title: Sleep; title: Memory; title: Coordination; title: Chemical controls: Hormones; title: Adrenalin; title: Thyroid and pituitary; title: Endocrine glands; title: Body heat; title: Senses: Eyes; title: Eyesight; title: Seeing in color; title: Optical illusions; title: Ear; title: Inside the ear; title: Touch; title: Smell; title: Taste; title: Body's defense systems: Germs; title: Lymphatic system; title: Immune system; title: Fighting cells; title: Immunity; title: Repairing the body; title: New body parts; title: New life: Genetic code; title: New cells; title: Heredity; title: Misprints; title: Growing up; title: Puberty; title: Monthly rhythms; title: New life; title: Pregnancy; title: Being born; title: Old age; title: Human development: Our ancestors; title: Handy man; title: Walking upright; title: Wise humans; title: Exercise.