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Understanding the Human Body

6 books in this series

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  Detailed illustrations explain each indidivual system and how it works.
  

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  Clear and concise photographs shows the system in action.
  

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  Investigate and Try This panels encourage further study.
  

Sample Spread From Series

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  The Brain and Nervous System

  Contents:
  

  • A network of nerves
  • Nerve cells
  • Nerve cord networks
  • The central nervous system
  • The spinal cord
  • The peripheral nervous system
  • Making a move
  • The brain
  • The midbrain and hindbrain
  • Sleeping and dreaming
  • Memory
  • Senses and the brain
  • Contact senses
  • Who are you?
  • Drugs and the brain
  • Brain damage
  • Fun facts
  • Activities
  • Glossary
  • Further information
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 5725 1

  
  

  270x219mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £13.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Food and Digestion

  Contents:
  

  • Eat to Live 6
  • What's on your plate? 8
  • A balanced diet 10
  • Essential enzymes 12
  • Tasting and chewing 14
  • Take a bite 16
  • Swallowing 18
  • Moving along 20
  • The stomach 22
  • Digestive juices 24
  • The small intestine 26
  • The liver 28
  • The large intestine 30
  • The kidneys 32
  • Bacteria and digestion 34
  • Everyday energy 36
  • Digestive disorders 38
  • Fun facts 40
  • Activities 42
  • Glossary 44
  • Further information 45
  • Index 46

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 5726 8

  
  

  270x219mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £13.99 HB

  
  
   

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  The Heart, Lungs and Blood

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  ISBN 978 0 7502 5727 5

  
  

  270x219mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £13.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Muscles and Skeleton

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  ISBN 978 0 7502 5728 2

  
  

  270x219mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £13.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Reproduction

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  ISBN 978 0 7502 5729 9

  
  

  270x219mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £13.99 HB