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Books in Understanding the Human Body series

  • Understanding the Brain and the Nervous System

    Robert Snedden

    Paperback (Rosen Central, Jan. 1, 2010)
    While the average adult human brain only weighs about 3 pounds, it is an amazing organ that enables all thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. This book follows the amazingly complex system of nerves and gives detailed and fascinating information that is sure to get your readers synapses firing.
  • Understanding Muscles and the Skeleton

    Robert Snedden

    Paperback (Rosen Central, Jan. 1, 2010)
    There are 206 bones in the adult human skeleton, which anchor over 650 muscles. These two systems work together to give structure to the human form, protect vital organs, and to facilitate movement and involuntary life processes. Readers will love the detailed diagrams, photographs, and fascinating side panels that are informative and interesting.
  • Understanding the Human Body: Food and Digestion

    Rob Snedden

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, April 1, 2009)
    A detailed look at the systems of the body and how they work. Specially-commissioned artwork and clear photographs highlight the relevant body parts and concise text explains each body parts function.
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  • Understanding the Heart, Lungs, and Blood

    Sarah Levete

    Paperback (Rosen Central, Jan. 1, 2010)
    The heart, the lungs, and their respective body systems control some of the most pivotal and life-sustaining processes. This book breathes new life into the workings of these important body systems and processes through detailed illustrations and eye-catching photographs.
  • Understanding the Human Body

    Various

    Library Binding (Rosen Central, Jan. 1, 2010)
    The human body is a complex collection of processes and systems that work in perfect harmony to make moving, breathing, digesting, and all other functions possible. This fascinating series explores the workings of the human body in wonderful detail. Each book contains concise and helpful illustrations and diagrams as well as photographs showing the system in action. Investigate and Try This side panels offer additional information and encourage further study. Including such varied topics as the senses, the muscular and skeletal systems, and the brain and nervous systemthis series is guaranteed to get the heart pumping and the synapses firing.
  • Understanding the Human Body

    Steve Parker

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, July 1, 2004)
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  • Understanding Food and Digestion

    Robert Snedden

    Paperback (Rosen Central, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Explains how the human body digests, utilizes and eliminates the food it ingests.