Elaine Wood and Pamela Walker
Understanding the Human Body - The Endocrine System
Hardcover
(Lucent Books Feb. 7, 2003)
, 1 edition
The Endocrine System, made up of a diverse group of small, inconspicuous glands, regulates many body functions and is essential in maintaining a constant internal environment. Through chemical messengers called hormones, the endocrine system controls growth hundreds of vital functions such as body temperature, the use of digested food, reproduction.
- Series
- Understanding the Human Body
- ISBN
- 1590183339 / 9781590183335
- Pages
- 96
- Weight
- 12.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 0.5
in.