| Description |
xx, 412 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series
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| Note |
"A self-teaching guide"--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
PART 1 : THE JOURNEY BEGINS : Anatomy : our inner world of bodyspace -- "Cutting up" human bodyspace -- Systemic anatomy : a fly-by of the organ systems -- PART 2 : THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF BODY STRUCTURE : Hidden chemicals in our body basement : the great pyramid starts out as a midget! -- Anatomy of cells and tissues : tiny chambers form the body "fabric" -- PART 3 : THE BODY AS A BAG OF BONES AND MUSCLES : Our tough hide : anatomy of the skin -- Our tough inside : anatomy of the skeleton -- The muscular system : A bunch of "little mice" hanging on our skeleton! -- PART 4 : THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND GLANDS : A BUNCH OF "TREES" AND "ACORNS" : The nervous system and organs of the "special senses" -- Glands : the secreting "acorns" -- PART 5 : PUMPS, PIPES, AND VESSELS FOR BLOOD AND AIR : The circulatory system : a vasc responsibility to play our "cardi's" right! -- The anatomy of blood and lymph : red stuff and "clear spring water" -- It's all about the respiratory "trees" : their branches sway in the airy "breeze" -- PART 6 : "DOWN-UNDER" ORGAN SYSTEMS, OR THE BODY LAND "BELOW OUR BELT" : The digestive tube : a rabbit-hole outside the body! -- The genitourinary system : keeper of our urine and (GASP!) sex -- Final exam. |
| Subject |
Human anatomy.
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| ISBN |
0071438270 (pbk.) |
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