blood

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blood

Fantastic voyage

1991
Through the process of miniaturization, five people enter a tiny submarine and are injected into a man's circulatory system where they try to destroy a blood clot located in his brain.

Circulatory systems, the rivers within

1970
Describes the organs of the circulatory system and their functions and discusses the composition of the blood.

A drop of blood

1967
Discusses the flow of blood throughout the body, how it carries food and oxygen and how it helps in the prevention of disease and infection.

Why do bruises change color?

and other questions about blood
2002
Answers common questions about blood and the circulatory system.

Respiration and circulation

2004
Overview of the respiratory and circulatory systems, with an explanation of how these systems bring oxygen to the body's cells and carry wastes away. Explores the major parts of each system and describes how scientists are working to find replacements for what fails or wears out.

Blood

an epic history of medicine and commerce
1998
Studies how the theories that surround human blood have changed and developed throughout history, and discusses how blood has been used in medicine, the development of transfusions, the creation of fake blood, and other related topics.

Blood evidence

2004
Describes how blood analysis is used to solve crimes, including the tests performed by lab technicians on samples to determine blood type and other characteristics, and finding, saving and interpreting blood evidence.

Charles Drew

1990
A biography of the surgeon who conducted research on the properties and preservation of blood plasma and was a leader in establishing blood banks.

William Harvey and the mechanics of the heart

2003
A biography of the eminent seventeenth century physician and scientist who discovered the functions of the heart, arteries, and veins in the circulation of blood.

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