human anatomy

Shows how special nerves in the sense organs called receptors work together with the brain so that human beings can make "sense" of the world around them, presenting examples from a trip to an amusement park, as well as hands-on activities.

An introduction to the human body that provides information on bones, muscles, breathing, the heart, digestion, the brain, the senses, and aging.

Explains the workings of the different systems of the human body, covering the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems, muscles, bones, cells, skin, the brain, senses, reproduction, and diseases and immunity, and provides instructions for twenty-five related projects and activities.

Explores the human body through illustrations and photographs, including how our bodies are organized, the role DNA plays in our makeup, how the brain and nervous system conrol our movements, why we have dreams and memories, and how we sense the world around us.

A catalogue of forbidden facts about the human body, providing answers to embarrassing and/or disturbing questions about the skin, skeleton, and other anatomical systems.

A simple introduction to what is going on inside your body, such as what keeps you standing, what helps you move around, and what happens to your food after you swallow.

Concise text and more than seven hundred color illustrations present the parts of the human body, arranged by system, and ten classes of diseases and disorders. Includes a glossary and an index.

Text and accompanying photographs explore the workings of the human body.

Bill Nye takes viewers on an inside tour of the human body. Shows the properties of skin and blood, and how blood circulates in the body.