physiology

Explores some little understood aspects of the human body such as sleep, human endurance, dwarfs, senses, healing, and aging.

Examines the skin and connective tissues, looking at the general anatomy, biodynamics, and diseases of each.

Illustrations and simple text describe the characteristics and functions of the human body's major organs.The reader is taken on a trip into the body through holes in the illustrations.

Two hundred science experiments designed to increase knowledge of the biological world from the development of one celled animals to human anatomy.

Contains over one thousand entries that explore issues of philosophy, psychology, and the physiology of the brain, touching on topics such as sleep, bilingualism, criminology, language, and the workings of the nervous system, and includes biographies of major authorities on the workings of the mind.

Full-color photographs and illustrations offer an introduction to the human body including the organs and cells that make up the body, the skeletal system, and the senses.

Provides information about the more gruesome aspects of science, focusing on the human body; discussing blood, guts, sweat, digestion, disease, and other topics.

Discusses the cells, tissues, organs, and systems of the human body.

Describes the various parts of the human body and their functions.

At head of title: Reader's digest. Explains the miracles and mysteries, the foibles and frailties of the human body in a question-and-answer format.