The human body

Title Statements

Full title :The human body / [illustrations editor, Marc Lalumière ; writers, Stéphane Batigne, Josée Bourbonnière, Nathalie Fredette ; translation, Käthe Roth].

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2007.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):QA International
Place of Publication:Montréal
Language:eng
Publication Date:2007.

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource : : color illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9782764408926, 2764408927
oclc:ocn849918410
LC Classification:QP34.5
Dewey Decimal:612

Table of Contents -- The bodyâ€?s building blocks -- The human cell -- Chromosomes and DNA -- Cellular activity -- Body tissues -- The architecture of the body -- The skin -- Bone structure -- Bone growth -- The human skeleton -- Types of bones -- The head -- The spine -- The hand and the foot -- The joints -- The skeletal muscles -- Muscle tissue -- The muscles of the head -- The action of the skeletal muscles -- The movements of the hand -- The nervous system -- Neurons -- The central nervous system -- The brain -- The cerebrum

The peripheral nervous systemThe motor functions of the nervous system -- The five senses -- Touch -- The eye -- Sight -- The organ of hearing -- Perception of sound -- Balance -- Taste -- Taste receptors -- Smell -- Blood circulation -- Blood -- The cardiovascular system -- Arteries and veins -- The heart -- The cardiac cycle -- The lymphatic system -- Immunity -- The endocrine system -- The hypothalamusand the pituitary gland -- The urinary system -- Respiration and nutrition -- The respiratory system -- Respiration -- Speech

The digestive systemThe teeth -- The stomach -- The intestines -- The liver, pancreas, and gallbladder -- Reproduction -- The m…