Anatomy demystified - Layman, Dale Pierre; NetLibrary, Inc. (New York : McGraw-Hill, 2004)
PART 1: THE JOURNEY BEGINS: Anatomy: our inner world of bodyspace -- "Cutting up" human bodyspace -- Systemic anatomy: a fly-by of the orga n systems -- PART 2: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF BODY STRUCTURE: Hidden chem icals 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: anatom y of the skin -- Our tough inside: anatomy of the skeleton -- The muscu lar system: A bunch of "little mice" hanging on our skeleton! -- PART 4 : THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND GLANDS: A BUNCH OF "TREES" AND "ACORNS": The n ervous system and organs of the "special senses" -- Glands: the secreti ng "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 a iry "breeze" -- PART 6: "DOWN-UNDER" ORGAN SYSTEMS, OR THE BODY LAND "B ELOW OUR BELT": The digestive tube: a rabbit-hole outside the body! -- The genitourinary system: keeper of our urine and (GASP!) sex -- Final exam.
"A self-teaching guide"--Cover.
Includes index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Human anatomy; Anatomy; Electronic books