Author(s): Rob Nagel
Publisher: U·X·L
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 220
Tags: Биологические дисциплины;Научно-популярное в биологии;Популярная анатомия;
Cover Page ......Page 1
BODY BY DESIGN: From the Digestive System to the Skeleton - Volume 1......Page 4
Isbn 0787638978 (set). 0787638986 (v.1) ......Page 5
Volume 2 ......Page 8
Reader’s Guide ......Page 10
Related Reference Sources ......Page 11
Comments And Suggestions ......Page 12
Please Read: Important Information ......Page 14
Overview: How Systems And Other Structures Form The Living Body ......Page 16
A ......Page 18
B ......Page 21
C ......Page 22
D ......Page 24
E ......Page 25
G ......Page 26
H ......Page 27
I ......Page 28
L ......Page 29
M ......Page 30
N ......Page 32
P ......Page 33
R ......Page 35
S ......Page 36
T ......Page 38
U ......Page 39
W ......Page 40
The Heart ......Page 44
Words To Know ......Page 45
Blood Vessels ......Page 48
Blood As An Ocean In The Body? ......Page 50
Blood ......Page 53
Blood Types And Their Percentage ......Page 55
Rh Antigen And Pregnancy ......Page 57
Blood Doping ......Page 59
Blood Pressure ......Page 60
Measuring Blood Pressure ......Page 61
Exchanges Between Capillaries And General Body Tissues ......Page 62
Capillary Exchange In The Lungs ......Page 64
Hepatic Portal Circulation ......Page 65
Cardiovascular System Disorders ......Page 66
Congenital Heart Disease ......Page 67
The First Human Heart Transplant ......Page 68
Using Light To Reduce Heart-transplant Rejection ......Page 69
Sickle Cell Anemia ......Page 70
Why Does That Happen? ......Page 72
Www Sites ......Page 73
Design: Parts Of The Digestive System ......Page 76
Words To Know ......Page 77
Pavlov And His Salivating Dog ......Page 81
The Stomach ......Page 82
A View Of The Stomach ......Page 84
The Large Intestine ......Page 85
The Pancreas ......Page 87
The Gall Bladder ......Page 88
Swallowing ......Page 89
Digestive Activities In The Stomach ......Page 90
Digestive Activities In The Large Intestine ......Page 91
Digestive System Disorders ......Page 92
Biliary Atresia ......Page 93
Cavities ......Page 94
Cirrhosis ......Page 95
Diverticulosis And Diverticulitis ......Page 96
Anorexia Nervosa ......Page 97
Bulimia ......Page 98
What Is Lactose Intolerance? ......Page 99
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ......Page 100
Ulcers (digestive) ......Page 102
Worms In The Body ......Page 104
Www Sites ......Page 105
Design: Parts Of The Endocrine System ......Page 108
Words To Know ......Page 109
The Pituitary Gland ......Page 112
The Discovery Of Hypothalamic Hormones ......Page 113
The Thyroid Gland ......Page 114
The Thymus ......Page 115
The Pancreas ......Page 116
The Ovaries ......Page 117
The Testes ......Page 118
Workings: How The Endocrine System Functions ......Page 120
Actions Of The Pituitary Gland ......Page 121
The Body’s Natural Alarm Clock ......Page 122
Actions Of The Pineal Gland ......Page 123
Sad: More Than Just The Winter Blues ......Page 124
Actions Of The Pancreas ......Page 125
Actions Of The Adrenal Glands ......Page 126
Scharrer And Her South American Cockroaches ......Page 127
Ailments: What Can Go Wrong With The Endocrine System ......Page 128
Endocrine System Disorders ......Page 130
Cushing’s Syndrome ......Page 132
Diabetes Mellitus ......Page 133
Hyperthyroidism ......Page 134
Taking Care: Keeping The Endocrine System Healthy ......Page 136
Www Sites ......Page 137
Skin ......Page 140
Words To Know ......Page 141
Using Fingerprints To Identify People ......Page 143
Accessory Structures ......Page 144
Workings: How The Integumentary System Functions ......Page 147
Wetterhahn’s Deadly Research ......Page 148
Sandblasting Your Face ......Page 150
Sensory Reception ......Page 151
Integumentary System Disorders ......Page 152
Burns ......Page 153
Artificial Skin ......Page 156
Psoriasis ......Page 157
Skin Cancer ......Page 158
Vitiligo ......Page 159
Warts ......Page 161
Tattoos: Body Art Or Mutilation? ......Page 162
Www Sites ......Page 163
Lymph ......Page 166
Words To Know ......Page 167
Lymph Nodes ......Page 170
The Black Death ......Page 171
Tonsils And Peyer’s Patches ......Page 172
Lymphocytes ......Page 173
Workings: How The Lymphatic System Functions ......Page 175
Sabin And The Lymphatic System ......Page 176
The Nonspecific Defense System ......Page 177
The Specific Defense System ......Page 179
Leading The Fight Against Aids ......Page 180
How The Smallpox Virus Arose ......Page 181
Ailments: What Can Go Wrong With The Lymphatic System ......Page 182
Regional Hiv/aids Statistics: Beginning Of 1999 ......Page 183
Hiv/aids Worlwide Estimates: Beginning Of 1999 ......Page 184
Allergies ......Page 185
Autoimmune Diseases ......Page 187
Lymphoma ......Page 189
Tonsillitis ......Page 192
Www Sites ......Page 193
Design: Parts Of The Muscular System ......Page 196
Words To Know ......Page 197
Rigor Mortis ......Page 199
Major Muscles Of The Body ......Page 201
Machines With Muscles ......Page 203
Muscle Facts ......Page 205
Discovering The Link Between Nerves And Muscles ......Page 206
Muscles In Space ......Page 207
Why Does That Happen? ......Page 208
Movement And Muscle Arrangement ......Page 209
Botulism ......Page 210
Muscular System Disorders ......Page 211
Spasms And Cramps ......Page 212
Tetanus ......Page 213
Taking Care: Keeping The Muscular System Healthy ......Page 214
Www Sites ......Page 215
Books ......Page 217
WWW Sites......Page 218