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Record Nr.

UNINA9910158643103321

Autore

Canavan Thomas

Titolo

How many cells are in your body? : questions about cells and systems / / by Thomas Canavan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : PowerKids Press, , 2017

�2017

ISBN

1-4994-3199-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Human Body FAQ

Disciplina

571.6

Soggetti

Cells

Cytology

FAQs.

Juvenile works.

Foires aux questions.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

How many cells are in your body? -- How do we grow new cells? -- What do cells do? -- How did you start out? -- How does blood travel? -- How does your blood carry message? -- Do all living things breathe? -- How does your body fight disease? -- What happens to the food we eat? -- What do hormones do? -- Why are people different heights? -- How does the body get rid of waste? -- How does everything work together?

Sommario/riassunto

"The human body is an amazing machine made up of many fascinating systems. This fun, fact-filled book features a series of questions and answers about how the human body works. Readers will learn what hormones do and how blood travels through the body. Colorful images and clear diagrams make it easy to understand these important biology and health concepts. A further information section provides additional resources for readers who are interested in learning more about how the human body works"--