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"The Standard Deviants explore two of the most exciting systems in the hyman body--the digestive and urinary systems. Have you ever wondered what happens to food after you swallow it? Do you want to know where urine comes from? If the answer is yes, and we think it is, then this show is for you!"--Container.
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"Many people only know the basics about the bladder, like that it holds urine, but there's much more to learn about this extraordinary organ. For example, when empty it's only about the size of a plum, but when full it can enlarge to the size of a grapefruit. Readers of this volume follow along as a friendly "body builder" shows them how the different processes and parts involved with the bladder work"--from publisher website.
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Here are clear reproductions of over 1,200 anatomical drawings by one of humanity's greatest geniuses - still considered, nearly five centuries later, the finest ever rendered. With 215 plates, including studies of the osteological, myological, nervous, respiratory, alimentary, and genito-urinary system, this treasury will be admired by artists and scientists alike.
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This is a one-stop reference to help you make sense of the complex world of health care. It features over 56,000 authoritative definitions, quick-reference appendixes, a color atlas of the human body, and more than 2,450 full-color illustrations - nearly three times more than any other dictionary available - making it an indispensible reference for health care consumers and professionals alike.
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This book is written to provide patients with clear and comprehensive information about woman's health that affects the genito-urinary system.
This information will help enable conversations with her medical professionals in order to make decisions about her health.
Topics include urinary tract infections, blood in the urine, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, cancer of the bladder and kidney, urinary tract stones, and more.
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Responsible for managing the body's waste and regulating the balance of water and electrolytes, the kidneys and renal system, in a sense, make up the body's plumbing network. When any part of the system fails or does not function properly, the body may be subject to unnatural concentrations of certain substances, causing illness or even death. This volume examines the various components of the renal, or urinary, system, and the consequences of dysfunction...
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* Guidelines for staying healthy at any age
* Overviews of the body's systems and organs-heart and lungs, reproductive system, brain and nervous system, urinary system, bones and joints, and the immune system
* Explanations of the major diseases and their treatments, including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, drug abuse, and depression
* Sensitive discussions of sexuality and reproduction, including sexual dysfunction, prostate...
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Providing well over 1,500 questions to test your knowledge of clinical farm animal medicine, the book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. Each chapter starts with a brief introduction to the topic before providing relevant multiple-choice questions.
Covering clinical veterinary medicine for common livestock species, this book includes questions about:
- diseases of the reproductive, integumentary...
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Takes a closer look at the bladder's role in the urinary system. Explores how the bladder works with the kidneys and the brain to get rid of the body's waste. Each book in this appealing series will introduce young readers to a part of the human body. With engaging text, fun facts, and helpful photos and diagrams, each book explores the appearance and function of the body part and its role in a healthy, working body. These fascinating books also cover...
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Discover the secrets of the human body. Using stunning illustrations and cutaway diagrams, Human Body takes you on a fascinating visual journey of this most complex of machines, showcasing the brilliance of the human anatomy along the way. Satisfy the curiosity of the most inquisitive minds and discover the secrets of the body with this concise reference book for all the family. Explore the human body in minute detail, from microscopic cells to the...
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Written by a well-known science author, this introductory text explores the physics of solids and the field of hydrodynamics. It focuses on modern applications, rather than mathematical formalism, with particular emphasis on geophysics, astrophysics, and medical physics. Suitable for a one-semester course, it is geared toward advanced undergraduate physics students and graduate science students. It also serves as a helpful reference for professional...
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IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Ms. Hansen and the Explorers are very interested in learning--they want to know everything they can about the human body. But they aren't alone! The Zelmans, Xeni and Zeno, have come from their planet to learn about Earth's beings too! They travel through the circulatory system into the bean-shaped kidneys, and out through the urinary system to learn how the kidneys filter waste and perform its other functions. Come along as the Explorers and their...
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Save Your Life with Basic Baking Soda - Becoming pH Balanced in an Unbalanced World
Save Your Life with Basic Baking Soda is the seventh book in the How to Save Your Life series.
There are always interesting surprises when I research any book, and Save Your Life with Basic Baking Soda was no exception. It's common knowledge that baking soda is used for leavening baked goods, making them rise into lovely and delicious edible creations. And...
16) Human Biology
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Human Biology is a key subject of study in all the subjects related to medicine from radiology to pharmacology. This is the first student dictionary devoted to the subject. In over 6,000 entries, this dictionary covers the topics necessary in understanding how the human body works. There is extensive coverage of the key areas of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics and immunology, all fields with large specialised vocabularies which are explained...
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Pediatrician Dr. Betty Choi invites kids ages 8 and up to explore the marvels of the human body with lively hands-on projects and activities, including shaping bones from salt dough, creating a moving model of the eyes, crafting a 3d skin model, making a blow-up model of how a bicep muscle contracts, tracing capillary action, and even setting up a working model of the urinary system to show how pee is produced.
Packed with colorful diagrams of...
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A fun and informative introduction to the bodily systems that keep us alive! Hands-on science experiments and STEM research projects help readers ages 12 to 15 discover an amazing world-their own bodies! What is the most complex machine on earth? The human body! In Inside the Human Body, readers ages 12 to 15 peel back the layers to take a look inside this amazing machine and learn the basic anatomy of the human body and its bones, muscles, blood...
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Every year, every month, every day, every hour, every minute that you are alive, you are getting older. No matter how old you are, your body is undergoing age-related changes that can lead to less energy, painful joints, droopy skin, unsightly wrinkles, and overall declining health. But what if someone told you that getting older and the physical process of aging dont have to be so closely entwined? And what if you had the ability to slow down the...
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