U.X.L Complete Health Resource. Body by Design - Volume 2

How do our organs work together to keep us living and breathing? How do we keep our bodies healthy? Students looking for information on the human body will spend hours with this interesting resource. Body by Design, U·X·L®'s four color product on the body and its systems, includes entries that explain the circulatory system, digestive system, the endocrine system, muscular, skeletal and nervous systems, the special senses and much more. Each entry includes:

• An overview of the system's purpose
• Glossaries for system components and ailments
• Descriptions or organs and processes
• Ailments associated with the system
• Tips on health

Sidebars with biographies and interesting facts are included, as are more than 140 color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations, an overview essay, general bibliography and a cumulative index. (20010201)