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Content is organized in seven sections. "Working Parts" includes information on topics such as cells, DNA, and tissues. "Moving Framework" discusses skin, hair, skeletal system, and muscles. "Control and Sensation" includes the nervous system, the five senses, and the brain. "Supply and Maintenance" provides information about blood, the heart, the respiratory system, and digestion. "New Generations" discusses reproduction, birth, aging, and inheritance. The "Body through Time" section at the end of the book contains information about how humans have studied the body throughout the millennia. Double-page spreads provide information on each topic and are succinctly written with numerous illustrative materials. A final reference section provides a time line of significant health-related events from 100,000 B.C.E. to the present and a glossary of simple definitions of almost 300 scientific terms. The comprehensive index is necessary for navigation as topics are not presented alphabetically.
A characteristic DK publication, this encyclopedia is attractive and a good beginning reference source for basic information or quick answers. Browsers will appreciate the appealing layout, especially the close-up images of various body structures. Public and school libraries will be well served by this title. RBB
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