Explains how our bodies work and throws light on how the brain controls the body.
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ISBN: 9780778774303 (pbk.) :
ISBN: 9780778774150 (lib. bdg.) :
Physical Description:32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.print
Publisher:New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2010.
General Note: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction -- How much of our brain do we use? -- What is the brain made of? -- How is electricity used for thinking -- Can we see inside a living brain? -- Could you transplant a brain? -- Why can't we live forever? -- How do bones mend themselves? -- Why does excercise make me fitter? -- How does blood close up cuts? -- Why do I get hot when I'm sick? -- When it is time to wake up? -- What keeps us breathing when we are asleep? -- Why do we have two ears but just one nose? -- How does the stomach digest itself? -- Why do muscles get tired? -- What is the code of life? -- Where is DNA stored? -- What happens if genes go wrong? -- Can we change our genes? -- Will clones take over the world? -- Human body facts -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.