Fascinating facts about the human body: A science book for grades 4-6

Topics

• 1 Understanding the Human Body
• 2 Looking Through the Microscope
• 3 Amazing Systems
• 4 Marvels of Design (cells)
• 5 Building Blocks (cells)
• 16 Saved by a Skeleton (bones)
• 17 Big Bones and Little Bones
• 18 Inside Bones (marrow)
• 20 The Tailbone
• 19 Up and Down Your Spine (vertebrae)
• 21 Knee Knowledge
• 22 The Excellent Elbow
• 23 Shifting the Shoulder
• 24 The Long Bones (arms & legs)
• 25 Body Cushions (cartilage)
• 26 Joining with Joints
• 27 Connecting Muscle and Bone (tendons)
• 28 Every Time You Move (muscles)
• 39 Dealing with Digestion (digestive system)
• 40 Tracking Digestion
• 41 Chomping and Cheing (teeth)
• 42 The Hardest Substance (teeth)
• 43 10,000 Taste Buds (mouth)
• 44 The Body's Chemical Factory (liver)
• 45 Sugar Regulator (pancreas)
• 46 Interesting Intestines
• 12 Shaped Like a Bean (kidneys)
• 13 A Breathtaking System (respiratory system)
• 14 The Nose Knows ( nose)
• 15 Catch Your Breath (breathing)
• 6 An Efficient System (circulatory system)
• 7 Tubes for Carrying Blood (blood vessels)
• 10 Tiny Tubes (capillaries)
• 8 Oxygen and Nutrient Carrier (blood)
• 9 A Busy Pump (heart)
• 29 The Beautiful Brain
• 30 Brainy Bonanza
• 31 What's on Top (head)
• 32 Spinal Signals (spinal cord)
• 47 The Body's Messengers (body chemicals)
• 38 The Sensing Senses (5 senses)
• 37 Now Hear This (hearing)
• 36 I Only Have Eyes For You ( vision)
• 33 You Get Under My Skin! (skin)
• 34 The Second Layer (skin)
• 35 Knowing about Your Nails
• 11 Germ Busters (lymphatic system)
• 48 Reproduction and Fertilization (sperm and ovum)
• 49 Chromosomes and Genetics