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This new series offers the most comprehensive views of key areas in the world of science. Each set explores all facets of the topic, offering not only descriptive and analytical information, but also cultural and ethical issues, and career opportunities in many fields of science.
The digestive and the excretory systems take the food we eat through a marvelous maze. Every bite travels from the mouth to the stomach to the intestines. Food is separated into nutrients and waste products, which both systems expel. Along the way, the digestive system mashes, chops, crushes, dissolves, and breaks down the food into molecules of nutrients. These provide energy to the rest of the body. The excretory system filters the blood and regulates the amount of salt and water in the body. Learn how these remarkable systems work together to bring us life-giving nutrients and rid our bodies of waste. Book jacket.
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Volume 1-5, covering entries A-Z, presents information on diseases and disorders, tests and procedures, body systems, health professions, and current health issues.
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This new addition to the ARBA In-depth series provides focused help for your health and medicine collection development needs. Critical reviews of quality reference titles by subject-experts cover general and specialized titles in the areas of medicine, nursing, pharmaceutical sciences, and nutrition. The reviews have all appeared in the last six editions American Reference Books Annual, the long-trusted source of reliable reviews of recent reference publications. Author, title, and subject indexes, as well as a contributor list, are provided. This is an essential reference tool for the reference librarian, collection development specialist, scholar, researcher, and patron in the area of health sciences.
Covers human development from conception through adolescence, summarizing the latest research on physical, cognitive, social and emotional development and behavior, including areas of law, medicine, psychiatry, and demography among others.