Inside the Human Body
By Carla Mooney and Tom Casteel
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About this ebook
A fun and informative introduction to the bodily systems that keep us alive! Hands-on science experiments and STEM research projects help readers ages 12 to 15 discover an amazing world—their own bodies!
What is the most complex machine on earth? The human body!
In Inside the Human Body, readers ages 12 to 15 peel back the layers to take a look inside this amazing machine and learn the basic anatomy of the human body and its bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and organs. We’ll also explore the body’s physiology and how its organs work together to allow us to function and survive.
Take a ride through the different organ systems, including the musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, nervous system, endocrine system, digestive system, immune system, and urinary system, and investigate each system’s role in operating our human body machine. In addition, we’ll explore some of the diseases that can affect the human body and what we can do to keep our bodies healthy and fit. Text-to-self and text-to-world connections make learning applicable and fundamental.
• Combining hands-on STEM activities in anatomy, physiology, biology, chemistry, physics, and nutrition, Inside the Human Body offers entertaining illustrations and fascinating sidebars to illuminate the topic and engage readers further. This book integrates a digital learning component by including links to primary sources, videos, and other relevant websites.
• Projects include building a model of the lungs to demonstrate how they function, creating a working model of the cardiovascular system, investigating how the immune system protects the body from common illnesses, using vinegar to demonstrate how the stomach breaks down food, and creating a multimedia presentation about a disorder of the endocrine system.
• Additional materials include a glossary and a list of current reference works, websites, and internet resources.
About the Inquire & Investigate Human Science set and Nomad Press
Inside the Human Body is part of a set of three Inquire & Investigate Human Science books that explore the human body, genes, and brain. The other titles in this series are The Human Genome: Mapping the Blueprint of Human Life and Psychology: Why We Smile, Strive, and Sing.
Nomad Press books in the Inquire & Investigate series integrate content with participation, encouraging readers to engage in student-directed learning. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad’s unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
All titles are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.
Carla Mooney
Carla Mooney has written more than 70 books for children and young adults. She is an award-winning author of several books for Nomad Press, including The Chemistry of Food, The Physics of Fun, The Human Body and The Human Genome: Mapping the Blueprint of Human Life, and Globalization: Why We Care about Faraway Events. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Inside the Human Body - Carla Mooney
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Timeline
Introduction
Let’s Talk About the Human Body
Chapter 1
Start With the Cells
Chapter 2
Move It with Muscles and Bones
Chapter 3
Pumping Life: The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 4
Breathe Deep: The Respiratory System
Chapter 5
Command Central: The Nervous System
Chapter 6
Chemical Messages: The Endocrine System
Chapter 7
Break It Down: The Digestive System
Chapter 8
Producing Life: The Reproductive System
Chapter 9
Healthy Bodies
Index
TIMELINE
Let’s Talk About the Human Body
Why is it important to study anatomy?
The more we know about how our bodies work, the better able we are to stay healthy for our entire lives! Plus, the science of anatomy is fascinating.
Your body is an amazing machine! Trillions of unique cells work together to form the tissues, organs, and body systems that allow you to run and jump, laugh and cry, feel pain and joy. Some of the body’s most complex workings hum along without you even realizing all the action that goes on behind the scenes.
For example, when you eat, the body’s digestive system breaks down food to release essential nutrients to fuel the body. The heart and cardiovascular system pump nutrients via blood to every part of the body through a network of blood vessels. At the same time, the body’s immune system stands guard, ready to jump into action to protect the body from disease and infection.
These are just a few of the amazing things the body does to sustain life.
For thousands of years, people have been curious about how the human body works. The ancient Egyptians were interested in the human body and had some knowledge about its structure, even if they didn’t fully understand how it worked. Written around the seventeenth century BCE, the Edwin Smith papyrus is an ancient Egyptian medical text. The papyrus is believed to be the world’s earliest known medical document. It describes different illnesses and how to treat them. But how did the ancient Egyptians learn about the human body without today’s technology?
Historically, scientists who wanted to learn about the human body and its structure had to dissect bodies. Of course, it was possible to do this only after a person had died! Scientists had no way to see the body’s inner workings in action.
Today, different technologies allow scientists to see inside a living body. X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and electron microscopes allow people to study a living human body. Using these technologies, scientists can examine the smallest parts of the body and learn how everything works together.
The Edwin Smith papyrus
Scientists who study the human body believe that every structure and process, no matter how small, is essential to the body’s inner workings. Every structure and process plays its part in keeping the body alive and running like a fine-tuned machine.
The human body is more than a structure. It is a living, working machine.
PRIMARY SOURCES
ANATOMY VS. PHYSIOLOGY
The study of the human body is divided into two main areas—anatomy and physiology.
Anatomy is the study of how the body is structured. The human body is a complicated puzzle with bones, muscles, organs, nerves, and vessels organized in specific patterns. Anatomy can be divided into several sub-specialties.
•Gross anatomy studies the large parts of the body—the structures that the naked eye can see, including bones, muscles, the heart, lungs, and more.
•Histologic anatomy studies the different types of tissue throughout the body and the cells that make up these tissues.
•Developmental anatomy studies the life cycle of the human body and how body parts change during a person’s lifespan.
•Comparative anatomy studies the similarities and differences in the structures of different species. This information can give scientists new insights into the different structures of the human body and how they function.
Physiology is the study of how the body functions. Specifically, it is the study of how cells, tissues, and organisms work. Physiologists try to answer key questions that range from the function of single cells to how the body adapts to changes in temperature and environment.
Physiology also helps scientists better understand human disease and develop new methods for treating those diseases.
IT’S ALL IN THE PERSPECTIVE
As we talk about the body in this book, it’s important to have the right perspective. For example, where is left on the body? A term such as left
can