Asks and answers questions about heart, blood, and circulatory system.Appropriate for middle school, high school, and non-physician adults.Includes information on heart action, palpitations, heart attacks, leeches, transplants, blood chemistry, and the importance of diet, exercise, and not smoking in maintain cardiovascular health
Amazon Sales Rank: #1361613 in Books Published on: 2001-04-01 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Binding: Library Binding 176 pages
From School Library Journal Gr 6-10-Brynie asked hundreds of students for their questions about blood and circulation, and has answered 101 of them in a straightforward, well-organized style.She explains the operation of the circulatory system, from how the heart pumps to where a single red blood cell can travel, and addresses such topics as palpitations, heart attacks, the role of diet and exercise in heart health, and various components in blood (platelets, albumin, etc.).The writing is brisk but informative.The diagrams are clear and easy to understand, and the black-and-white photos, while few, are well chosen-especially that of a plaque deposit taken from a clogged artery.The volume also includes three supplementary tables that cover the endocrine glands, the immune system, and the role of vitamins and minerals in cardiovascular health.A solid overview, written in an approachable style.-Christine A.Moesch, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, NYCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Review ...questions and answers in an organized, simple, and direct manner for everyone to comprehend....Highly recommended -- Science Books and Films, September/October 2001...well-organized book useful to student reserchers, yet the topics are intriguing enough for leisure browsing...Grade A, excellent.-- Children's Book and Play Review, January/February 2002Named a "Best Book for Junior High and High School Readers 2001" -- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science Books and Films, Jan/Feb 2002 From the Inside Flap (from the Foreword): Life is a continuous struggle against entropy.You know entropy.It’s the natural state of things: the tendency of all systems to become increasingly disorganized over time unless energy is injected into them.Bedrooms do it.Left to their own devices, they get messier and messier until you clean them.Tanks of fuel that power a car do it.They run dry and must be refilled.Their energy is lost into the universe as the random molecular motion we call heat.Bodies do it.Without a fresh supply of food, water, and oxygen, they perish.In biological terms, life is the temporary reversal of disorder.If you were a single-celled ameba oozing your way around a pond, your battle against entropy would be relatively simple.You would get your food and oxygen directly from the water, across your cell membrane.You could dump your waste materials into the water the same way.If, however, you happen to be more complex than an ameba, your battle against entropy is more complex too.Being made of more than one cell complicates things.Most of your cells are buried deep within many layers of millions of other cells.They live far from any source of food, water, and oxygen, and equally far from a convenient garbage dump.They need a circulatory to import raw materials and remove toxic wastes.An engineer injects materials and energy into a mechanical system with pumps, pipes, and valves.Evolution has done the same for many-celled organisms.As blood circulates in the human body--pushed along by that powerful pump the heart--it picks up food and water from the small intestine and oxygen from the lungs.It gets rid of carbon dioxide through the lungs and waste products such as urea through the kidneys.The bloodstream is also a corridor for chemical communication between the brain and other parts of the body.Hormones carry messages back and forth.They "command the troops" in the war against entropy, whether speeding the heart rate when danger looms or storing energy for future skirmishes.In this book, you’ll learn how your circulatory system works.You’ll get answers "straight from the heart" to some important questions you may have wondered about.Perhaps you will answer a few you never thought of before.Either way, you’ll gain knowledgethe best weapon of all in your successful battle against entropy.
The best customer feedback 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.Medical Students Help by N.JIMENEZ I am currently going to school to finish my pre-req to become a nurse.I was informed of this book by a colleague.He is very detailed and much understeer in layman's terms.It was a great help to me because I nte contest the teacher gave us on the circulatory system!I would recommend this book for anyone about to take a phlebotomy or medical care.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.The format lends itself to interesting leisure navigation Midwest Book Review 101 Hickman Fe Brynie questions about blood circulation and uses a question and answer format to cover issues related to blood circulation and heart attacks in men, women and youth into the blood artificial and blood pressure problems.The format lends itself to interesting leisure sailing.See all 2 customer reviews ...
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