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Solway, Andrew.

The skeletal system, the muscular system / Human body works. Skeletal system, muscular system World Book's human body works. Skeletal system, muscular system [writer, Andrew Solway ; editor, Alex Woolf]. - Chicago : World Book, ©2007. - 48 pages; color illustrations; 28 cm. - World Book's human body works .

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

Why do we move? -- What gives the body its shape? -- Skull and backbone -- Legs and arms -- Inside a bone -- Blood and bone -- Changing bones -- Connected bones -- More about joints -- Damage and repair -- Turning energy into action -- How do muscles work? -- Striped and smooth -- Ligaments and tendons -- Matching pairs -- Other muscle jobs -- Reflexes -- Balance and coordination -- Exercise -- Slowing down -- Caring for bones and muscles.

ISBN: 9780716644262 9780716644255 0716644266 0716644258

LCCN: 2006004689

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human skeleton--Juvenile literature.
Musculoskeletal system--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: QM101 / .S54 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 611/.71