First Children Encyclopedia

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

What do we call the study of the human body?


Human body


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The greatest machine you’ll ever own is


your body. It’s more complicated


than any computer, it


lasts for a lifetime, and


it’s yours for free.


Body parts


Your body is made up


of hundreds of different


parts. You probably know


the names of the bits you


can see, but there are


many more hidden


deep inside you.


Inside your body
Doctors can see
inside your body
with special cameras.
X-ray cameras take
pictures of hard body
parts like bones. Other
cameras, called scanners,
can see soft body parts.

Two of everything
Body parts often come
in pairs. You have
two feet, two eyes,
two ears, two lungs,
and so on. This
means you have
a handy spare in
case one of them
gets damaged.

Your amazing body

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Lips

Nose

Teeth

Forehead

W
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Fi

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Hair

A chest X-ray shows the bones in
your chest. The white shape in the
middle is the heart.

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Become


an expert.


106-107 Bones
and muscles

116-117 Eating
and digestion

Eyebrows

Eyes
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