Health Sciences (Collins GCSE Sciences S.)

by David Rubenstein (Author), David Wayne (Author), Pamela Minett (Author), David Rubenstein (Author), David Wayne (Author)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $4.32

  Health Sciences provides the essential scientific background for a range of courses related to health and sports including GCSE and GNVQ. The full-colour, richly illustrated text includes material on human physiology, anatomy and development firmly placed in a medical and vocational context. Complementary therapies are introduced and approaches to healthy living are discussed. Learning objectives, summaries of key information, questions and a detailed glossary activate the text and make this book particularly useful for self-supported study. The text is organised around 9 major themes. Assignments appropriate for Key Skills are spread evenly throughout the themes. 1 The Human Body 2 Movement 3 Feeding and digestion 4 Breathing 5 Coordination 6 Reproduction 7 Health decisions 8 Population 9 The Human Environment Glossary and Index