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DK Science: Muscular System

MUSCLE STRUCTURE MUSCLES OF THE BODY SKELETAL MUSCLE MOVEMENT FIND OUT MORE The skeleton is covered by layers of skeletal muscle. Each muscle is attached to two or more bones so that…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Dancer's Alphabet

The Dancer's AlphabetAnatomy and PhysiologyThe JointsTypes of JointsHinges, Pivots, and Saddles … Oh My!The Dancer's AlphabetDon't Wait. Rotate! This title is an interesting analogy. No matter…

DK Science: Body Systems

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM MUSCULAR SYSTEM SKELETAL SYSTEM CIRCULATORY SYSTEM NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHATIC SYSTEM RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DIGESTIVE SYSTEM URINARY SYSTEM…

DK Nature: Reptiles

WHAT DO REPTILES EAT? HOW DO REPTILES ESCAPE FROM DANGER? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TURTLE AND A TORTOISE? HOW DO REPTILES REPRODUCEHOW DO CROCODILES HUNT? REPTILE…

DK Encyclopedia: Human Body

BODYWHAT MAKES HUMANS SPECIAL? WHY ARE WE ALL DIFFERENT? CELLSORGANSIMAGINGFIND OUT MORESKELETONHOW STRONG ARE BONES? ARE BONES DRY? HOW DOES A SKELETON GROW? BONEJOINTSFIND OUT MOREMUSCLEWHAT ARE…

Television Hall of Fame

Each year, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducts up to seven people or programs to the Television Hall of Fame. Here are the past…

San Antonio, Tex.

Mayor: Ivy Taylor (to May 2017) City Manager: Sheryl L. Sculley 2010 census population (rank): 1,327,407…

Anthropologist

People in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by Category Adams, Robert McCormick, Jr., American anthropologist Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, American anthropologist and historian Bastian,…

growth hormone

(Encyclopedia) growth hormone or somatotropingrowth hormonesōmătˌətrōˈpən [key], glycoprotein hormone released by the anterior pituitary gland that is necessary for normal skeletal growth in humans (…