Skeleton /

Discusses the evolution, structure, and function of the human and animal skeletal systems.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parker, Steve, 1952- (Author)
Other Authors: Dowell, Philip (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1988.
Edition:First American edition.
Series:Eyewitness.
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Table of Contents:
  • Human skeleton
  • From bone to stone
  • Mammals
  • Birds
  • Fish, reptiles, and amphibians
  • Skeletons on the outside
  • Marine exoskeletons
  • Human skull and teeth
  • How the skull is built
  • Animal skulls
  • Animal senses
  • Jaws and feeding
  • Animal teeth
  • Human spine
  • Animal backbones
  • Rib cage
  • Human hip bones
  • Animal hip bones
  • Human arm and hand
  • Arms, wings and flippers
  • Animal shoulder blades
  • Human leg and foot
  • Animal legs
  • Largest and smallest bones
  • Structure and repair of bones.