Summary

The skeletal and muscular systems not only allow us to move and stand tall, but they are also involved in protecting the body, allowing it to grow, and performing subconscious activities such as breathing and the beating of the heart. The heart, an organ made of muscle, distributes blood that lets other systems of the body function. These complex systems work together to achieve many essential bodily functions. In The Skeletal and Muscular Systems, learn how these two systems interact to keep the human body alive and in motion.

Specifications

Full-color photographs and illustrations. Sidebars. Glossary. References. Further reading. Web sites. Index.

About the Author(s)

Gregory J. Stewart, Ph.D., completed his doctorate in microbiology at the University of California at Davis. He was an assistant and associate professor of biology at the University of South Florida, and a professor and chair of the biology department of the University of West Georgia. He worked as a senior microbiologist for the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation at the State Department, and as a reviewer for the Interagency Select Agent Advisory Group for the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Stewart is currently a principal scientist with Applied Systems Research, Inc.

Introduction by Denton A. Cooley, M.D., President and Surgeon-in-Chief of the Texas Heart Institute, Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas