human skeleton

Providing examples from specific cases, this book discusses the studies of human body decomposition in body farms that determine postmortem interval, the period of time between death and discovery of the body.

Text and photographs describe the interactions of nerves, muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments in various kinds of movements and discuss such related topics as avoiding injury, body language, and aging.

Presents an illustrated discussion of the skeletal system, covering the types, structure, and various functions of bones and joints, problems such as breaks, arthritis, and scoliosis, and how to maintain a healthy skeletal system with diet and exercise.

Discusses what the skeletal system is, how it works, and how it may be affected by various injuries and diseases.

Explains what the skeletal system is, how it works, and its function in the human body. Includes photographs, illustrations, and a glossary.

Text and photographs provide a simple introduction to the human skeleton, describing the composition of bone, the names of individual bones, and the function of a skeleton.

Forensic scientist Bill Bass describes his decades of work at the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility, a hillside lab dedicated to the study of human decomposition, and discusses several criminal cases.

Text and illustrations, including xrays, provide a guided tour of the human skeleton, encouraging the reader to find and feel each bone as it is described.

Discusses the location and function of the various bones that make up the human skeleton.

An introduction to the roles that bones play in the body, such as supporting the body's weight and manufacturing blood cells.