B02965 - Body by Design - book

Body by Design: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body defines the basic anatomy and physiology in each of the 11 body systems from a creation science viewpoint. Every chapter examines different organs and structures giving evidence for theistic design. Focus sections that highlight the interwoven complexity between the body systems are also included. Students are challenged to think through the evidence—the facts as we know them today—and to consider the statistical likelihood of macro evolution. The end result is an effective interwoven presentation of anatomy, physiology, and creation.

From the back cover:

Special explorations into each body system look closely at disease aspects, current events and discoveries, while profiling the classic and contemporary scientists and profiling the classic and contemporary scientists and physicians who have made remarkable breakthroughs in studies of the different areas of the human body.

Body by Design is an ideal textbook for Christian high school or college students as it utilizes tables, graphs, focus sections, diagrams, and illustrations to provide clear examples and explanations of the ideas presented. Questions at the end of each chapter challenge the student to think through the evidence presented.

Dr. Alan Gillen is a biologist and zoologist with a doctorate in Science Education. Having taught biology for two decades at all grade levels, Dr. Gillen is presently a professor at Pensacola Christian College in Florida.

Table of Contents:

1. Recognizing Design in the Human Body
2. Origins of the Human Body
3. Discovering DNA, Cells and Tissue
4. Exploring Development: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
5. Exploring the Skeletal System in the Multifaceted Body Framework
6. Exploring Interwoven Designs of the Muscular Systems
7. A Voyage into the Multifaceted Digestive System
8. Inferring Designs in the Excretory System
9. A Journey into the Heart and Bloodstream
10. Investigating the Respiratory System and the Lungs
11. Exploring the Nervous System, the Brain, and Pain
12. "All or None" Sensory Systems: The Eye and the Ear
13. Investigating the Body in Balance: The Endocrine System
14. Detecting Diseases: The Human Body Defense Systems
15. Classic and Contemporary Explorations in the Human Body
16. The Wisdom of the Body

• Title: Body by Design
• Item#: B02965
• ISBN: 0-89051-296-5
• Size: 159 pages
• Length: 10.88
• Width: 8.50
• Weight: 1.1
• Copyright: 2001

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