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The Wonders of the Human Body Series Volume One examines the systems of the body revealing both how they have been designed by the Master Creator and how they function. Master Books includes this as the student text in Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology Volume One, a homeschool science curriculum for high school students. Beautiful full-color images bring to life the study of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems.
High school students discover more of God’s awe-inspiring work in the Wonders of the Human Body Volume 1. Drs. Tommy and Elizabeth Mitchell, both Vanderbilt educated medical doctors, creationists, and homeschoolers, wrote this series together to reveal the wonder of God and the authority of His written word.
Wonders of the Human Body Volume 1 uses engaging text and beautiful images to help high school students explore the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems. Students will also discover the problems that occur when our bodies are damaged by disease or injury.
Topics covered in this text help students:
Learn the incredible design of the human heart and how it is really two pumps in one
Identify how blood moves through an incredible network of arteries and veins
Investigate what “blood pressure” is and the marvelous systems that help regulate it
Explore how the respiratory system allows us to get the “bad air out” and the “good air in”
Review the ins and outs of the bones in your skeleton and how they function
Discover details as to how your marvelous muscles move you
Master Books includes the Wonders of the Human Body Volume 1 as the student text in Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology Volume One, a homeschool science curriculum for high school students.
Table of Contents
Unit 1: The Musculoskeletal System
Foundations
1. Introduction
2. Cells
3. Tissues
4. Organs & Organ Systems
5. Homeostasis
The Skeletal System
1. Functions of the Skeletal System
2. Bones
3. The Skeleton
The Muscular System
1. Muscle Basics
2. Muscles...How They Move Me!
Unit 2: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
The Cardiovascular System
1. Introduction
2. The Heart
3. Two Kinds of Hearts
4. Blood Vessels
5. Physiology of Circulation
6. The Circulatory System
The Respiratory System
1. Breathing—No Big Deal?
2. How We Breathe
3. Is This "Design" Just an Accident?
Unit 3: The Nervous System
1. Introduction
2. Structure of Nervous Tissue
3. Nerve Signals
4. The Central Nervous System
5. The Peripheral Nervous System
6. Special Sneses
7. The Gospel
Glossary
Index
About the Author
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Customer Reviews
5
Great introduction to Anatomy & Physiology!
Review byHP
Excellent choice for Anatomy & Physiology written from a Christian perspective! This book is engaging, detailed, and thorough! Highly recommend!!
5
An amazing work!
Review byAParadis
I was instantly captured by this book when I ordered it! I couldn't wait to get my hands on it! I have been looking for a good high school level Anatomy and Physiology course for my classes and have begged several Christian publishers to release a course using a Biblical worldview for this essential class. I am attempting to cram both volumes into one year, so we will see how it goes but my students are loving it as well, so I think it will be a hit for all of us!
As a teacher in a Christian school, I treat each curriculum choice as if it were for my own children (partly because it actually was for all of their HS educations) and take my job very seriously in delivering content that builds their worldview instead of causing them to question it. Masterbooks has provided so many resources in other books and I am so glad to see this subject now getting the attention we have needed for so long.
Thank you to the authors, I appreciate the years of dedication it took for them to complete it and wish Dr. Tommy Mitchell were still here for me to thank in person. Thank you to his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell for completing this amazing work!
5
A Great High School Course
Review byVirginia
The Wonders of the Human Body Vol 1 is a great high school course and introduction to the study of human anatomy and physiology. This volume is split into three units. Unit one includes and introduction and covers cells, tissues, organs, organ systems and homeostasis as well as the skeletal and muscle systems. Unit two covers the cardiovascular system, and respiratory systems. Unit three covers the nervous system and includes a short chapter on the Gospel, which points everything back to Christ. The pictures and diagrams are incredibly colorful which is fantastic for visual learners. The "Designed by the Master" info boxes are interesting tidbits that point the reader to our Creator. This course is based on a solid biblical creationist worldview and is a wonderful addition to any homeschool library. I look forward to using this to teach my kids.
5
Excellent
Review byAbbie
This colorful book is great! I loved the pictures and descriptions. My children love the book and how it lays out the information on the body.
Excellent resource.
5
Fabulous Anatomy & Physiology Course
Review byLacee
Wonder's of the Human Body Volume 1 covers the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular & the respiratory systems, and the nervous system. This revised edition (originally individual books with the first two sections geared towards one year for Jr. High, and the third section and first section of Vol 2 being the second year) was amazingly done. This Volume is a one year High School curriculum along with the Teacher's Guide. The pictures are amazing throughout the entire book. The explanations alongside the pictures are incredible. The author uses a conversational tone that helps the reader to truly understand the material. I appreciate how well the information is presented. My two younger (PreK and 1st grade) kids enjoy looking at the pictures and I am able to use the text and adapt it to explain to them what they are seeing with the pictures. I obviously wouldn't recommend this for kids that young, but they still like looking at the pictures and getting a brief exposure to the topic. This is definitely a course I would recommend for your High School students.
5
A Great Introduction to the Human Body
Review byBecky V.
Wonders of the Human Body Volume 1 is the first part of the high school level Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology which covers the units of the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and the nervous system.
— Not common in textbooks today, so it is greatly appreciated that you are consistently pointed back to Scripture and God as Creator in every topic studied. And even bigger - the Gospel is presented at the very end of the book.
— The images and graphics are absolutely gorgeous & are a great aid in understanding the text. This textbook is perfect for the visual learner.
— The text is written in a simple language that easily understandable, yet goes into enough depth to get a detailed understanding of every subject discussed.
— My favorite: any text found in a green, gray, or light blue box (depending on which system you are studying)! These include tips, Designed by the Master, and other interesting facts, all related the topic being studied to the world around us and God’s intricate design.
This is a great course for anyone looking for an introduction to anatomy and physiology that points to God as Creator.
4
We are not here by accident
Review byLaurie
This course shows God’s amazing design of the human body.
The colorful pictures and beautiful illustrations that are throughout each and every chapter give helpful visualization to the lessons.
My favorite part of this course has to be the special section of each chapter called So Simple Yet So Complex. It dives into specific working parts of the body like how the heart pumps blood, programmed cell death, the human voice, and more.
The days are set up as 2 days per chapter
Day 1 is reading Day 2 is answering definitions, 10 fill in the blanks, and filling in a model. Which was a bit much for my daughter. She would have enjoyed the course a little more if it was set up differently. We plan to continue the series volume 2 but adjust the course.
5
Think of this as an owner’s manual to your body!
Review byKathleen
Covers: The Musculoskeletal System, The Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems, and the Nervous System
My son is very visual, so the vibrant pictures helped him to ‘see’ all the parts of his body that this book describes. We loved the ‘Designed by the Master’ part of every lesson. That section explains how and why God created that part of the body.
I highly recommend this book to learn about the workings of your body.
5
True Christian Anatomy and Physiology curriculum
Review byYulia
Wonders of the Human Body Volume 1 is a science curriculum meant for High schoolers to study physiology and anatomy. I like the style it is written in. The author was able to explain pretty complex topics in the easy to understand language. The book is engaging and very educational. I also love how many facts are added to teach the creationism and disprove evolution. This is a true Christian science textbook full of wonderful pictures and great information. The pictures are great for visual learners. Highly recommend it!
5
Wonderful Intro to Anatomy & Physiology
Review byCrystal
Wonders of the Human Body Volume 2 is a highly engaging introduction to anatomy and physiology. There are full-color pages and diagrams on every page, helping to make the concepts clear to both auditory and visual learners. I found the text to be both easy to read and interesting, as it instructs the student while maintaining wonder at God’s creation. Written in a conversational tone, it is both appropriate as a read aloud to different age levels, or independently by the student.
The “Designed by the Master,” info boxes are my favorite. You’ll find several in each lesson, and they detail a special purpose or design for what you’re learning about. They also will openly present the evolutionary perspective, yet teach the creationist truth. I love how apologetics is so seamlessly woven into this curriculum.
