Wonders of the Human Body Vol. 2

We adopted this curriculum for my Anatomy classes this year after searching for many years for a textbook based on a solid Biblical worldview. I so appreciate the work the Mitchells did in getting this important course into our homes and classrooms. It is going to enable me to reach even more hearts and minds with the realization of the awesome creation we see all around us. The images and content are so easy for my students to get through and allows us to cover a lot of information quickly. I am going to have a hard time getting through all of it in one year, but really appreciate the opportunity it offers.

This course will be super helpful for students looking into college, especially those with a future in healthcare. It dives deep into understanding how the body functions when healthy and the problems that arise when it doesn't. So much information is wrapped up in this series, Wonders of the Human Body Volume 1 and 2. Your child/ren will undoubtedly have a better understanding of God's grand design in making the human body.

This is one of the courses I wish I’d been able to take when I was a high school student. It is so amazing to see how wonderfully detailed the Creator made the human body. This course is well-organized, detailed, colorful, and engaging. The book is not just endless walls of text, like some are. It is detailed, yet understandable and not overwhelming. I like how the reproductive system is discussed from a biblical perspective, and is tastefully done. I would, however, caution parents to preview the information on vaccinations, as there are many who have different beliefs about this subject than those presented in the book. Overall, I would recommend this course for any high school student who is interested in a medical career or just curious about how our bodies function.

This course is a great continuation from the Anatomy and physiology 1 course for high schoolers. This set goes through the digestive system/metabolism, the reproductive system, and finally special systems. Worksheets are vocabulary, fill in the blanks and labeling of parts. At the end of each unit there is a quiz, every 2 quizzes there seems to be a test. The course book is very colorful and appealing to my high schooler, They use lots of charts, pictures and diagrams to get a lot of information into a chapter. I am very impressed with this course, and was actually more interested in this one over the first volume because it included the reproductive system. It can be very challenging to find the reproductive system taught tastefully and from a christian worldview. I was very pleased with how this unit was tackled, always pointing to Gods design, and giving students the facts in a mature manner.

"Anatomy & Physiology 2" by Master Books gives a detailed look at the human body's advanced systems. The book is easy to follow with helpful illustrations, covering topics like the nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. It's a great starting point for those interested in healthcare or biology, providing a strong foundation for deeper study. This book is a valuable tool for students and anyone curious about how the body works.

Covers: The Digestive System & Metabolism, The Reproductive System, Special Systems (Blood, Lymphatic, Immune, Urinary, Endocrine, and, Integumentary).

As you examine the human body closely, you will see that it cannot be by accident. It can only be the product of a Master Designer. Two things that I loved about this book were all of vibrant pictures and images along with the “Designed by the Master” section of each lesson. That section is so interesting because it explains how & why God created that part of the body.

Wonders of the Human Body, Volume 2 is the second part of the high school level Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology which covers the units of the digestive system and metabolism, the reproductive system, and special systems. Special systems include the blood, lymphatic, immune, urinary, endocrine, and integumentary systems. Volume 1 of the series includes the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems.

A separate teacher guide is available to go through this volume with a 36-week schedule and worksheets to go along with each lesson.

This volume is very impressive as an introduction to anatomy and physiology. It does an excellent job introducing the systems covered in the book. This would be a great introductory course to go through with a student that might be interested in a career in the medical field. It definitely leaves room to go even more in depth on a subject if the student should desire to.

A few notes:

Master Books always does an excellent job at pointing the student back to Scripture and God as Creator, and this course does exactly that. Designed by the Master sections also emphasizes this throughout the text, as does the closing chapters of each unit.

The text is written in a simple language that's easily understandable, yet goes into enough depth to get a detailed understanding of every subject discussed. The graphics and images are very helpful in understanding.

Reproduction was tastefully discussed. I love how the text states that God designed a man and woman’s anatomy to fit perfectly together and specifies that of a husband and wife. Anatomical images are included, but I did not find them to be inappropriate for the intended student of this course.

There are some hot topics briefly touched on. Vaccines for example. The text, like I said, is brief, which leaves it up to you how in-depth you want to go into the subject matter. I actually appreciate this and do not look at it as a negative.

I would definitely recommend this course (both volumes 1 and 2) to anyone looking for an introduction to anatomy and physiology that points to God as Creator.

I received a free copy of the digital format of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

Wonders of the Human Body vol.2 is a very informative high school level course. It is written in a very interesting and easy to understand way, even while tackling some hard-to-understand topics. The pictures and diagrams are very helpful for visual learners and keep the interest for all. I was impressed with the biblical way information is presented and overall it is a great book for teens to use. I was surprised that the section on vaccines didn’t show both sides, or at least address the controversy, but rather seemed to show the information as fact. As with any book, this can easily be discussed within the family that may have differing views. It would not keep my family from using and loving the book. I received a free digital copy of this product in exchange of an honest review.

This book covers various parts of anatomy including reproductive anatomy. The book is thorough and solid while still being appropriate. It is very in depth and good for high school students. I really appreciated that the graphics were drawings that showed the various parts of the anatomy in a clinical sense but were not inappropriate for older students. There was a lot of great information and in addition to the basic anatomical information there were a lot of really interesting facts and information. I also appreciated that the nutritional information brought up that BMI was not always a good gauge of a healthy weight. Being able to share this important content with my children from a Christian worldview was very important to me.
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review*

I am always supportive of updating material. Always supportive of offering alternatives to what is currently available.

I can't say I will be changing my high school Scope and Sequence to be adding this one. However, I will keep it in the digital files section to be used with the Intro to Anatomy series currently offered.

Reproduction was handled tastefully and within the scope of what is Biblical. I appreciated this very much. Pictures are included.

Easy to skip sections that do not allign with your beliefs which is nice and brings me to the next topic.

The reason I deducted stars: I believe some matters of health should be handled with a very non-bias approach and careful wording. One of these happens to be vaccines - ahh.....the hot topic of the last few years. I am, and always have been, very much of the mindset that individuals must make their own decisions. However, I realize that each individual, by default, has a bias. That being said I had my children read this section and asked their opinion - and to make clear my oldest child does not share my bias. All four of my older children gave the same opinion: the curriculum should present how a vaccine is made, what standards are used to test it's effectiveness against a disease, what it's contraindications are or at the very least point out that EVERY vaccine known to man has contraindications, ect. This material states that the Covid vaccine is effective. Is that true? To my knowledge at time of printing a full list of contraindications, side-effects, etc had not even been released. Therefore one would be hard pressed to say that there was an effectiveness against a virus that it seems those with the shot and those without out are still being infected by said virus. And to state that "symptoms would have been worse" is quite subjective based upon the current health and health history of the person with the virus.