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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from publisher. Gardner, Jane P., author. Health science / by Jane P. Gardner ; science consultant, Russ Lewin, Science and Math Educator. pages cm. -- (Science 24/7) Audience: Grades 9 to 12 Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4222-3411-2 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-1-4222-3404-4 (series) -- ISBN 978-1-4222-8495-7 (ebook) 1. Health--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature. 2. Medicine--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature. 3. Medical technology--Mis- cellanea--Juvenile literature. I. Title. RA776.G225 2015 610--dc23 2015004997 IMPORTANT NOTICE The science experiments, activities, and information described in this publication are for educational use only. The publisher is not responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages as a re- sult of the uses or misuses of the techniques and information within.