Preston, Penny.

Controlling the blood / by Penny Preston. - Collingwood, ON. : Saunders Book Co., c2011. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. - How your body works. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Blood is crucial -- What's in your blood? -- Bleeding and clotting -- Making new cells -- Traveling around -- Arteries and veins -- A powerful pump -- Flowing through the heart -- A regular beat -- Blood pressure -- Cleaning your blood -- Passing through filters -- Water on the move.

"Discusses blood and its role in functioning and protecting the body"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781607530510 (lib. bdg.) 9781926722610 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2009031778

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Blood.

LC Class. No.: QP91 / .P727 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 612.1/1