6 results for “fibre”

1. The Human Body

   Muscles

   fibres, some running the full length of the muscle. Inside each fibre are thousands of parallel

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2. The Human Body

   The Brain

   fibres called dendrites that receive signals, and a single long cable, the axon, that carries its own signal

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3. The Human Body

   Digestion

   fibre and whatever could not be digested, moves on. Large intestine: the bacterial garden The large

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4. The Human Body

   The Skeleton and Bones

   fibres, which give it flexibility and stop it shattering. The rest is mineral, mainly calcium phosphate

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5. The Human Body

   The Senses

   fibres to the brain, which does the rest: judging distance from the slight difference between the two eyes

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6. The Human Body

   Skin, Hair and Nails

   fibres that give skin its strength and stretch. The dermis holds blood vessels, nerve endings, sweat

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