Layla’s heart thumped. She looked at her own hands. She had always been told that her family were pearl divers and camel herders. But the book was saying that their very cells remembered the desert. The sodium-potassium pumps in her neurons worked harder to keep her hydrated. Her sweat glands were denser than a European’s. She wasn't just living in the UAE. She was made of it.
: Explores major human body systems—such as the respiratory, digestive, and excretory systems—and how they maintain homeostasis. biology book grade 9 advanced uae
Layla’s heart thumped. She looked at her own hands. She had always been told that her family were pearl divers and camel herders. But the book was saying that their very cells remembered the desert. The sodium-potassium pumps in her neurons worked harder to keep her hydrated. Her sweat glands were denser than a European’s. She wasn't just living in the UAE. She was made of it.
: Explores major human body systems—such as the respiratory, digestive, and excretory systems—and how they maintain homeostasis.