Channel Four (Great Britain)
Series
Language
English
Description
Illustrates the structure and function of the knee through the diagnosis and treatment of injuries suffered by the Harvard University football team and ballet dancers. This program introduces movement and the human skeleton, structure and function of joints, bone growth, injury, treatment and repair, positive and negative effects of exercise and degenerative diseases.
2) The senses
Series
Language
English
Description
"This program examines the role that our senses play in providing us with information about the world around us. Our brain depends upon the information from all our senses being integrated so that the brain is provided with consistent data that it can use to direct our actions. The program demonstrates how the senses of sight and balance operate as well as how they interact with each other. The program provides a complete introduction to the following...
3) Homeostasis
Series
Language
English
Description
"In order to understand homeostasis in a natural setting, this program observes what happens in the body during a marathon race. By monitoring various physiological responses of one [of] the runners, we show many changes and adjustment being made as the race progresses ... The program provides a complete introduction to the following topics: homeostatic mechanisms within the body, regulation of temperature, regulation of blodd sugar, feedback systems,...