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Bones, Cartilage, and Joints
This program deals with bone structure in great detail, covering bones, bone growth and loss, the nature of fractures and the process of healing, the joints and their function, and the causes and effects of rheumatism and arthritis. (28 minutes)(more details) |
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The Heart
This program deals in considerable detail with the structure and function of the heart: the nature and function of the valves, blood pressure, the relationship to the lungs and breathing. It also deals with such disorders as arrhythmia, angina pector...(more details) |
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The Brain
This program begins by looking at the smallest unit of the brain, the nerve cell, explaining the relationship between these cells and such functions as seeing, hearing, and speaking. It shows how the cells are units that develop and change as they fo...(more details) |
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Respiration
Without oxygen, humans cannot live. This program shows the role of breathing in supplying billions of body cells with oxygen: it explains the breathing mechanism; the function of the diaphragm and ribs; the chemical and neural aspects of breath; the ...(more details) |
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Nerves and Nerve Cells
This program shows the structure and functioning of nerve cells, and explains what happens during local anesthesia and what can be done when a nerve has been destroyed in an accident. (28 minutes)(more details) |
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