Human Body Series
(Includes all 4 titles below)

Available in DVD or VHS. The complete series is on 1 DVD for instant access to the content chapters in all 4 videos. Extra features of the DVD include indexes, labeled slides, glossary, animations, English subtitles, and an iMovie project.

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Bones and Muscles

This video explores the characteristics of the skeletal and muscular systems, discusses the different types of muscles and joints in the human body, and gives examples of how we use them everyday. Other terminology includes: tissue, periosteum, compact bone, marrow, calcium, cartilage, immovable joints, spongy bone, vertebrae, muscle fibers, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and involuntary muscle.
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Circulation and Respiration

This program discusses the importance of monitoring the cardiovascular system and explains the process of respiration in the body. Animations demonstrate how the organs in the heart work to pump blood throughout the body. Other terminology includes: blood vessel, artery, pulse, vein, aorta, septum, atrium, ventricle, capillaries, pulmonary circulation, systemic circulation, coronary circulation, blood pressure, sphygmomanometer, plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelet, lungs, and alveoli.
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Digestion and Excretion

Graphic demonstrations explain the processes of digestion and excretion. The categories of nutrients are summarized using examples of the foods we eat. Other terminology includes: proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, stomach, mechanical digestion, chemical digestion, ingestion, esophagus, peristalsis, small and large intestines, nephrons and kidneys.
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Nervous and Endochrine Systems

Students will learn the three main types of neurons and how they travel through the body's nerve network. Diagrams explain how information is received using our sensory organs and then processed by the central and peripheral nervous systems. Other terminology includes: stimuli, response, nerve impulse, sensory neuron, motor neuron, interneuron, effector, synapse, senses, hormone, adrenal glands and adrenaline.
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