ALIMENTARY TRACT

Series: Univ of Chicago biological science series

Duration: 11 min

Year Published: 1938

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: Intended as a supplement to the instructional sound film "Digestion of Foods" (listed below). This picture deals in detail motility phenomena of the gastro-intestinal tract. Actual photography reveals different types of movement in the stomach, such as hypermotility, inhibition, antiperistalsis, hunger contractions and normal movements. Segmentation and peristalsis of the intestines are portrayed. Motility of intestinal villi is clearly shown in microcinematography. Collin motility in the dog and cat is observed in the processes of antiperistalsis.

Complete Record: Series: Univ of Chicago biological science series Dewey number: 612.3 Audience level: jh-sh-c Guide 15c Format/cost: 16-sd-$50 Distributors / rental: Not shown in source

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946