Ingestion and Digestion

Duration: 33

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1961

Creator: CRM/McGraw-Hill Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Tells why animals eat and explains how some parts of the digestive systems operate. Compares nutritional needs of animals with those of green plants. Uses microcinephotography to show ingestion and use of cilia among simple microorganisms. Examines tooth structure as a key to the entire animal. Diagrams man's digestive system stressing enzymes and their function. Mentions Dr. William Beaumont's work with San Martin and his exposed stomach. Talks of food as a concern to some surgical patients and points out similarity of dog's systems to man's. Describes an operation procedure on dogs and tells of various digestion tests possible with it. Guest lecturer Beverly Reynolds, University of Maryland Medical School.

Complete Record: Tells why animals eat and explains how some parts of the digestive systems operate. Compares nutritional needs of animals with those of green plants. Uses microcinephotography to show ingestion and use of cilia among simple microorganisms. Examines tooth structure as a key to the entire animal. Diagrams man's digestive system stressing enzymes and their function. Mentions Dr. William Beaumont's work with San Martin and his exposed stomach. Talks of food as a concern to some surgical patients and points out similarity of dog's systems to man's. Describes an operation procedure on dogs and tells of various digestion tests possible with it. Guest lecturer Beverly Reynolds, University of Maryland Medical School.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.