| Description |
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
The Body invaders |
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Discovery Channel University |
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Body invaders.
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Discovery Channel University.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Performer |
Host, Katherine "Kat" Carney. |
| Credits |
Producer, Ron Blau. |
| Note |
Originally produced for Discovery Health Channel, c2001. |
| Summary |
Explores all 24 feet of the human gastrointestinal tract, stopping at each stage of digestion for a close-up study of the organs involved. In addition, food-borne illnesses, gastroesophageal reflux disease, lactose intolerance, ulcers caused by H. pylori, Crohn's disease, and traveler's diarrhea are explained by experts from Tufts Medical Schools Lahey Clinic, the City of Boston Health Department, the New England Medical Center, and elsewhere. OR footage of gall bladder surgery and intestinal imaging via colonoscopy are featured. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Digestion -- physiology.
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Digestive System -- anatomy & histology.
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Digestive System Diseases.
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Digestion.
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Digestive organs.
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Gastrointestinal system -- Physiology.
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| Added Author |
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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Discovery Health Channel.
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Big Rock Productions.
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| Music No. |
FFH 29621 Films for the Humanities & Sciences |
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