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OOKSOURCEMuscles and the Skeletal System
CBM107
ARTIFICIAL BODY PARTS
Video
Some recent strides in medical engineering are discussed, including limb prostheses,
hip replacements, and the latest biomedical materials in blood vessel grafts and joint and
limb replacements 26 minutes.
CBM108
BASIC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
Video
This program introduces the development of bone. It includes the structural
components and the generalized parts of bone, lists the basic functions of the skeletal
system, and describes the haversian system. 6 minutes.
CBM109
BONES AND JOINTS
Video
This video describes the structure and function of joints, and the relationship of
movement to the human skeleton. Bone growth, injury, treatment and repair are
explored, as are degenerative diseases. The positive and negative effects of
exercise are discussed. The structure and function of the knee are clearly
illustrated as we follow the diagnosis and treatment of injuries suffered by the Harvard
University football team. 20 minutes.
CBM110
BONES, CARTILAGE AND JOINTS
Video
Bones are much stronger than we would imagine, and together with the cartilage and the
joints, they make up an extremely ingenious system of support and motion. 30
minutes.
CBM111
HOW YOUR BODY WORKS: BONE AND MUSCLE
Video
The human body is capable of carrying out an amazing variety of movements. This
program shows that those complicated movements are made possible through the interaction
of bone and muscle. X-ray photography is used to show integral bones and groups of
bones and their important features and functions. The role of bones and muscles as a
framework for the rest of the body is emphasized, and the movement facilitated by joints
is clearly illustrated. 16 minutes.
CBM112
HUMAN FACIAL EXPRESSION
Video
The muscles utilized in facial expressions are painted onto the expressionless face of
a mime and are identified. With the paint still in place, the mime uses particular
muscles to illustrate a range of expressions. The mime’s particular talent of
exaggerating expression makes the instruction especially rewarding for students of both
physiology and drama. 15 minutes.
CBM118
MOVING PARTS
Video
This program shows how the cerebellum coordinates muscle activity, and how position
sensors of the muscles and joints and the balancing mechanism of the inner ear
function. The motions of a water skier show how muscles, joints, and organs link
up. The role of joints is explained, and film of the interior of a human knee shows
clearly how lubricating fluid is produced. 26 minutes.
CBM120
MUSCLE CONTRACTION
Slide/Cassette
This program covers the way a muscle acts during a contraction, the nerve impulses
which assist the muscle in contracting, and the differences between skeletal, smooth, and
cardiac muscle. 68 slides.
CBM121
MUSCLE: DYNAMICS OF CONTRACTION
Video
This program defines three types of muscle: smooth, cardiac, and skeletal.
Electron micrographs reveal that the contractile properties of the whole muscle can be
explained in terms of the properties of a single cell. 22 minutes.
CBM122
MUSCLE POWER
Video
This program demonstrates, on a microscopic level, what happens when a kung fu master
is at work: how muscles work, how two types of muscle cells telescoping against each
other produce enormous strength as they work in large numbers, and how muscles of the
heart and digestive tract move without conscious direction. 26 minutes.
CBM123A
MUSCLES
Video
The widespread nature of muscle tissue in the body is introduced as this program looks
at the complex movements involved in the exercise of rowing. The nature of muscle
itself is examined from its gross structure to its detailed microstructure, where chemical
energy is harnessed to produce movement. As muscle forms the basis for much of a
person’s body shape, we explore the ways in which this shape can be changed by the
activities we perform. The location and uses of smooth, skeletal and cardiac muscles
are described, as well as aerobic and anaerobic respiration and neuromuscular
disease. 20 minutes.
CBM123B
MUSCLES
Video
What muscle tissue is and how different types of muscles operate individually and
together. 28 minutes.
CBM132
MUSCLES: THEIR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Video
Viewers learn about the three types of muscles and what each type does in this program
that demonstrates how to develop endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory
fitness. Includes a Teacher’s Guide. 25 minutes.
CBM134
THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM
Video
Presents the functions and characteristics of the muscles. Muscles are described
as the agents providing the energy that accomplishes work. Discusses the
morphological and functional differences of skeletal, visceral, and cardiac muscles.
The anatomy of skeletal muscles is approached through the origin, insertion, and body of
specific muscles. 25 minutes.
CBM136
ORGANIZATION OF THE AXIAL SKELETON
Video
This program presents the component parts of the axial skeleton, markings found on some
of the bones, and fontanels and sutures of the skull and their locations. 18
minutes.
CBM138
THE PECTORAL GIRDLE AND UPPER EXTREMITIES
Video
The bones included in this anatomical program are identified and described, along with
markings on the bones. This is one of two modules describing the appendicular
skeleton. 8 minutes.
CBM140
THE POWER WHICH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS
Video
Muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and joints combine to make up a seemingly simple
locomotion system. It is controlled consciously and involuntarily by means of a
complex system of electrical impulses and chemical reactions. Our muscles need to
receive an adequate supply of fuel if they are to function properly. It is this that
enables us to use their power in a coordinated and purposeful manner. 30 minutes.
CBM144
THE SKELETON
Video
X-ray pictures, diagrams, and detailed close-ups of several types of bones aid viewers
in identifying the structure, function, composition, and overall coordination of the
skeleton. 17 minutes.
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