By means of laboratory demonstrations, animated drawings, and microphotography, the phenomena associated with variations in body temperature in animals and in human beings are shown. The blood stream is shown to be the distributor of heat energy; foods eaten are, therefore, important to body temperature. The function of the hypothalamus is compared with that of a thermostat.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002379
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood - Circulation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body temperature
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body temperature - Regulation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Energy metabolism
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)