This film shows how the electrical impulses produced by movement and tension of a muscle are transmitted to and received from the nervous system. The techniques for isolating a muscle spindle and keeping it alive outside the body are demonstrated.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007370
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Anatomy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Muscles
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nervous system
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Neurophysiology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)