Your body during adolescence

United States, 1954

Film

Episode of Series “Health and Safety for You”.
Eighteen young people from thirteen to fifteen are shown to vary widely in size and shape, although all are changing from childhood to adulthood. The film mentions the general functions of the endocrine glands and the influence of the pituitary glands on growth changes, which may normally occur in any order. The structure and functioning of the male and female reproductive organs are outlined.

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Credits

production company

McGraw-Hill Films

Audio Productions

Duration

00:10:48:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1954

Appears in

Group of items

Health and Safety for You

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012257

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Ephemeral films

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human reproduction

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Health and hygiene

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human reproduction

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

DVD [PAL]; Copy

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

Digital Betacam; Sub-master

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