In touch with the world

United States, 1982

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Episode of Series “The Human senses”.
Explains the functions of the human skin as a sense organ and the ability of the receptors to differentiate between at least five different kinds of sensations - touch, pressure, heat, cold and pain. Shows how the sense of touch has contributed to human development and adaptation of the human species to its environment.

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Credits

production company

James B. Maas and David H. Gluck Productions

National Geographic Society

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1982

Appears in

The Human senses

Group of items

The Human senses

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303197

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Touch

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Senses and sensation

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

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

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Senses and sensation

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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