DVD

Cells, tissues, and skin [videorecording] / Films for the Humanities & Sciences.

Dean, Christine. (Added Author). Mathe, Erin. (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

After an introductory segment on cell characteristics, this program discusses the way human body cells function and combine into the structures that sustain life. Topics include membrane permeability and the processes of passive and active transport; cytoplasm, with its cytosol, organelles, and inclusions; the constituent parts of the nucleus and the stages and processes of the cell cycle; the four basic tissue types; and the skin, the body's largest organ.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. (DVD)
Publisher: Hamilton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book series of the same title by Chelsea House Publishers.
Formatted Contents Note:	Basis of life -- Cell membranes -- Movement through cell membranes -- Cytoplasm -- Nucleus -- Tissues -- Skin.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Executive producer, Craig Claudin; Videographers, Tim Lewis, Matt Bjur ; editor, Matt Bjur ; animators, Matt Bjur, Chris Parrish-Taylor.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Erin Mathe.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, full-screen presentation.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.