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Human bodies contain 206 major bones. Without these bones our bodies would have no shape, nor the ability to move. This program looks at the make up of the skeleton, its functions, how we move, how to look after our bones, and what can go wrong with bones.

Learn about how joints are structured and how they facilitate our movement.--Publisher.

Whether you're a 98-pound weakling or a muscle-bound Hercules, you're going to want to watch this program. The Standard Deviants explore the many muscles of the human body, from the biggest to the smallest. They'll also exercise your intellect as you learn about all the joints that help your body bend, grasp, tilt, twist, and turn.

Review your understanding of the human skeletal system, its functions, and structure.--Publisher.

Chances are you either know, or you are, a cyborg: a person who is aided or enhanced by embedded technology, such as artificial limbs or pacemakers. But advances in science are taking us beyond replacement parts and into a new realm. They are expanding the range of our senses and changing the nature of the human body and mind. Breakthrough fusions of biology and technology are making us stronger, faster and smarter. But as the natural and the man-made...

The human head is exceptional. It accommodates four of our five senses, encases the brain, and boasts the most expressive set of muscles in the body. It is our most distinctive attribute and connects our inner selves to the outer world. Yet there is a dark side to the head's preeminence, one that has, in the course of human history, manifested itself in everything from decapitation to headhunting. So explains anthropologist Frances Larson in this...

Provides a series of photos, by region, that illustrate important landmarks in surface anatomy and bones of the skeleton. A third series of images provide students with an understanding of the many ways to study both normal anatomy and applied anatomy in clinical medicine for the diagnosis of disease.

Scientists at the University of Jena are attempting to discover the secrets of movement using a high-speed X-ray machine. It is only in movement that the sophisticated interplay of bones, tendons and muscles that nature has perfected over the course of evolution is revealed.The images produced are breathtaking and unusual: a cat jumps onto the laboratory table - the camera first shows it in super slow motion, and in the next instant we see through...

In this program, Dr. Alice Roberts charts the advance from Australopithecus to Homo erectus and beyond to demonstrate what the modern skeleton reveals about human evolution. Examining the traits of chimps and an intriguing Sahelanthropus hominid fossil, she also discusses the role of bipedalism in the emergence of Homo sapiens. Along the way, viewers learn what running shoes to wear, the purpose of armpit hair, and whether back pain is an inevitable...