Digestion and Nutrition
This program examines the chemical structure of food and the human body’s ability to convert food into fuel and raw materials. Major and minor nutrients are defined, catabolism and anabolism are contrasted, and the function of the digestive tract ...
Digestive system: your personal power plant
This program examines the processes by which the digestive system acts as a power plant for the body by turning food into energy. Topics discussed include the process of energy conversion; the structure and function of the organs of the digestive sy...
Miracle of the human body: the digestive and renal system
Using the latest in 3-D graphics, medical imaging and cadaver specimens, see the human body’s digestive system revealed in ways never seen before. The human body needs to take in food and water found in the environment, and through an almost mirac...
Breakdown
This program, from The Living Body series, investigates the digestive consequences when a family sits down to lunch. As the first morsel is put into the mouth, the camera watches from inside as the molars clamp down and the process of breakdown and ...