Mazz Media
Blood Pressure (Measurement and Control)
In this live-action program viewers will learn that blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries and as the heart beats, it creates the pressure exerted by blood, moving blood throughout the circulatory...
Mazz Media
Negative Feedback Loop
In this live-action program viewers will learn that a negative feedback loop is a self-regulating system. Input to the system causes a variable to increase. The resulting output then reduces the input. Students will come to understand...
Curated Video
Understanding Reflex Arcs in the Nervous System
The video is a lesson on reflex arcs and the function of reflex actions in the nervous system. Using a hot pan as an example, the video describes how pain receptors in the skin detect a stimulus, which triggers a series of neuronal...
Curated Video
An Introduction to the Nervous System: Structure and Function
The video provides an overview of the nervous system, explaining what it is, how it works, and its different components. The narrator describes the function and role of sensory receptors, neurons (sensory, relay, and motor), and...
Curated Video
Focusing and Correcting Vision: Understanding the Eye
This is a lecture presentation on how the eye forms a clear, sharp image on the retina at the back of the eye. The lecture also explains the process by which the eye changes to focus on near and distant objects, accommodation. The...
Curated Video
Measuring Reaction Times through the Ruler Drop Test: Investigating the Effect of Practice
The video is a lecture presentation on measuring reaction times. The presenter explains the concept of reaction time. The hypothesis that is being investigated in the experiment is whether reaction times can be reduced with practice. The...
Curated Video
Understanding the Role of Kidneys in Maintaining Water and Mineral Balance
This video provides an overview of the function of the kidneys in the human body. It describes how the kidneys work to maintain the balance of water and mineral ions in the body, and how they remove waste products from the blood through...
Curated Video
Unraveling the Control and Coordination of Plant Growth: Understanding Phototropism and Gravitropism
The video discusses how plants grow and respond to changes in their environment through the use of plant hormones, specifically auxin. The presenter talks about the concept of tropism and how auxin controls the growth of both shoots and...
Curated Video
Osmoregulation: Maintaining the Balance of Water and Mineral Ions in the Body
This video is about osmoregulation, which is the control of the balance of water and mineral ions in the body. The video explains the importance of maintaining the correct balance of water in cells, as cells that gain or lose too much...
Curated Video
The Structure and Function of the Eye: A Comprehensive Overview
This video provides a detailed explanation of the structure and function of the eye, including the role of sensory receptor cells and the various parts of the eye such as the sclera, cornea, pupil, iris, lens, ciliary muscles, suspensory...
Curated Video
Adrenaline and Thyroxine: Hormones and their Effects on the Body
This video explains the functions and production of two important hormones in the body: adrenaline and thyroxine. The video provides a clear explanation for how adrenaline is released in times of stress or fear, and how it prepares your...
Curated Video
Understanding Homeostasis: Control of Blood Glucose Concentration
The video discusses the importance of glucose in the human body and how blood glucose concentration is monitored and controlled through the release of insulin by the pancreas. The video explains how insulin helps lower blood glucose...
Curated Video
Hemostasis | How We Stop Bleeding
Hemostasis is the process by which we stop bleeding. In this video, we’re going to get into the three mechanisms involved in the process of hemostasis - vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, and coagulation.
Curated Video
The Human Kidney: Anatomy and Physiology
In this lesson, we're looking at the anatomy and physiology of the kidneys. By the end, you will have a good understanding of the structure and function of the kidney. With the anatomy, we get into the three main parts of the kidney: The...
Curated Video
The Plasma Membrane - A view of the cell
The plasma membrane is responsible for maintaining a balance. In this section, I talk about both the structure and the function of the plasma membrane. I deal with the components of the plasma membrane and their functions.
Curated Video
Treating Kidney Failure: Dialysis and Transplants
This video discusses the importance of kidneys in the human body and explores two methods of treating kidney failure: kidney dialysis and kidney transplant. The process of dialysis, along with its advantages and disadvantages, are...
Mazz Media
Cardiovascular System (An Introduction)
In this live-action program viewers will learn that the cardiovascular system comprised of the heart and the circulatory system that includes the heart, blood vessels, and approximately five liters of blood. Students will come to...
Curated Video
Exploring the Uses of Plant Hormones for Human Benefit
This video explains how humans have found ways to utilize plant hormones, specifically auxins, gibberellins, and ethene, for their benefit. It explores different examples of how these hormones are used to control plant growth, produce...
Curated Video
How Insulin and Glucagon Control Blood Glucose Concentration
This video explains how the body regulates blood glucose levels through the hormones insulin and glucagon produced by the pancreas. The video also touches on the concept of negative feedback, where the body senses and responds to changes...
Curated Video
Reproductive Hormones: Their Roles and Functions in Human Beings
This video explains the concept of hormones and their roles in human reproduction. It explores the key reproductive hormones involved in the development of secondary sex characteristics during puberty. The video also discusses the four...
FuseSchool
Negative Feedback
Negative feedback sounds like a bad thing, right? Well actually it’s not bad at all. In fact it’s a very important process that occurs in our bodies all the time. But what does it actually do? What does negative feedback mean?
Curated Video
Understanding Diabetes and Its Treatment
This video provides an overview of diabetes. The video explains the role of insulin in regulating blood glucose concentration and the two types of diabetes - type 1 and type 2. It also discusses the causes and treatments for each type....
Curated Video
Introduction to Homeostasis and its Importance in the Human Body
This video provides an explanation of homeostasis. The video discusses the importance of homeostasis, particularly in relation to enzyme action and cell function, and provides examples of homeostasis in the human body, such as the...
Ancient Lights Media
Biological Classification - Characteristics of Living Things
Biological Classification Set: An introduction to Biological Classification, which begins with the seven characteristics that define living things.