Curated Video
Human Defense Systems: Physical and Chemical Barriers and the Specific Immune System
This video explains the human defense systems and how our bodies protect against pathogens or microorganisms that cause diseases. The video emphasizes three main ways of defending ourselves against pathogens: physical barriers, chemical...
Visual Learning Systems
Healthy Digestive and Excretory Systems: Common Digestive Problems
This program reviews what our body does with the food we consume, and covers the major digestive organs and processes. The fundamental processes by which the body disposes of various types of wastes via the excretory system are also...
Next Animation Studio
FDA approves first indigestible medical sensor
The FDA has approved the first medical sensor pill that sends biostat messages to a smartphone via a patch worn on the stomach. The pill tells a patient whether they have taken their medication, and can also record vital stats such as...
Curated Video
Why Does Your Stomach Hurt When You Laugh Too Much?
Laughter is universal and unifying; it helps break the ice and is notoriously contagious. If you see a person or group of people laughing, the odds are high that you might also join the laughter train. Laughing along helps us cope with...
Curated Video
Physical Physical Digestion: The Role of Teeth and Other Digestive Processes
This video is a lecture presentation on physical digestion. The speaker discusses the process of breaking down food into smaller pieces without any chemical changes to the food molecules, which is known as physical digestion. The role of...
Curated Video
Stomach Drop Feeling: Why Does Your Stomach “Drop” When You’re Anxious?
When we experience anxiety, our sympathetic nervous system is activated and initiates the fight-or-flight response. This response is a host of physiological changes that prepare us to either fight or flee. One of the effects of the...
Cerebellum
The Human Body Major Systems & Organs - Genetics And The Digestive System
The human body is a wondrously complex machine made of flesh, bone, muscles, organs, blood vessels and highly specialized systems that function together to sustain life. This fascinating third part of The Human Body series examines the...
Catalyst University
Alcohol Dehydrogenase: Physiology, Biochemistry, and Mechanism
Alcohol Dehydrogenase: Physiology, Biochemistry, and Mechanism
Global Health with Greg Martin
Global Health Cancer - 10 facts
This global health video blog provides 10 facts about cancer.
Curated Video
Can A Whale Swallow You Whole?
Whales, in general, are not capable of swallowing a human being and therefore will not eat you. However, there is a species of whales that does pose a legitimate challenge to that general theory: sperm whales. Whales are generally not...
Visual Learning Systems
Food and Digestion: Journey Through the Digestive Tract
Every day we eat a wide variety of food to provide the body with the energy it needs. All food is not the same and contains different types of nutrients. This series of programs explores the six major groups of nutrients....
Healthcare Triage
The Facts About SIDS and Swaddling
My physician-gaming-group-friends are being swamped by concerned parents because of a new study in Pediatrics that has led to many news articles declaring that swaddling - wrapping an infant tightly in a cloth or blanket - may increase...
Mazz Media
Pseudo-Ruminant
This live-action video program is about the pseudo-ruminant digestive system. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Alcohol and the Human Body - Part 1
An excerpt from Alcohol and the Human Body, a 1949 production of Encyclopaedia Britannica Films.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ronald Heifetz - On Leadership
Ronald Heifetz founded the Center for Public Leadership and is the King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School. Heifetz speaks extensively and advises heads of governments, businesses, and...
Catalyst University
Prions | Mechanism of Classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (cCJD)
In this video, I discuss the mechanism of development and propagation of Classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD).
Curated Video
SPECIAL: CONSTIPATION BEGONE!
Wai Lana shows you a very effective yoga technique for relieving constipation, whether mild or long-standing.
JJ Medicine
Acute Gastritis (Stomach Inflammation) | Causes, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Acute Gastritis (Stomach Inflammation) | Causes, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Acute gastritis is a condition involving inflammation of the gastric (stomach) mucosa. A wide variety of factors can cause acute gastritis including...
Curated Video
Digestive System: Ingestion to Egestion Explained in Simple Words
The digestive system is the system that helps us break down the food we eat to its basic nutrients so that our body can use those nutrients to get energy. The digestive system is composed of the long continuous alimentary tract or...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Understanding the Mystery of Side Stitches: Theories and Anatomy Explained
In this video, the speaker discusses the various theories surrounding side stitches, or exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP). Using a cadaver to demonstrate the anatomy of the abdominal cavity, the speaker explores the...
Guinness World Records
Orbax and Pepper react to the loudest burp
Orbax and Pepper react to the video of Paul Hunn performing his loud burps, giving some scientific analysis of the process of burping. Can be used in conjunction with the original Loudest burp video.
Independent Producers
"Guts" and Stress Relief
Everyone has fears and worries of one kind or another. When dealing with them, it can be helpful to have support and to know that others have similar feelings. The book Guts, by Raina Telgemeier, is the story of Raina, a young girl who...