Spinal Column: Structure and Function in Man

Year Published: 1956

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: Last inspected: Answer print: 199005. Condition complete; torn performations/.35% shrinkage/brittle/scratchedLast inspected: Duplicate negative: 199005. Condition complete; goodAnswer print: B-wind; duplicate negative: A-windMP8124Associate producer, Robert LonginiThe structure and function of the human spinal column are explained in animation and live action of divers, swimmers, an athlete, a typist, and X-ray motion pictures of the spine in movement. The 33 bones of the spinal column are shown on a skeleton; the upper bones joined to the base of the skull; the middle vertebrae joined to the ribs; and the lower vertebrae to the pelvis. The protection the spinal column gives to the spinal cord is shown in animation. The cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal vertebrae are labeled. The natural curvatures of the normal spine are pointed out, as are the intervertebral discs and the openings in the vertebrae for nerves and blood vessels. The places of attachment of the muscles and ligaments are shown. The differences among the vertebrae are detailed and their function explainedVideocassette (Betacam SP)Received: Dec. 22, 1989 as a donation from Mapleton Public School

Complete Record: Last inspected: Answer print: 199005. Condition complete; torn performations/.35% shrinkage/brittle/scratched Last inspected: Duplicate negative: 199005. Condition complete; good Answer print: B-wind; duplicate negative: A-wind MP8124 Associate producer, Robert Longini The structure and function of the human spinal column are explained in animation and live action of divers, swimmers, an athlete, a typist, and X-ray motion pictures of the spine in movement. The 33 bones of the spinal column are shown on a skeleton; the upper bones joined to the base of the skull; the middle vertebrae joined to the ribs; and the lower vertebrae to the pelvis. The protection the spinal column gives to the spinal cord is shown in animation. The cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal vertebrae are labeled. The natural curvatures of the normal spine are pointed out, as are the intervertebral discs and the openings in the vertebrae for nerves and blood vessels. The places of attachment of the muscles and ligaments are shown. The differences among the vertebrae are detailed and their function explained Videocassette (Betacam SP) Received: Dec. 22, 1989 as a donation from Mapleton Public School