The Work Of The Kidneys.

Duration: 1 reel

Year Published: 1946

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Animated drawings, together with laboratory demonstrations, describe the renal system, the formation of urine, regulation of blood composition, and the functioning of the bladder. Explains the relation of blood pressure to urine flow and the rate of secretion as affected by sugar, water, and temperature. Concludes with an analogy between kidney function and the action of a gyroscope.

Complete Record: THE WORK OF THE KIDNEYS. Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Anton J. Carlson, H. G. Swann, and F. J. Mullin, c1946. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Afrikaans version. Title on script: "Die Werk van die Niere." © Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 3Jul46; MP1873.

Metadata Source:Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education)