This film is an exposition of the human body’s three lines of defence against disease: the skin, the phagocytic cells and lymphatics, and the blood. Types of antibodies and their effect, the action of the liver and the spleen, and the application of a defence mechanism in specific cases are studied in detail. Immunology is also studies, and microphotography shows us phagocytosis.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001353
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Defense reaction (Physiology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood - Diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Defense reaction (Physiology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Immunization
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Natural immunity
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physiology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Defense reaction (Physiology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human biology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)