A study of the digestive organs and the theory of digestion. Filmed experiments on rabbits discount the mechanical hypotheses of digestion and the effect of saliva on bread, changing starch to glucose, demonstrates the action of digestive enzymes. The wall of the intestine is also shown.
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ACMI Identifier
320744
Language
English
Subject categories
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Digestion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physiology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)