Human body

Mannucci, Mark. (Added Author). Bowman, Ron. (Added Author). Macdonald, Toby. (Added Author). Cohen, Chad. (Added Author). National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.) (Added Author).

Summary: With stunning footage and cutting-edge technology, National Geographic explores the human body from the inside out as never before. Four classic programs look at how the incredible human machine works, from the miraculous in-utero development of a fetus to the mechanics of a beating heart, and from the formation of skin to the amazing way complicated systems work together for sensing, adapting, reproducing, regenerating, and thinking.

Record details

ISBN: 9781426299780
ISBN: 1426299788
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
3 videodiscs (ca. 290 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from disc labels.
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 1. How to build a beating heart (2010 ; ca. 46 min.; producer/director/writer, Mark Mannucci) ; Skin (2002 ; ca. 56 min. ; producer and director, Ron Bowman) ; Bonus feature: Photo gallery -- disc 2. In the womb (2005 ; ca. 89 min. ; written, produced and directed by Toby Macdonald) ; Special Feature: Prenatal development timeline -- disc 3. Incredible human machine (2007 ; ca. 96 min. ; producer/writer/director, Chad Cohen) -- Special feature: Photo gallery.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrators: Mark Mannucci (How to build a beating heart); Alex Chadwick (Skin), Nick Schatzki (In the womb), narrator, Craig Sechler (Incredible human machine).
Target Audience Note:	Warning before start of Skin: 'The following program contains material some viewers may find disturbing. View discretion is advised.'