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41) Human muscles
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"Describes human muscles, including skeletal muscles and involuntary muscles, and how they work"--Provided by publisher.
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As Dr. Gunther von Hagens makes clear in this program, a shortage of blood can mean insufficient oxygen reaches the major organs, usualy resulting in shock and organ failure.Von Hagens examines the consequences of blood loss in the body's vital organs by creating knige-wounds in the torso of a frozen body and reveal the shocking extent of the damage.
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Dr. Gunther von Hagens examines the kinds of injuries that can lead to permanent disability if not quickly addressed. Dissecting a female body donor who died after falling from a window, von Hagens locates fractures throughout her skeleton, explains how bones break, and bends a human spine to discover how much force it can withstand before snapping.
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Many health claims are made about vitamins and minerals, and the claims made in commercials and the internet confuse as much as they clarify. The Goldsteins discuss what vitamins and minerals do for your body, and then explain the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDAs). They then provide an A-Z examination of, first the minerals from Boron to Sodium, and then the vitamins from A to Zinc.