| WILLIAM HARVEY AND THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD Reel 3 Gruesome medical film about how blood circulates - not for the squeamish. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 488243 | |
| Clip Number: | 488243-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | DOCUMENTARIES | |
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| Year Shot: | 1928 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Misc. SCIENCE: Anatomy SCIENCE: Biology | |
| Description: | On Preview Cassette 213312 WILLIAM HARVEY AND THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD Reel 3 Gruesome medical film about how blood circulates - not for the squeamish. Medical film with gruesome images of animals hearts being punctured and prodded to show the circulation of the blood. Film illustrates how blood enters a limb by the arteries and returns from it by the veins. A ligature is tied tightly around a man's arm. The results on pulsing of the veins is shown. The bandage is slackened a little - the veins become knotted and distended. The arteries continue to send blood to the parts beyond the bandage. A severed dog's head is used to show how blood will pour out of the vain travelling away from the heart (I think!) A divided artery reacts differently. The artery is cut and blood spurts out. C/U of the pages of an anatomical book being turned. Venous valves are displayed firstly in an opened vein, then in action within a trans-illuminated vein. Various C/Us of heart valves. Piece of an animal's leg is used to demonstrate how difficult it is to pass probes through veins because of the valves. We see how blood can be removed from long veins of the forearm by holding the hand aloft. If part of the vein is compressed, we can see how the vein becomes distended. An arm is tied to show how knots appear in the veins, a finger is pressed against various parts of the vein to show passage of the blood. "Harvey completes his work and writes his immortal book." C/U of Harvey's book, pages are turned. Hands become once again the hands of William Harvey and we see again his portrait. | |
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