Balance
This program focuses on the components of our sense of balance. Stunt coordinator Marc Cass demonstrates how the balance organs inform us of how we are moving. At the Circus School, in San Francisco, a troupe of acrobats illustrates how eyes control balance by calculating what our bodies are doing i...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2006], c2003.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (29 min.) : sd., col., digital. |
| Series: |
Human senses.
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| Summary: |
This program focuses on the components of our sense of balance. Stunt coordinator Marc Cass demonstrates how the balance organs inform us of how we are moving. At the Circus School, in San Francisco, a troupe of acrobats illustrates how eyes control balance by calculating what our bodies are doing in relation to the outside world. Dr. Ros Davies, from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, examines why alcohol consumption worsens balance. The cause of seasickness is also discussed, and a trip onboard an infamous roller coaster, the Russian Vomit Comet, reveals the "why" behind the sickening results for first-time riders. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Feb. 14, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Human Balance (3:35) -- Human Balance Organs (4:01) -- Human Balance Adjustments (2:13) -- How Eyes Are Important to Balance (4:37) -- Dizzy Children (2:35) -- Alcohol and Balance (2:29) -- Seasickness (2:07) -- Weightlessness and Zero Gravity (4:40) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. This program focuses on the components of our sense of balance. Stunt coordinator Marc Cass demonstrates how the balance organs inform us of how we are moving. At the Circus School, in San Francisco, a troupe of acrobats illustrates how eyes control balance by calculating what our bodies are doing in relation to the outside world. Dr. Ros Davies, from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, examines why alcohol consumption worsens balance. The cause of seasickness is also discussed, and a trip onboard an infamous roller coaster, the Russian Vomit Comet, reveals the "why" behind the sickening results for first-time riders. 7 to 12. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (29 min.) : sd., col., digital. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
7 to 12. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |