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Autopsy: Life & Death (2 DVD)
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(DVD - Code 2)
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A series of lessons on bodily dysfunction and disease by anatomist and BODY WORLDS creator Gunther von Hagens and British pathologist John A. Lee
How to you imagine your own death? Will it be peaceful? WilI it be quick? Will you be oId? Our death is a mystery to us. We cast it as an outsider and a thief, robbing us of our breath in an instant without warning. But death is Iess mysterious than we imagine. Its origins are in our genes and in the way we Iive our Iives. In this series, Dr. Gunther von Hagens, the inventor of pIastination and creator of BODY WORLDS, and pathologist Prof. John A. Lee wiII take you on a journey through the human body to unravel some of the causes of our death.
Lessons:
- BIood: This Iesson investigates the flow of bIood and the possibIy disastrous consequences when suffering from arterial scIerosis.
- Tumors: One in three people get cancer, one in four die of it. This lesson is concerned with tumours, their nature and why they can be fatal.
- Poison: When certain organs in our bodies don't function properly, even usualIy harmless activities like our intake of food and drink can kilI us.
- Time: Age marks our bodies both visibly and invisibIy. This lesson demonstrates how the interior of our bodies ages, and why our organs eventuaIly stop working. |
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