Body Atlas (2002)

IN THE WOMB
Follow the growth of the embryo through its gestation to its amazing birth.

MUSCLE AND BONE
Learn how the skeleton all fits together to achieve the "perfect"” body.

THE HUMAN PUMP
Learn more about blood pressure and blood clots.

BREATH OF LIFE
See how red blood cells carry oxygen, where the oxygen goes and how it is used.

THE FOOD MACHINE
Take a trip through the alimentary canal to see what happens to food.

SKIN
See how the body’s largest organ – the skin – grows.

THE BODY CLOCK
Take a close look at the chemical communication networks for our endocrine glands and growth hormones.

DEFEND AND REPAIR
See how the body fights infection and disease.

VISUAL REALITY
Learn about the different parts of the eye.

NOW HEAR THIS
Examine the human ear – a marvellous example of miniature engineering.

TASTE AND SMELL
See how our receptors differentiate humans’ senses from those of other animals.

SEX
Witness fertilisation, implantation and the growth of a foetus.