Genesis of foetal respiration. Film 7.
- Date:
- 1936-39
- Film
About this work
Description
Intertitle, Stage 1: The Initiation of neuro-muscular movement. The very earliest movement in the foetal sheep is at 34 days and the first foetus has its cheek stimulated to elicit a movement. There is a crude illustration of the different neural pathways which explains why stimulus in the cheek has a response but other part of the body do not. At 36 days other areas of the body react and thereafter there is evidene of 'spontaneous movement'.
Publication/Creation
1936-39.
Physical description
1 film reel (12 min.) : silent, black and white, 16 mm.
Copyright note
Unknown.
Notes
This is one of 27 films which were discovered in a wooden box in the Department of Anatomy, University of Cambridge, in July 1974. Examination of the script of the titles indicates that they are at least part of the collection from the experiments of Joseph Barcroft largely on the foetus in 1939. The collection is not complete, and the films seem to have been labelled firstly by Joseph Barcroft and secondly by two other methods. The order ascribed to the collection has been attributed to D. H. Barron.
Annotations on the box: Film 7. Group 1. Sub Group 4. A/7. OK for projection.
Mixed lengths of film with different edge codes 1936-39.
Sir Joseph Barcroft and Dr D. H. Barron. Photographer Mr W. Freeman.
Language note
In English.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Access Closed stores8311FCan't be requested Note