Every ordinary day, extraordinary things are happening inside the
human body. Your Body: The Inside Story explores a day in the life
of the body, with an emphasis on the sounds, smells, sights, and
sensations of everyday life.
Walk through the waking chamber after "sleeping" on a
real bed of nails. Watch an ordinary bike ride to school morph into
thermal imagery of muscle activity. Stand inside the heart and
lungs and feel the rhythmic beats and breaths from your head to
your toes.
Touching the tops of different food containers releases the symphonic
sounds the body makes after digesting everything from beans to fizzy
soda. Groundbreaking video technology follows a cherry tomato as
it travels from the mouth to the stomach—illustrating the
remarkable transformation from food to fuel.
Dial a germ on the telephone and try to avoid the coughing and
sneezing at the bus stop as you learn about how the body's defenses
ward off potential invaders.
Understand what happens inside your body and you can connect your
daily activities to your health—and have fun doing it--it's
Your Body!