Learning on ScreenCell Division in the Cartilage Plate
- Synopsis
- A brief introduction to the process of growth in long bones prefaces four computer-animation sequences that simulate cell division and maturation in the cartilage columns of the growth plate. Three cell columns are drawn as rows of ellipses which divide and expand at roughly 5000 times the normal rate. Cell division occurs at intervals chosen at random from a distribution of cell cycle times and the subsequent movement of cells, as new ones displace the old, can be followed during growth. The sequences show the division of a single cell, the effects of changing the distribution of cycle times, the overall process of bone growth and the relative motion of cells in adjacent columns.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 8 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1976
- Availability
- Sale
- Uses
- Courses in human biology; medical and dental students (in first preclinical year); zoology students doing histology.*
- Subjects
- Biology
- Keywords
- bone; bone growth; cartilage; cell function
Credits
- Director
- David R Clark
- Producer
- David R Clark
- Writer
- N F Kember
- Cast
N F Kember
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
University of London Audio-Visual Centre
- Notes
- Closed down.
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
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