A didactic series of dramatic episodes in each of which a person suffers some sort of trauma or stress, the biological symptoms of which are carefully explained using CGI and narration.
Episode List
S1 • E1
Under Pressure
Pressure of work, unhealthy eating and smoking habits, and lack or exercise can lead to a heart attack. Emergency treatment is required to save the patient's life.
S1 • E2
The Cold War
A flu virus invades the body, multiplying rapidly, causing a common cold, but also triggering the immune system's various defense mechanisms.
S1 • E3
Basic Instinct
The struggle between two parts of the brain, the cerebral cortex governing rational behavior, and the limbic system triggering primitive, animal instincts, which can be given free rein by alcohol consumption.
S1 • E4
Crash Repairs
The power of the body to heal itself after an accident, first closing the wound, then working steadily towards repairing the broken bone.
S1 • E5
The Takeover
The successive stages of pregnancy, from conception to birth, showing how the fetus manages to take control of a woman's body in order to survive.
S1 • E6
Shut Down
The inevitable aging process of the body, with cells and ultimately organs degenerating, leading to death.
