Understanding The Human Machine: A Primer For BioengineeringWorld Scientific Publishing Company, 7 ott 2004 - 412 pagine This introductory book for undergraduate students poses a question: What is bioengineering all about? After offering a reference frame and defining the objectives (chapter 1), “physiology” (chapter 2) is presented as a source material followed by “signals” (chapter 3) and “signal pick up” (chapter 4). Chapter 5 deals with the biological amplifier. Reading the signal and the need for mathematical models are the subject matter, respectively, of chapters 6 and 7; they only provide guidance. The last chapter tries to look ahead. Sometimes, the subject is treated in relative depth; at times, the visit is more superficial. Formation rather than information is favored. Historical shots supply background material and spicy insights. Style is light, sprinkled with a little humor. There are exercises which allow students to learn independently. |
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Pagina 9
... arterial blood pressure for the first time from a non-anesthetized mare, back in 1728. James Hope, in 1830, called for the presence of witnesses to certify (thus, “record”) his description of the heart sounds, to prove their valvular ...
... arterial blood pressure for the first time from a non-anesthetized mare, back in 1728. James Hope, in 1830, called for the presence of witnesses to certify (thus, “record”) his description of the heart sounds, to prove their valvular ...
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... blood in the animal body is impelled in a circle, and is in a state of ... pressure-volume loops, a clear cut engineering concept borrowed from ... arterial 16 Understanding the Human Machine 2.2. Cardiovascular System.
... blood in the animal body is impelled in a circle, and is in a state of ... pressure-volume loops, a clear cut engineering concept borrowed from ... arterial 16 Understanding the Human Machine 2.2. Cardiovascular System.
Pagina 18
Max E Valentinuzzi. tance) as 1 mmHg divided into 1 mL of blood/s. Try to find the analog variables, as for example, hydraulic pressure and electrical potential. Have you ever heard of Hopkinson's Law? Find it out. Hint: It is another ...
Max E Valentinuzzi. tance) as 1 mmHg divided into 1 mL of blood/s. Try to find the analog variables, as for example, hydraulic pressure and electrical potential. Have you ever heard of Hopkinson's Law? Find it out. Hint: It is another ...
Pagina 21
... pressure does not necessarily assure a good passage of blood. An obstructed vessel usually has good hydraulic pressure at the arterial side. Suggested exercise: Search for at least three pathologies (other than the three already ...
... pressure does not necessarily assure a good passage of blood. An obstructed vessel usually has good hydraulic pressure at the arterial side. Suggested exercise: Search for at least three pathologies (other than the three already ...
Pagina 22
... pressures opens in the end the arterial output valves as these pressures become higher than the arterial blood pressures, so starting the ejection phase. Hence, valve opening is a passive phenomenon, with a pressure gradient being the ...
... pressures opens in the end the arterial output valves as these pressures become higher than the arterial blood pressures, so starting the ejection phase. Hence, valve opening is a passive phenomenon, with a pressure gradient being the ...
Sommario
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13 | |
What They Are | 217 |
4 Signal Pick Up | 271 |
5 Biological Amplifier | 299 |
Reading the Signals | 337 |
The Need of Mathematical Models | 349 |
8 Rounding Up and Looking Ahead | 359 |
References | 365 |
Index | 383 |
List of Figures | 393 |
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