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 3
... functional units, i.e., the block diagram, usually based on previous qualitative information. This is similar to studying, say, a Super-heterodyne radio receptor (formed by well defined blocks: antenna, radio frequency unit, oscillator ...
... functional units, i.e., the block diagram, usually based on previous qualitative information. This is similar to studying, say, a Super-heterodyne radio receptor (formed by well defined blocks: antenna, radio frequency unit, oscillator ...
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... a mere collection of interconnected functional blocks is a daring and even disrespectful task! However, and very humbly, we just want to see what the main 13 2 Source: Physiological Systems and Levels 2.1. Organism in a Block Diagram.
... a mere collection of interconnected functional blocks is a daring and even disrespectful task! However, and very humbly, we just want to see what the main 13 2 Source: Physiological Systems and Levels 2.1. Organism in a Block Diagram.
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... functional characteristics. Malfunctioning of any single exchanger seriously threatens the life of the individual. Their study, including the small vessels converging to and diverging from them — the micro-circulation — constitute a ...
... functional characteristics. Malfunctioning of any single exchanger seriously threatens the life of the individual. Their study, including the small vessels converging to and diverging from them — the micro-circulation — constitute a ...
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... function which the heart performs by means of its pulse; and that it is the sole and only end of the motion and contraction of the heart. William Harvey, De Motu Cordis, 1628. With rhythmic pulses running down its road (electrical ...
... function which the heart performs by means of its pulse; and that it is the sole and only end of the motion and contraction of the heart. William Harvey, De Motu Cordis, 1628. With rhythmic pulses running down its road (electrical ...
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... functions of the circulation? Suggest possible block diagrams for these functions. Explain briefly. 2.2.1.2. The customers An urban water distribution system has its customers hooked in parallel to a main supplying pipe. Something ...
... functions of the circulation? Suggest possible block diagrams for these functions. Explain briefly. 2.2.1.2. The customers An urban water distribution system has its customers hooked in parallel to a main supplying pipe. Something ...
Sommario
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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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