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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... increase it (the so called positive inotropic effect), producing stronger contractions and higher pressure. The Greek roots inos and tropic, respectively, mean “force” and “tendency”. Other agents may elicit negative inotropic responses ...
... increase it (the so called positive inotropic effect), producing stronger contractions and higher pressure. The Greek roots inos and tropic, respectively, mean “force” and “tendency”. Other agents may elicit negative inotropic responses ...
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... increases as the initial fiber tension goes up (the nowadays so called preload). – Laplace's Law (adapted to the ... increase in contraction with stretch up to a maximum value. Thereafter, because of overstretch, there was a decrease ...
... increases as the initial fiber tension goes up (the nowadays so called preload). – Laplace's Law (adapted to the ... increase in contraction with stretch up to a maximum value. Thereafter, because of overstretch, there was a decrease ...
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... increase in the contraction force. However, as the stretch proceeds, the force goes down, indicating entrance into a dangerous operating region where, probably, the overstretch may cause damage to the fibers. This is an easy and highly ...
... increase in the contraction force. However, as the stretch proceeds, the force goes down, indicating entrance into a dangerous operating region where, probably, the overstretch may cause damage to the fibers. This is an easy and highly ...
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... increase wall stress (a risky condition); with time, such hypertension produces hypertrophy, meaning a thickening (larger h) of the ventricular wall, obviously tending to relief parietal tension. Hence, hypertrophy is a compensatory ...
... increase wall stress (a risky condition); with time, such hypertension produces hypertrophy, meaning a thickening (larger h) of the ventricular wall, obviously tending to relief parietal tension. Hence, hypertrophy is a compensatory ...
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... increases greatly its volume with a small increment in pressure. Veins are much more compliant than arteries and, as a consequence, most of the blood volume (about 8% of body weight) lodges dynamically within the venous system ...
... increases greatly its volume with a small increment in pressure. Veins are much more compliant than arteries and, as a consequence, most of the blood volume (about 8% of body weight) lodges dynamically within the venous system ...
Sommario
1 | |
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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Understanding the Human Machine: A Primer for Bioengineering Max E. Valentinuzzi Anteprima limitata - 2004 |
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