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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254186903321

Autore

Chappell Michael

Titolo

Physiology for Engineers : Applying Engineering Methods to Physiological Systems / / by Michael Chappell, Stephen Payne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-26197-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 167 p. 71 illus., 27 illus. in color.)

Collana

Biosystems & Biorobotics, , 2195-3570 ; ; 13

Disciplina

571.015118

Soggetti

Biomedical engineering

Human physiology

Bioinformatics

Cytology

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

Human Physiology

Computational and Systems Biology

Cell Biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Cell structure and biochemical reactions -- Cellular homeostasis and membrane potential -- The action potential -- Transport and cell-cell transmission -- Pharmacokinetics -- Skeletal-Muscular System -- Cardiovascular system I: The heart -- Cardiovascular system II: The vasculature -- Respiratory system -- Nervous system.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an introduction to qualitative and quantitative aspects of human physiology. It looks at biological and physiological processes and phenomena, including a selection of mathematical models, showing how physiological problems can be mathematically formulated and studied. It also illustrates how a wide range of engineering and physics topics, including electronics, fluid dynamics, solid mechanics and control theory can be used to describe and understand physiological processes and systems. Throughout the text there are introductions to measuring and quantifying physiological processes using both signal and imaging technologies. Physiology for



Engineers describes the basic structure and models of cellular systems, the structure and function of the cardiovascular system, the electrical and mechanical activity of the heart and provides an overview of the structure and function of the respiratory and nervous systems. It also includes an introduction to the basic concepts and applications of reaction kinetics, pharmacokinetic modelling and tracer kinetics. It is of interest to final year biomedical engineering undergraduates and graduate students alike, as well as to practising engineers new to the fields of bioengineering or medical physics.