Physics Of The Human Body (biological And Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering)

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• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering

• Year: 2,008

• Edition: 1st ed. 2007. Corr. 2nd printing

• Pages: 875

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• Language: English

• Topic: 18

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• Identifier: 3540296034,9783540296034

• Issn: 1618-7210

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• Toc: Cover Page......Page 1 Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering......Page 3 Title Page......Page 4 ISBN 9783540296034......Page 5 Preface......Page 7 Contents......Page 12 1.1 Anatomical Terminology......Page 19 1.2 Motion in the Human Machine......Page 21 1.3 The Standard Human......Page 34 1.4 Scaling Relationships......Page 40 Problems......Page 44 2.1 Review of Forces, Torques, and Equilibrium......Page 55 2.2 Statics: Motion in One Plane and Levers......Page 58 2.3 Statics in the Body......Page 61 2.4 The Sense of Touch......Page 97 2.5 Diversion into the Units of Force and Pressure......Page 98 2.6 Summary......Page 100 Problems......Page 101 3.1 Kinematics and Musculature......Page 111 3.2 Standing......Page 113 3.3 Walking......Page 120 3.4 Running......Page 139 3.5 Jumping......Page 151 3.6 Throwing a Ball......Page 156 3.7 Other Types of Motion......Page 169 3.8 Collisions of the Human Body......Page 171 3.9 Sustained Acceleration......Page 188 Problems......Page 190 4 Mechanical Properties of the Body......Page 211 4.1 Material Components of the Body......Page 213 4.2 Elastic Properties......Page 219 4.3 Time-Independent Deviations in Hookean Materials......Page 226 4.4 Static Equilibrium of Deformable Bodies (Advanced Topic)......Page 236 4.5 Time-Dependent Deviations from Elastic Behavior: Viscoelasticity......Page 246 4.6 Viscoelasticity in Bone......Page 260 4.7 Bone Fractures......Page 262 4.8 Common Sports Injuries......Page 274 4.9 Avoiding Fractures and Other Injuries: Materials for Helmets......Page 277 4.10 Summary......Page 279 Problems......Page 280 5.1 Skeletal Muscles in the Body......Page 289 5.2 The Structure of Muscles......Page 294 5.4 Activating Muscles: Macroscopic View......Page 299 5.5 The Effect of Exercise......Page 308 5.7 Active/Tetanized Muscles: Microscopic View......Page 310 5.8 Hill Force–Velocity Curve......Page 316 5.9 The Sliding Filament Model: Nanoscopic View......Page 323 Problems......Page 328 6.1 Conservation of Energy and Heat Flow......Page 337 6.2 Energy Content of Body Fuel......Page 340 6.3 Energy Storage Molecules......Page 347 6.4 Metabolic Rates......Page 356 6.5 Loss of Body Heat......Page 379 6.6 Body Temperature......Page 395 Problems......Page 402 7.1 Characteristic Pressures in the Body......Page 423 7.2 Basic Physics of