Physics of the Human Body : A Physical View of Physiology (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering)

Herman, Irving P.

Springer（2007発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 876 p.／サイズ 571 illus.
• 商品コード 9783540296034

基本説明

Comprehensively addresses the physical and engineering aspects of human physiology by using and building on first-year college physics and mathematics.

Full Description

This book comprehensively addresses the physical and engineering aspects of human physiology by using and building on first-year college physics and mathematics. It is the most comprehensive book on the physics of the human body, and the only book also providing theoretical background. The book is geared to undergraduates interested in physics, medical applications of physics, quantitative physiology, medicine, and biomedical engineering.

Contents

Terminology, the Standard Human, and Scaling.- Statics of the Body.- Motion.- Mechanical Properties of the Body.- Muscles.- Metabolism: Energy, Heat, Work, and Power of the Body.- Fluid Pressure, Fluid Flow in the Body, and Motion in Fluids.- Cardiovascular System.- Lungs and Breathing.- Sound, Speech, and Hearing.- Light, Eyes, and Vision.- Electrical and Magnetic Properties.- Feedback and Control.