Physics of the Human Body

• Main Author: Herman, Irving P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Human physiology.; Sports medicine.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Biomedical engineering.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Human Physiology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Sports Medicine.; Medical and Radiation Physics.

This book comprehensively addresses the physics and engineering aspects of human physiology by using and building on first-year college physics and mathematics. Topics include the mechanics of the static body and the body in motion, the mechanical properties of the body, muscles in the body, the ene...