Physics of the Human Body

• Main Author: Herman, Irving P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Sports medicine.; Zoology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Biomedical Engineering.; Sports Medicine.

Physics of the Human Body comprehensively addresses the physical 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 materials properties of the body, muscles in t...

Table of 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.