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Course Catalog 2011-2012
BME-1116 Physics of the Human Body, 4 cr |
Additional information
The course will be taught only in Finnish. The English version BME-1116 is provided only as a distance learning course in the Moodle. Week exercise group is organized in English.
Person responsible
Juha Nousiainen
Lessons
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Requirements
Accepted assignments and final exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Learning outcomes
Student can describe the mechanics and kinetics of the body parts with forces, recognize the main skeletal muscles and describe their functional structure with mechanical models. Student can describe the mechanical properties and behaviour of bones during loading. Student can explain, how the energy consumed by the body, body temperature and metabolic rate are determined. Student can explain the functioning of cardiovascular and pulmonary systems with physical quantities. Student can describe bioelectric properties and phenomena of the body and recognize their importance in medicine. Student can recognize the basic interaction mechanisms of different energies and devices with body, and their applications in recording of properties and function of the body and therapy of diseases and injuries.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Mechanics and kinetics of the body. | Modelling. | |
| 2. | Biomechanical properties and physics of loading of a bone. | Bone fractures. | |
| 3. | Pressures and flows in the body. Physics of cardiovascular system Mechanics of pulmonary system. | Physical models of the systems. Clinical recordings of the systems. | |
| 4. | Physics of senses: Sound, ear, and hearing. Light, eye, and vision. | Production of speech. Hearing defects. Seeing defects. | |
| 5. | Bioelectric properties and phenomena of the body. | Modelling. Clinical applications. | |
| 6. | Physical interactions of energies with tissue, and their utilization in research and therapy. Physical sensors. | Clinical applications of measurements and therapies. |
Evaluation criteria for the course
The final grade of the course is determined based on the assessment of all part of the course. The weighting factor of each part is given at the beginning of the course. Grades 1-2: Learning outcomes have been achieved. Satisfactory command in core content of the course. Grades 3-4: Some learning outcomes have been exceeded qualitatively or quantitatively. Good command in core content and complementary knowledge of the course. Good or very good marks from all parts of the course. Grade 5: Most of the learning outcomes have been exceeded. Deep command in the whole content of the course. Almost maximum performance in all parts of the course.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Book | Physics of the Human Body | Herman, I.P. | The chapters to cover in the course will be announced in the Moodle. | English |
Additional information about prerequisites
Basic knowledge on human anatomy and physiology is recommend.
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses
More precise information per implementation
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Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 % |