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Course Catalog 2012-2013

BME-1116 Physics of the Human Body, 4 cr

Person responsible

Juha Nousiainen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises


 
 4 h/per
 2 h/week


 


 


 
BME-1116 2012-01 Monday 11 - 14, HB111

Requirements

Accepted assignments and final exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

Student can describe physical properties of different body parts, like bones and muscles, and organ systems, like vascular and respiratory system. Student can describe physical phenomena related to the functioning of the body, body parts and essential organ system. Student can describe how the physical properties and functioning of the body can be measured. Student can solve simple physical problems of functioning of the human body.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Mechanics and kinetics of the body.  Physics of joints. Modelling. Collions. Measurements. Gait analysis.   
2. Biomechanical properties and physics of loading of a bone. Muscle force.  Bone fractures. Measurements of bone and muscle force.   
3. Physics of metabolism and heat loss.  Energy sources and storages of energy of the body. Control of body temperature. Hypo- and hyperthermy. Measurements of body temperature and metabolism.   
4. Physics of pressures and flows in the body: cardiovascular and pulmonary system.  Physical models of the systems. Clinical recordings of the systems.   
5. Physics of senses: Sound, ear, and hearing. Light, eye, and vision.  Production of speech. Hearing defects. Seeing defects. Ultrasound applications.   
6. Bioelectric properties, phenomena and functioning of the body.  Modelling. Clinical measurements and applications.   

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:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

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  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
BME-1016 Human Anatomy and Physiology Advisable    

Additional information about prerequisites
Basic knowledge on human anatomy and physiology is recommend.

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
BME-1116 Physics of the Human Body, 4 cr ELT-61156 Physics of the Human Body, 4 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
BME-1116 2012-01   Excercises
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified29.02.2012