Motivation and Introduction

Question 1

Motivation

Answer 1

Design, fabricate, test, implant biomedical devices

Question 2

Some applications

Answer 2

Knee implant (Depuy), disk replacement (Depuy), retractor for spinal surgery, hip implants, syringe pumps, bariatric chairs

Question 3

Biomechanics

Answer 3

Mechanics of a living system

Question 4

Biomechanics is

Answer 4

a modern subject with ancient roots

Question 5

Galileo (1609)

Answer 5

Worked with a microscope and measured the pulse rate of people using a pendulum

Question 6

Harvey (1615)

Answer 6

Student of Galileo, had the idea that blood circulates in the body, measured the capacity of the heart, and showed that blood can only leave the ventricle of the heart in one direction

Question 7

Santorio (1561-1636)

Answer 7

Measured the weight of the body at different times and circumstances - lead to the understanding of metabolism

Question 8

Descartes (1662)

Answer 8

1st book on physiology using mechanical arguments (helpful for understanding biomechanics)

Question 9

Borelli (1608-1679)

Answer 9

Muscular movement and dynamics of the body

Question 10

Newton (1642-1727)

Answer 10

Laws of motions and viscoelastic constitutive laws

Question 11

Biomechanics make up

Answer 11

physiology and anatomy, mechanics - solid, fluid, heat