Physics of the Human Body

Name: Physics of the Human Body
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ISBN: 9780801894565

ISBN-10: 0801894565

ISBN-13: 9780801894565

Edition: 2010

Authors: Richard P. McCall

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Richard P. McCall's fascinating book explains how basic concepts of physics apply to the fundamental activities and responses of the human body, a veritable physics laboratory.Blood pumping through our veins is a vital example of Poiseuille flow; the act of running requires friction to propel the runner forward; and the quality of our eyesight demonstrates how properties of light enable us to correct near- and far-sightedness.Each chapter discusses a fundamental physics concept and relates it to the anatomy and physiology of applicable parts of the body. Topics include motion, fluids and pressure, temperature and heat, speech and hearing, electrical behaviors, optics, biological effects of…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 5/9/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.06" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface



Motion and Balance



Fluids and Pressure



Energy, Work, and Metabolism



Sound, Speech, and Hearing



Electrical Properties and Cell Potential



Optics of the Eye



Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation



Drug Delivery and Concentration


Notes


Index