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Terminology, the Standard Human, and Scaling | |
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Anatomical Terminology | |
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Motion in the Human Machine | |
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The Standard Human | |
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Scaling Relationships | |
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Allometric Rules | |
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Scaling in the Senses | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Statics of the Body | |
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Review of Forces, Torques, and Equilibrium | |
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Statics: Motion in One Plane and Levers | |
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Statics in the Body | |
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The Lower Arm | |
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Hip Problems | |
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Statics of Other Synovial Joints | |
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Lower Back Problems | |
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Three-Force Rule | |
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Multisegment Modeling | |
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The Sense of Touch | |
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Diversion into the Units of Force and Pressure | |
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Force | |
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Pressure | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Motion | |
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Kinematics and Musculature | |
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Standing | |
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Stability | |
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Forces on the Feet | |
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Walking | |
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Kinematics | |
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Muscular Action | |
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Friction | |
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Energetics | |
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Review of Harmonic Motion, Pendulums, and Moments of Inertia | |
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Ballistic (or Pendulum) Model of Walking | |
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Inverted Pendulum Model | |
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Running | |
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Kinematics | |
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Muscular Action | |
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Energetics | |
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Bouncing Ball/Pogo Stick Model | |
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Jumping | |
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Vertical Jump | |
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Pole Vault | |
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Throwing a Ball | |
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Throwing a Spinning Ball | |
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Power Generated During a Throw | |
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Other Types of Motion | |
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Collisions of the Human Body | |
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Kinematics of a Collision | |
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Consequences of Collisions | |
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Hitting Balls | |
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Running | |
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Jumping | |
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Sustained Acceleration | |
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Physics of Sports | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Mechanical Properties of the Body | |
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Material Components of the Body | |
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Bone | |
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Ligaments and Tendons | |
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Cartilage | |
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Elastic Properties | |
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Basic Stress-Strain Relationships | |
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Other Stress-Strain Relations | |
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Bone Shortening | |
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Energy Storage in Elastic Media | |
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Time-Independent Deviations in Hookean Materials | |
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Non-Hookean Materials | |
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Static Equilibrium of Deformable Bodies (Advanced Topic) | |
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Bending of a Beam (or Bone) | |
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Time-Dependent Deviations from Elastic Behavior: Viscoelasticity | |
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Perfect Spring | |
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Perfect Dashpot | |
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Simple Viscoelastic Models | |
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Viscoelasticity in Bone | |
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Bone Fractures | |
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Modes of Sudden Breaking of Bones | |
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Stress Fractures (Advanced Topic) | |
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Common Sports Injuries | |
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Avoiding Fractures and Other Injuries: Materials for Helmets | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Muscles | |
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Skeletal Muscles in the Body | |
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Types of Muscle Activity | |
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The Structure of Muscles | |
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Passive Muscles | |
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Activating Muscles: Macroscopic View | |
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Mechanical Model of the Active State of Muscles | |
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The Effect of Exercise | |
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Muscle Fatigue | |
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Coordination of Muscles | |
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Active/Tetanized Muscles: Microscopic View | |
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Total Muscle Tension | |
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Everyday Proof of the Limited Range of Useful Muscle Length | |
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Hill Force-Velocity Curve | |
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The Sliding Filament Model: Nanoscopic View | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Metabolism: Energy, Heat, Work, and Power of the Body | |
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Conservation of Energy and Heat Flow | |
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Energy Content of Body Fuel | |
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Metabolizable Energy and Energy Storage | |
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Energy Storage Molecules | |
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How ATP is Produced and Used as an Energy Source | |
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How ATP is Actually Used by the Body | |
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Metabolic Rates | |
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Basal Metabolic Rate | |
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Metabolic Rates during Common Activities | |
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Weight Gain and Loss | |
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Loss of Body Heat | |
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Modes of Heat Loss | |
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Body Temperature | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Fluid Pressure, Fluid Flow in the Body, and Motion in Fluids | |
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Characteristic Pressures in the Body | |
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Definition and Units | |
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Measuring Pressure | |
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Basic Physics of Pressure and Flow of Fluids | |
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Law of Laplace | |
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Fluids in Motion | |
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Equation of Continuity | |
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Bernoulli's Equation | |
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Interactions among the Flow Parameters | |
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Viscous Flow and Poiseuille's Law | |
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Diffusion (Advanced Topic) | |
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Pressure and Flow in the Body | |
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Motion of Humans in Fluids | |
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Swimming | |
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Human Flight | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Cardiovascular System | |
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Overview of the Circulatory System and Cardiac Cycle | |
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Circulation | |
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Cardiac Cycle | |
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Valves | |
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Physics of the Circulation System | |
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Properties of Blood | |
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Blood Pressure and Flow in Vessels | |
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Capillaries and Osmotic Pressure | |
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Blood Flow Rates and Speeds | |
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Consequences of Clogged Arteries | |
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Work Done by the Heart and the Metabolic Needs of the Heart | |
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Strokes and Aneurysms | |
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Arterial Bifurcations and Saccular Aneurysms | |
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Stenosis and Ischemic Strokes | |
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Equation of Motion of Arteries and Aneurysms during Pulsatile Flow (Advanced Topic) | |
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Modeling the Circulatory System and the Heart | |
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Model of the Heart | |
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Model of the Overall Flow in the Circulatory System | |
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The Arterial Pulse | |
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Windkessel Model | |
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Modeling the Malfunctioning Heart | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Lungs and Breathing | |
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Structure of the Lungs | |
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The Physics of the Alveoli | |
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Physics of Breathing | |
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Volume of the Lungs | |
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Breathing Under Usual and Unusual Conditions | |
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Flow of Air During Breathing | |
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Mechanical Model of Breathing and Model Parameters | |
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Inspiration/Expiration Cycle | |
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Breathing with a Diseased Lung | |
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Breathing at Higher Elevations | |
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Work Needed to Breathe | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Sound, Speech, and Hearing | |
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The Physics of Sound Waves | |
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The Speed and Properties of Sound Waves | |
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Intensity of Sound Waves | |
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What Happens when Sound Travels from One Medium to Another? | |
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Resonant Cavities | |
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Speech Production | |
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Types of Sounds | |
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Systems in Speech Production | |
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Parameters of the Human Voice | |
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The Energetics of Speaking | |
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Hearing | |
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Auditory Sensitivity | |
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Connections to Hearing Perception | |
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Other Vibrations in the Body | |
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Cardiac and Other Sources of Sounds | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Light, Eyes, and Vision | |
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Structure of the Eye | |
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Focusing and Imaging with Lenses | |
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Image Formation | |
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Scientific Basis for Imaging | |
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Combinations of Lenses or Refractive Surfaces | |
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Imaging and Detection by the Eye | |
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Transmission of Light in the Eye | |
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The Eye as a Compound Lens | |
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Accommodation | |
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Field of View and Binocular Vision | |
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Adjustments of Light Levels | |
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Limitations to Visual Acuity | |
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Imperfect Human Vision | |
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Correction of Vision by Eyeglasses, Contact Lenses, and Other Means | |
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Types of Vision Impairment | |
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Connections to Visual Perception | |
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Vision in Other Animals | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Electrical and Magnetic Properties | |
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Review of Electrical Properties | |
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Electrical Properties of Body Tissues | |
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Electrical Conduction through Blood and Tissues | |
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Nerve Conduction | |
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Cell Membranes and Ion Distributions | |
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Types of Cell Membrane Excitations | |
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Model of Electrical Conduction along an Axon | |
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Ion Channels, Hair Cells, Balance, Taste, and Smell | |
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Electrical Properties of the Heart | |
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Electrical Signals in the Brain | |
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Effects of Electric Shock | |
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Magnetic Properties | |
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Magnetic Field from an Axon | |
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Magnetic Sense | |
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Electromagnetic Waves | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Feedback and Control | |
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Basics of Feedback and Control | |
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Control Theory (Advanced Topic) | |
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Regulation of the Body | |
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Regulation of Temperature | |
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Control of Blood Pressure | |
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Regulation During Exercise | |
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Summary | |
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Problems | |
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Symbols and Units | |
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Locator of Major Anatomical and Anthropometric Information | |
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Differential Equations | |
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Simple First- and Second-Order Differential Equations | |
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Exponential Decay and Drag | |
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Harmonic Oscillator | |
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Partial Differential Equations | |
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Similar Model Systems | |
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Distributed vs. Lumped Models: Electrical Analogs of Blood Flow (Advanced Topic) | |
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Biophysics of the Human Body | |
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Solutions | |
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References | |
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Index | |