Physics of the Human Body

Specific Foundation / Core

The course is also offered to exchange programme students.

During the course, students - familiarize themselves with the structure and basic functions of several organ systems in the human body, - learn, in a simple way, the usefulness of physics in understanding these functions.

Part 1 (hours: 6): Energy, heat and power in the body: Conservation of energy in the body, energetic body changes, work and power Part 2 (hours: 3): Energy, heat and power in the body: Heat loss mechanisms from the body (through radiation, conduction and breathing), thermoregulatory mechanisms, the effect of clothing Part 3 (hours: 3) Pressure in the body: Pressure measurement, the body pressure in the skull, the eye, the digestive system and bladder, tension in the skeleton, pressure during diving Part 4 (hours: 6): Osmosis: Transfer of substances in liquids through membranes (forced by solvent movement, diffusion, volume flow versus diffusion, osmotic pressure, active transport - moving in the opposite way), regulation of the extracellular (interstitial) fluid . Part 5 (hours: 6): Physics of the cardiovascular system: the main components of the cardiovascular system, exchange of O2 and CO2 in the capillary system, the work of heart, blood pressure measurement, pressure in the vessel wall, the principle of Bernoulli in the cardiovascular system, blood flow velocity, laminar and turbulent flow, physical some cardiovascular diseases Part 6 (hours: 3): Electric and magnetic signals from the body: electric cell potentials, electrocardiogram, the heart as a dipole, cardiac leads, the Einthoven triangle Part 7 (h 3): Electrical and magnetic signals from the body: the nervous system, the neuron, neuronal electrical potentials, electroencephalography, magnetic signals from the heart and brain Part 8 (hours: 3): Physics of the eyes and vision: parts of the eye to focus, other parts of the eye, the retina, the threshold of vision, diffraction phenomena in the eye, visual acuity Part 9 (hours: 3): Physic of the eyes and vision: defective vision and its correction, instruments used in ophthalmology Part 10 (hours: 3): Problem-solving

human body, physics

31-08-2016