Code |
12529
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Year |
3
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Semester |
S2
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ECTS Credits |
6
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Workload |
TP(60H)
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Scientific area |
Physics
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Entry requirements |
Students should have basic knowledge of particle kinematics and dynamics.
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Mode of delivery |
Face to Face with recourse to e-learning.
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Work placements |
Not applicable.
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Learning outcomes |
To understand the workings of the human body at the level of the following issues:
- Elasticity of tendons, blood vessels, bones; - Significance and behaviour of fluids (blood, lymph, aqueous humour, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid) in the human body; - Transport phenomena involving the blood, air and heat; - Importance of diffusion at the cellular level; - Transport phenomena across cell membranes; - Propagation of electrical signals in the human body (particularly along the axons); - Propagation of sound and electromagnetic waves (light)
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Syllabus |
1 - Elasticity and strength of materials. 2 - Fluids in static equilibrium in the human body. 3 - The motion of fluids in the human body. 4 - Heat and kinetic theory. Diffusion. 5 - Osmosis. 6 - Heat and life. 7 - Electricity and the nervous system. 8 - Waves, sound and light. 9 - Senses: hearing and vision.
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Main Bibliography |
- Biomedical Applications of Introductory Physics, J. A. Tuszynski e J. M. Dixon, John Wiley & Sons, 2002. - Physics in Biology and Medicine, Paul Davidovits, Third Edition, Academic Press. 2008. - Physics for the Life Sciences, Alan H Cromer, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1977. - Physics of the Human Body, Irving P. Herman, Springer 2007. - Introduction to Biological Physics for the Health and Life Sciences, Kirsten Franklin, Paul Muir, Terry Scott, Lara Wilcocks e Paul Yates, Wiley 2010.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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