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Biophysics of the senses

Biophysics of the Senses connects fundamental properties of physics to biological systems, relating them directly to the human body. It includes discussions of the role of charges and free radicals in disease and homeostasis, how aspects of mechanics impact normal body functions, human bioelectricit...

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Hlavní autor: Presley, Tennille D., 1980- (Autor) 
Korporace: IOPscience (online služba) (Distributor) 
Institute of Physics Publishing (Nakladatel, vydavatel) 
Morgan & Claypool Publishers (Nakladatel, vydavatel) 
Médium: E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: San Rafael : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2016
Edice:IOP concise physics
Žánr/forma:monografie
elektronické knihy
ISBN:978-1-6817-4111-6
978-1-6817-4239-7
978-1-6817-4047-8
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Obsah:
  • Preface
  • 1. Units : the essential tools to all understanding
  • 1.1. What are units and why are they important?
  • 1.2. Unit conversions
  • 2. Mechanics of the body
  • 2.1. What is mechanics?
  • 2.2. Speed, velocity, and acceleration
  • 2.3. Newton's law of motion
  • 2.4. Bodily movements
  • 3. How physics generates order in the body?
  • 3.1. Bodily order
  • 3.2. Work, energy, and power
  • 3.3. Thermodynamics
  • 3.4. Metabolism
  • 3.5. Pressure
  • 4. Electrical properties of the body
  • 4.1. Atoms and electricity
  • 4.2. Electric force, electric field, and electric potential
  • 4.3. Current, voltage, and power
  • 4.4. Magnetism
  • 4.5. Capacitance
  • 5. Free radicals
  • 5.1. What is a free radical?
  • 5.2. Types of free radicals
  • 5.3. Interrelationships of radicals
  • 5.4. Antioxidants
  • 5.5. Ways to measure free radicals
  • 6. Cardiac conductivity
  • 6.1. Machinery of the heart and blood flow
  • 6.2. Membrane potential
  • 6.3. Electrocardiogram and echocardiogram
  • 6.4. Cardiac abnormalities
  • 7. The human mind
  • 7.1. What is a neuron?
  • 7.2. Nerve impulses
  • 7.3. Quantum mechanics
  • 7.4. Cognition and neurological disorders
  • 7.5. Networks and regulatory control
  • 8. Physics of nutrition, exercise, and disease
  • 8.1. Physics of a healthy diet
  • sense of taste
  • 8.2. Exercise
  • 8.3. Impact of disease
  • Appendix