Saturday, November 28, 2015

Physics and the Human Body

It's interesting to think that our bodies can be described using mechanics and mathematics.However despite how odd it may seem,to compare human physiology to mechanical movements, there surely is an explanation for just about everything with regard to human movement and functionality. Topics include the mechanics of the static body and the body in motion, the materials properties of the body, muscles in the body, the energetics of body metabolism, fluid flow in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, the acoustics of sound waves in speaking and hearing, vision and the optics of the eye, the electrical properties of the body, and the basic engineering principles of feedback and control in regulating all aspects of function. All such topics aid us in the understanding of how all the things we take for granted in the human body truly work. Biomechanics and Human Movement (Biomechanics being the science concerned with the internal and external forces exerted on the human body and the effects produced from these forces), gives explanation for how simple movements and flexion work through a mathematical understanding.

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