Lectures (Video)
- 1. What Is Biomedical Engineering?
- 2. What Is Biomedical Engineering? (cont.)
- 3. Genetic Engineering
- 4. Genetic Engineering (cont.)
- 5. Cell Culture Engineering
- 6. Cell Culture Engineering (cont.)
- 7. Cell Communication and Immunology
- 8. Cell Communication and Immunology (cont.)
- 9. Biomolecular Engineering: Engineering of Immunity
- 10. Biomolecular Engineering: Engineering of Immunity (cont.)
- 11. Biomolecular Engineering: General Concepts
- 12. Biomolecular Engineering: General Concepts (cont.)
- 13. Cardiovascular Physiology
- 14. Cardiovascular Physiology (cont.)
- 15. Cardiovascular Physiology (cont.)
- 16. Renal Physiology
- 17. Renal Physiology (cont.)
- 18. Biomechanics and Orthopedics
- 19. Biomechanics and Orthopedics (cont.)
- 20. Bioimaging
- 21. Bioimaging (cont.)
- 22. Tissue Engineering
- 23. Tissue Engineering (cont.)
- 24. Biomedical Engineers and Cancer
- 25. Biomedical Engineers and Artificial Organs
Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering - Lecture 13
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Lecture 13 - Cardiovascular Physiology
Professor Saltzman discusses the biophysics of the circulatory system. He begins by describing the anatomy of different types of blood vessels, and states the relationship between pressure difference (ΔP) as the driving force for fluid flow (Q) in a tube (i.e., blood vessel) with some resistance R (ΔP = RQ). R can be calculated using if dimensions of the tube (L, r) and fluid viscosity (μ) are known: R = 8μL/πr4. Next, Professor Saltzman traces the blood flow through the circulatory system and explains how the body can regulate blood flow to specific regions of the body. Finally, he describes the heart and its function as the pressure generator in the system.
Prof. W. Mark Saltzman
BENG 100 Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2008 (Yale University: Open Yale) http://oyc.yale.edu Date accessed: 2009-01-06 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
