10 Questions
What is biomechanics the study of?
Structure, function, and motion of the mechanical aspects of biological systems
From which language do the words 'biomechanics' and 'biomechanical' originate?
Ancient Greek
What is biofluid mechanics the study of?
Both gas and liquid fluid flows in or around biological organisms
What mathematical equations are often used to model blood flow in the human cardiovascular system?
Navier–Stokes equations
At what scale do the effects of individual red blood cells become significant in modeling blood flow?
At the microscopic scale
What is the study of the mechanical aspects of biological systems at any level from whole organisms to cell organelles called?
Biomechanics
What does biofluid mechanics study?
Gas and liquid fluid flows in or around biological organisms
From which languages do the words 'biomechanics' and 'biomechanical' originate?
Ancient Greek and English
In what year did computational mechanics extend beyond pure mechanics to involve other physical actions?
2022
Under what circumstances can blood flow in the human cardiovascular system be modeled by the Navier–Stokes equations?
Certain mathematical circumstances
Test your knowledge about the study of the structure, function, and motion of biological systems, as well as the advancements in computational mechanics. Explore the etymology and principles of biomechanics in this quiz.
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