Homeostasis and Mechanobiology Quiz

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What is the meaning of homeostasis?

Reacting to changes in the environment

Remaining completely stationary

Adapting to new conditions

Seeking to maintain variables within a range near a preferred value (correct)

What happens to endothelial cells when exposed to low wall shear stress?

They become thicker

They change their features (correct)

They narrow the lumen

They become more rigid

In which part of the body can recirculation behavior be found?

Lungs

Neck (correct)

Kidneys

Stomach

What can low shear stress on a vessel wall lead to?

Formation of plaque (A) Signup and view all the answers

What conditions can trigger changes due to homeostasis?

Medical devices and others (D) Signup and view all the answers

What kind of disease can aortic aneurysms be related to?

Pressure-related disease (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which part of continuum mechanics deals with liquids and gasses?

Fluid dynamics (B) Signup and view all the answers

What two main properties of fluids are needed for the rest of the course in fluid mechanics?

Density and viscosity (D) Signup and view all the answers

When is a fluid called incompressible?

When the pressure is constant (D) Signup and view all the answers

What type of fluid starts flowing with high shear rate and has decreasing viscosity with increasing shear rate?

Shear thinning fluid (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which substance is not really a continuum according to the course?

Blood (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of non-Newtonian fluids have increasing viscosity with shear rate?

Shear thickening fluids (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which property is derived from both density and viscosity of fluids?

Incompressibility (A) Signup and view all the answers

What needs to be understood for optimal treatment of lung disease through an inhaler?

The spread of medicine in the lungs (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of homeostasis within the human body?

To maintain key regulated variables within a range near a preferred value (D) Signup and view all the answers

Where can recirculation behavior be observed in the body?

Carotid Bifurcation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What effect can low wall shear stress on a vessel wall have?

Lead to stenosis (narrowing in the vessel) as plaque forms and narrows the lumen (B) Signup and view all the answers

In what ways can aortic aneurysms be related to diseases?

Pressure disease or a wall shear stress disease (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of blood flow on endothelial cells?

They change their features depending on the wall shear stress they are exposed to (C) Signup and view all the answers

How are soft tissues involved in homeostasis?

Seek to maintain key regulated variables within a range near a preferred value (D) Signup and view all the answers

What type of fluid starts flowing with high shear rate and has decreasing viscosity with increasing shear rate?

Shear thickening fluid (C) Signup and view all the answers

What property is derived from both density and viscosity of fluids?

Compressibility (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which part of continuum mechanics deals with liquids and gasses?

Fluid dynamics (A) Signup and view all the answers

When is a fluid called incompressible?

When the pressure is constant (B) Signup and view all the answers

What two main properties of fluids are needed for the rest of the course in fluid mechanics?

Density and viscosity (C) Signup and view all the answers

What condition can low shear stress on a vessel wall lead to?

Aneurysm formation (B) Signup and view all the answers

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What is the meaning of homeostasis?

What happens to endothelial cells when exposed to low wall shear stress?

In which part of the body can recirculation behavior be found?

What can low shear stress on a vessel wall lead to?

What conditions can trigger changes due to homeostasis?

What kind of disease can aortic aneurysms be related to?

Which part of continuum mechanics deals with liquids and gasses?

What two main properties of fluids are needed for the rest of the course in fluid mechanics?

When is a fluid called incompressible?

What type of fluid starts flowing with high shear rate and has decreasing viscosity with increasing shear rate?

Which substance is not really a continuum according to the course?

What type of non-Newtonian fluids have increasing viscosity with shear rate?

Which property is derived from both density and viscosity of fluids?

What needs to be understood for optimal treatment of lung disease through an inhaler?

What is the main function of homeostasis within the human body?

Where can recirculation behavior be observed in the body?

What effect can low wall shear stress on a vessel wall have?

In what ways can aortic aneurysms be related to diseases?

What is the impact of blood flow on endothelial cells?

How are soft tissues involved in homeostasis?

What type of fluid starts flowing with high shear rate and has decreasing viscosity with increasing shear rate?

What property is derived from both density and viscosity of fluids?

Which part of continuum mechanics deals with liquids and gasses?

When is a fluid called incompressible?

What two main properties of fluids are needed for the rest of the course in fluid mechanics?

What condition can low shear stress on a vessel wall lead to?

What needs to be understood for optimal treatment of lung disease through an inhaler?

What kind of disease can aortic aneurysms be related to?

In which part of the body can recirculation behavior be found?

What conditions can trigger changes due to homeostasis?

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