Biophysics of the Senses (Second Edition) 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 bioelectricity and circuitry, forces within the body, and biophysical sensory mechanisms. This is an exciting view of how sensory aspects of biophysics are utilized in everyday life for students who are curious but struggle with the connection between biology and physics.
Updates to the first edition include two new chapters covering the mechanics of sound and hearing and power tools.
Key Features
- Bridges the gap between physics and biology.
- Easy to follow for those that are new to the field.
- Highlights real-world applications of physics.
- Includes step-by-step examples.
Author(s): Tennille D. Presley
Edition: 2
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 150
City: Bristol
PRELIMS.pdf
Preface
Acknowledgements
Author biography
Tennille D Presley
CH001.pdf
Chapter 1 Units: the essential tools to all understanding
1.1 What are units and why are they important?
1.2 Unit conversions
Further reading
CH002.pdf
Chapter 2 Mechanics of the body
2.1 What is mechanics?
2.2 Speed, velocity, and acceleration
2.3 Newton’s laws of motion
2.4 Bodily movements
Further reading
CH003.pdf
Chapter 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
Further reading
CH004.pdf
Chapter 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
Further reading
CH005.pdf
Chapter 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
Further reading
CH006.pdf
Chapter 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
Further reading
CH007.pdf
Chapter 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
Further reading
CH008.pdf
Chapter 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
Further reading
CH009.pdf
Chapter 9 Music’s influence on physics and the body
9.1 History of sound and the science of music
9.2 Mechanics of music and cellular effects
9.3 Frequency, waves and vibrations
9.4 Beats, resonance and the Doppler effect
9.5 Musical impact on disease
Further reading
CH010.pdf
Chapter 10 Power tools and the body
10.1 The power tools that are useful for everyday life
10.2 Internal tools that ‘power’ the body
Further reading
