Abstract
Analysis of any engineering is based upon essential concepts: the concept of a system under study and system balances. These concepts, after being introduced, can be illustrated in the context of lung, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and renal physiology. On the other hand, the human body is an elegant machine that requires input for sustained operation. However, the workings of the human bodies—which convert food, air and water into ENERGY and BODY MASS is extremely complex. Biomedical engineers can contribute to understanding relationships between intake of nutrients, air, drugs, toxins, and other molecules and human health by applying physical, chemical and mathematical knowledge where appropriate. Beside introducing measurable values and terms, it also helps with the problem solving attitude in many functional obstructions of systemic significance.
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)
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Pavlovic, M. (2015). Engineering Balances. In: Bioengineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10798-1_11
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