Dynamics of the Cardiovascular System - BIOM9701

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Fundamentals of circulatory physiology; structure and function of large arteries; oscillatory phenomena; relationships of pulsatile pressure and flow; arterial properties and wave propagation; wave reflection; blood rheology; microcirculation; cardiac biophysics; cardiac dynamics; dynamics of assisted circulation; regulation of pressure and flow; cardiovascular control.

Note: Some mathematics background desirable.