Neuromuscular Physiology and Analysis

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In biomedical engineering, it is important to understand both the anatomy and physiology of various critical systems. In addition, we can better develop advanced technology, as well as, gain a more complete insight and prediction about physiologic systems by developing and analyzing mathematical models about these systems. In this course focus will be applied to the neural and motor systems. The systems will be described from the perspective of the neural system and a message processing system. There are four main sections: 1) The fundamental principles of bioelectric cells; 2) The "inputs" or sensory systems; 3) The outputs or the muscular system; and 4) The processing system, including the autonomic system, central nervous system, and enteric nervous system. In each section representative mathematical models will be introduced. The course ranges for philosophical considerations to details models of somatosensory neuromuscular physiology. Prereq: EBME 434 .