BIOMECHANICS. Forces and dynamics. Balance of a rigid body. The constraints and the levers. The center of gravity. Joints balance. The levers in the human body. Hooke's elasticity and law. Bending, twisting and cutting. Fracture mechanisms. Muscle contraction. Mechanics of locomotion. Perception of rotary motion. The phonation.

MECHANICS OF FLUIDS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Vessel flow rate and blood velocity. Application of Bernoulli's theorem. Flow measurements. Blood viscosity and related effects. Vessel resistance. Effect of hydrostatic pressure. The heart pump. The cardiac cycle. Calculation of work and cardiac power. Blood pressure measurement. Respiratory mechanics and airflow in the respiratory tract.

ELASTIC WAVES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
The sound. Propagation of sound waves. Sound sensation levels. Reception of elastic waves in biological systems. Phonation. The stethoscope. Ultrasound and their applications in medicine.

ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Electrochemical flows. Electrochemical potentials. Oncotic pressure. Capillary membrane. Resting potential of the cell membrane and passive transport mechanisms. Sodium-potassium pump. Membrane work. Bioelectrical activities in biological systems. Action potential. Propagation of action potential. Myelinated fibers.

BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
Transducers of mechanical quantities, temperature, optical, bioimpedance. Electrocardiography. Ultrasound. Spectrometry. Particle accelerators. CT, PET, MRI, Infrared Imaging.