A short bone biomechanics primer: Background for a lesson on bone viscoelasticity
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: The skeletal system is the first of the body systems that we discuss in-depth in our Physiology & Anatomy courses (PNB 2264/2265 and PNB 2274/2275) in the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (PNB) at the University of Connecticut. As the course titles suggest (with the word "Physiology" placed first), and in line with our department's focus on physiology, we place heavy emphasis on the functional aspects of every system that we discuss in detail in these courses. While discussions of bone development and remodeling readily lend themselves to an examination of the cellular- and molecular-level physiology of cartilage and bone cells, we also seek to provide a component of our discussion of the skeletal system that offers a whole-organ perspective on physiological properties as they relate to the anatomy of bones. To do so, we have taught the biomechanics of bone-a relatively rarely-discussed topic-as one of our first forays into gross physiology. We discuss herein some principles of bone biomechanics. This article accompanies the Lesson, "What do Bone and Silly Putty® have in Common?: A Lesson on Bone Viscoelasticity."
Source: CourseSource
DOI: 10.24918/cs.2019.22
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2966678678