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This module will introduce students to the anatomical structures and physiological functions of the human body in the healthy and diseased state. The module will focus on the systems of the human body most relevant to the field of biomedical engineering and medical device technologies.
The module will introduce the structure and function of these systems, providing students with an understanding of how they operate and interact, with an emphasis on the control strategies and mechanism that regulate function. The changes that take place with disease will be outlined to provide students with the background necessary to understand and develop biomedical engineering approaches to the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of major disorders. Examples of biomedical engineering applications in the fields of prosthetics, cardiovascular systems, neuromodulation and imaging will be discussed.