OVERVIEW

The course provides the student with understanding of the dynamics of physiological fluid flows. The focus will be on the mechanical aspects of such flows.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

L’insegnamento fornisce i fondamenti per la comprensione della dinamica dei moti biologici, con particolare riferimento al moto dei fluidi nel corpo umano. Verranno trattati i seguenti argomenti: moto del sangue nel sistema cardiovascolare (moto nel cuore, nelle arterie, nei capillari, nelle vene), fluidodinamica dell'uretere e dell'occhio.

PREREQUISITES

Basic notions of mathematics and mechanics.

TEACHING METHODS

Combination of traditional lectures and classroom work on a project. 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Introduction to biofluid dynamics.
Blood rheology.
Fluid mechanics of the hearth
Flow in large arteries
Flow in the microcirculation.
Ocular fluid mechanics.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

LEcture notes of the course.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

RODOLFO REPETTO (President)

JAN OSCAR PRALITS

NICOLETTA TAMBRONI (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/11159/p/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The students will be asked to work on a project that will be described in detail during class hours. In order to take the exam the students will have to work out the projects and write a short report for each of them. The exam will consist in an oral discussion of the projects and of the contents of the course.

Exam schedule