http://www.teachengineering.org/view_lesson.php?url=collection/cub_/lessons/cub_biomed/cub_biomed_lesson02.xmllessontext/xmlIntegrated Teaching and Learning Program, compressionbodybiomechanicsbiomedicalbiomedical engineeringextensorflexorhumanhuman bodyengineeringmusclemuscular systemmusculoskeletal systemtensionbiomechanicsbiomedical engineercardiac muscleengineermuscular systemparalysisskeletal musclesmooth muscle

Students are introduced to how engineering closely relates to the field of biomechanics and how the muscular system produces human movement. They learn the importance of the muscular system in our daily lives, why it is important to be able to repair muscular injuries and how engineering helps us by creating things to benefit our muscular health, movement and repair.

Engineers must understand how the body works and, in particular, how muscles function in order to assist medical doctors in solving challenges with our muscular system. Biomedical engineers apply their engineering background to design devices to help restore muscle functionality through the use of prosthetics that attach to existing limbs or through the use of special machines to exercise muscles for strengthening and/or survival. Through biomechanics, engineers assess the physical capabilities and limitations of the muscular system, with the overall goal of improvement of health and quality of life. Explain why biomedical engineers are interested in the muscular system.Name some devices biomedical engineers have created to aid the muscular system.Explain some specific injuries related to the muscular system.20TeachEngineering.orgJonathan MacNeilJake LewisMalinda Schaefer ZarskeDenise W. Carlsonhttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/cub_/lessons/cub_biomed/cub_biomed_lesson02_reading.pdfhttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/cub_/lessons/cub_biomed/cub_biomed_lesson02_reading.docxhttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/cub_/lessons/cub_biomed/cub_biomed_lesson02_handout.pdfhttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/cub_/lessons/cub_biomed/cub_biomed_lesson02_handout.dochttp://www.dictionary.comhttp://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/techtalk51-21.pdf Leveau, Barney F. Williams & Lissner’s Biomechanics of Human Motion. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders Company, 1962.http://www.myomo.com http://bmes.seas.wustl.edu/careers.aspS11417F6International_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyE. Technological advances have made it possible to create new devices, to repair or replace certain parts of the body, and to provide a means for mobility. 35S114255BColoradoScienced. Create and evaluate models of human body systems and organs 55United StatesCopyright 2012 - Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2010-11-065Teacher