This web page is a simple user interface to a database which contains key concepts and equations for a Quantitative Physiology course.
To Use
Simply begin a search by clicking on a term from one of the seven menus below. Once a particular term has been chosen from a menu, the 6 other menus will display the concepts/biological-levels related to it. A table will appear, linking key concepts and equations to every term currently visible in the 7 menus.
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System

Cardiovascular
Cell Phys,Mol Bio and Genetics
Endocrine
Gastointestinal
Immune
Integumentary
Musculoskeletal
Neurosensory
Organ

Blood
Heart
Vasculature
Tissue

blood - cellular components
blood - plasma (matrix)
conducting myocardium
connective tissue
connective tissue (elastic/fibrous)
contractile myocardium
endothelium
macrophages
vascular smooth muscle tissue
Cell

autorhythmic cells
cellular elements
endothelial cells
Fixed - Macrophages, Adipocytes, Fibroblasts
macrophages
Mobile - Blood Cells, Macrophages
myocardial contractile cells
red/white blood cells, platelets
smooth muscle cells
Molecular

water, ions, organic molecules, dissolved gases
Physiological Concepts

Bio Forces and Generation of Motion
Bio Systems, Emergent Properties and Levels
Bio Transduction
Bioelectricity
Biotransport and Mass Conservation
Forms of Bio Energy and Energy Conservation
Homeostasis, Feedback and Bio Control Systems
Mechanical Properties
Models of Physiol Systems
Physiol variables and scaling
Structure/Function Relationships a Compartmentatio
Specific Engineering Content

Acid/Base Regulation
Active Transport
Bernouli Eqn
Brownian motion for Spherical Particles
Cable model
Carrier transport
Carrier-Meidated Transport
Casson Eqn (for blood)
Conservation of Mass
Contractility
Control of Cell Volume
Current Voltage Relations
Density
Dissolve and Diffusion model
Doppler effect in blood flow
ECG
Electric circuit model of cell membrane
Electrodiffusion
Epithelial Transport w/volume Regulation
Equilibrium
Fick's Law
Filtration
Flow in vessels
Gibbs Free Energy
Hagan-Poiseulle Eqn (volumetric flow)
Heat Transfer
Hemoglobin Oxygen-Dissociation Curve - Henry’s Law
Hill Force-Velocity Curve for Muscle
Hill Plot
Kinematics: Forces and Moments about a joint
Law of Mass Action
Length-tension relationships
Local Mechanisms
Maintenance of pressure along length of vessels
Michaelis-Menten Law
Newton’s Law of Cooling
NONE - Bio Transduction
Ohm's Law: Membrane Diffusion
One-way flow in pumps and vessels
Osmosis
Osmotic Pressure (van't Hoffs Law)
Partial Pressures of gas
Poiseuille's Law
Pressure
Pump design
Re-entry currents in the heart
Reflex controls
Series elastic elements/Elastance
SS diffusion : Compartment model
Stefan-Boltzmann Law
Thermal Radiation
Thermal resistance
Viscosity
Wall Shear Stress
Windkessel effect for pulsatile flow
Work/Energy expenditure