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BME 54400 - Musculoskeletal Biology And Mechanics

Credit Hours: 3.00.  This course will cover topics relevant to skeletal tissues (bone, tendon, ligament, cartilage and meniscus, muscle) including skeletal morphology, physiology, cell biology, development, adult osteogenesis, tissue mechanics, mechanical adaptation, failure (fracture) and fracture fixation. Students will gain a working understanding of tissue biology and physiology and mechanical principles governing tissue formation, maintenance and adaptation and failure. Prerequisites: BME 24100 or comparable mechanics course. Note: Students with advanced math backgrounds as well as biochemistry and cell biology may be prepared to take this course at the discretion of the instructor. Permission of instructor required.Credits: 3.00