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Restricted to biomedical engineering majors. Vertebrate systems physiology: basic cellular physiology, electrophysiology of nerve and muscle, the motor system, the central nervous system, and the cardiovascular system. Focuses on a quantitative, model-oriented approach to physiological systems. Three lecture hours and two recitation hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Biology 205L or 206L, Biomedical Engineering 311 and 314, Chemistry 339K or 369, Mathematics 427K, Physics 303L and 103N, and credit or registration for Biomedical Engineering 343.
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Restricted to biomedical engineering majors. Biological control systems: sensory, renal, respiratory, and immune systems. Focuses on a quantitative, model-oriented approach to physiological systems. Three lecture hours and two recitation hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Biomedical Engineering 365R.
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Restricted to biomedical engineering majors. Structured methodologies for designing systems or to interface with living systems. Creative design, analysis, selection, development, and fabrication of biomedical components and systems. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Biomedical Engineering 348, 251, 353, and 365S.
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Restricted to biomedical engineering majors. Development of team projects in biomedical engineering with emphasis on prototype development and quantitative analysis, and written and oral reporting of the outcome. Two lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Biomedical Engineering 335 and 370.
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Restricted to biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering majors. Application of electrical engineering principles in the design of electronic instrumentation at the circuitboard level for the measurement of pressure, temperature, flow, and impedance. Also includes the study of light intensity, bioelectric potentials, and stimulation devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators. Focus on design considerations specific to electromedical environments, safety and efficacy, and public policy issues. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Biomedical Engineering 311 and Electrical Engineering 438, or Electrical Engineering 313 and 438.
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Restricted to biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering majors. An in-depth examination of selected topics in biomedical engineering, including optical and thermal properties of laser interaction with tissue; measurement of perfusion in the microvascular system; diagnostic imaging; interaction of living systems with electromagnetic fields; robotic surgical tools; ophthalmic instrumentation; and noninvasive cardiovascular measurements. Students have the opportunity to design analog and digital measurements and acquire and process meaningful biomedical signals. Three lecture hours and six laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Biomedical Engineering 374K or Electrical Engineering 374K.
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Introduction to principles that govern the structure, organization, and processes at cellular and subcellular levels. Special focus on engineering and quantitative aspects of cellular machinery. Employs engineering approaches to study receptors, macromolecular complexes, and cellular signaling; clinical and pharmaceutical approaches to perturb cellular structure and function for disease prevention and drug design. State-of-the-art experimental and computational techniques to study cellular engineering. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Biology 311C (or 211 and 212), Biomedical Engineering 314, and Mathematics 408C.
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3.00 Credits
Restricted to biomedical engineering majors. Designed for students considering medical school. Students participate in a variety of medical and clinical activities, including clinical inpatient rounds, outpatient visits, operating room procedures, and medical grand rounds. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
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Restricted to biomedical engineering majors. Students perform integrated clinical research at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Requires a substantial final report. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
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3.00 Credits
Restricted to biomedical engineering majors. Students work with physicians at either the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center or the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and participate in a variety of clinical routines. Requires a substantial final report. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
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