Table of Contents

1 Motion.- 2 Segmental Movement and Vibrations.- 3 External Flow: Fluid Dynamic Forces Acting on Moving Bodies.- 4 Flying and Swimming.- 5 Blood Flow in Heart, Lung, Arteries, and Veins.- 6 Micro- and Macrocirculation.- 7 Respiratory Gas Flow.- 8 Basic Transport Equations According to Thermodynamics, Molecular Diffusion, Mechanisms in Membranes, and Multiphasic Structure.- 9 Mass Transport in Capillaries, Tissues, Interstitial Space, Lymphatics, Indicator Dilution Method, and Peristalsis.- 10 Description of Internal Deformation and Forces.- 11 Stress, Strain, and Stability of Organs.- 12 Strength, Trauma, and Tolerance.- 13 Biomechanical Aspects of Growth and Tissue Engineering.- Author Index.