Biomedical Engineering Exam 1 With
Correct Solutions 2024
What .is .biomedical .engineering? .- .correct .answer.The .application .of .principles .of
.engineering, .math .& .physical .science .to .problems .in .biology .and .medicine
Problems .in .BME? .(2) .- .correct .answer.- .modeling .of .normal .or .abnormal .physiology .
- .research .and .design .of .instrumentation .and .machines .for .medical .diagnosis .or .therapy
BME .branches .(5) .- .correct .answer.- .biomaterials
- .biomechanics
- .biomedical .imaging
- .biosensors .and .instrumentation .
- .tissue .engineering
Biomaterials .- .correct .answer.Development .of .devices .which .are .used .to .enhance .life
.processes .(ex: .biological/artificial .heart)
Biomechanics .- .correct .answer.The .use .of .engineering .or .physics .principles .to
.understand .the .performance .of .an .organism
Biomedical .imaging .- .correct .answer.The .development .and .improvement .of .imaging
.devices .(ex: .x-rays, .MRIs, .CAT .scans, .ultrasound
Biosensors .and .instrumentation .- .correct .answer.The .development .of .sensors .and .data
.collection .systems .to .monitor .and .provide .feedback .on .human .body .processes .(ex:
.contact .lenses .monitoring .blood .glucose .levels .for .diabetes)
Tissue .engineering .- .correct .answer.development .of .mechanisms .to .regrow .tissues,
.mostly .through .provision .of .environments .in .which .tissues .may .grow .(ex: .through .use .of
.stem .cells, .3D .printing)
What .was .the .first .prosthetic .to .be .used, .where/when .was .it .found .and .when .is .it .from? .-
.correct .answer.Around .1,000 .B.C. .in .Thebes .Egypt .- .in .2002 .German .archaeologists
.uncovered .3000 .yr .old .mummy .with .a .wooden .prosthetic .tied .to .foot .to .serve .as .big .toe .
, (thought .more .for .aesthetic .reasons .rather .than .functional, .but .found .wear .marks .on
.bottom .showing .use)
What .was .the .first .documented .biomedical .instrument, .who .developed .it, .when .and .why?
.- .correct .answer.The .stethoscope .developed .by .Rene .Laennec .in .1816 .because .he
.didn't .want .to .place .his .ear .onto .a .young .women's .bare .chest .so .he .used .a .rolled .up
.newspaper .--> .inspired .his .invention
Who .developed .electrophysiology, .when .and .what .did .they .do? .- .correct .answer.in .1848
.Hermann .von .Helmholtz .applied .eng. .principles .to .a .problem .in .physiology .and
.determined .resistance .of .muscle .and .nervous .tissue .to .direct .current .(before
.development .of .lightbulb) .- .later .led .to .EMG
When .and .who .were .X-rays .invented .by? .How? .- .correct .answer.In .1895 .Wilhelm
.Roentgen .discovered .cathode-ray .tube .could .make .a .paper .coated .in .barium
.platinocyanide .glow, .determined .they .were .emitting .penetrating .rays .- .called .x .rays .for
.unknown .- .led .to .research .into .the .x-rays .and .development .for .medical .imaging
When .and .where .was .the .first .BME .university .program .offered? .- .correct .answer.1921 .-
.first .university .BME .program .- .Oswalt .institute .for .physics .in .medicine .establish .in
.Frankfurt, .Germany
Where .and .when .was .the .first .PhD .BME .program .offered? .- .correct .answer.1940- .first
.PhD .program .- .Oswalt .institute .and .university .of .Frankfurt .established .a .PhD .program .in
.biophysics
(germany .to .europe .to .us)
Where .and .when .was .the .first .biophysical .society .formed? .- .correct .answer.1943- .first
.biophysical .society .was .formed .in .Germany .following .WW2 .(engineering, .medicine .and
.bio .combined .into .committees)
Where, .when .and .under .who .was .the .first .conference .of .engineering .in .medicine .and .bio
.held? .- .correct .answer.1948 .first .conference .of .engineering .in .medicine .and .bio .in .the .US
.under .the .Institute .of .Radio .Engineers, .american .institute .for .EE .and .instrument .society
.of .america
- .around .20 .papers .presented .and .around .100 .people .attended
When .was .the .professional .group .on .medical .electronics .formed? .- .correct .answer.1951
When .was .the .institute .of .electrical .and .electronics .engineering .formed .and .what .group
.did .it .arise .from? .- .correct .answer.1963 .- .developed .out .of .the .professional .group .on
.medical .electronics .to .the .IEEE
When .and .why .was .the .biomedical .engineering .society .formed? .- .correct .answer.1968 .-
.to .give .equal .status .to .representatives .of .both .biomedical .and .engineering .interests .and
.promote .the .increase .of .biomedical .engineering .knowledge .and .its .utilization
Correct Solutions 2024
What .is .biomedical .engineering? .- .correct .answer.The .application .of .principles .of
.engineering, .math .& .physical .science .to .problems .in .biology .and .medicine
Problems .in .BME? .(2) .- .correct .answer.- .modeling .of .normal .or .abnormal .physiology .
- .research .and .design .of .instrumentation .and .machines .for .medical .diagnosis .or .therapy
BME .branches .(5) .- .correct .answer.- .biomaterials
- .biomechanics
- .biomedical .imaging
- .biosensors .and .instrumentation .
- .tissue .engineering
Biomaterials .- .correct .answer.Development .of .devices .which .are .used .to .enhance .life
.processes .(ex: .biological/artificial .heart)
Biomechanics .- .correct .answer.The .use .of .engineering .or .physics .principles .to
.understand .the .performance .of .an .organism
Biomedical .imaging .- .correct .answer.The .development .and .improvement .of .imaging
.devices .(ex: .x-rays, .MRIs, .CAT .scans, .ultrasound
Biosensors .and .instrumentation .- .correct .answer.The .development .of .sensors .and .data
.collection .systems .to .monitor .and .provide .feedback .on .human .body .processes .(ex:
.contact .lenses .monitoring .blood .glucose .levels .for .diabetes)
Tissue .engineering .- .correct .answer.development .of .mechanisms .to .regrow .tissues,
.mostly .through .provision .of .environments .in .which .tissues .may .grow .(ex: .through .use .of
.stem .cells, .3D .printing)
What .was .the .first .prosthetic .to .be .used, .where/when .was .it .found .and .when .is .it .from? .-
.correct .answer.Around .1,000 .B.C. .in .Thebes .Egypt .- .in .2002 .German .archaeologists
.uncovered .3000 .yr .old .mummy .with .a .wooden .prosthetic .tied .to .foot .to .serve .as .big .toe .
, (thought .more .for .aesthetic .reasons .rather .than .functional, .but .found .wear .marks .on
.bottom .showing .use)
What .was .the .first .documented .biomedical .instrument, .who .developed .it, .when .and .why?
.- .correct .answer.The .stethoscope .developed .by .Rene .Laennec .in .1816 .because .he
.didn't .want .to .place .his .ear .onto .a .young .women's .bare .chest .so .he .used .a .rolled .up
.newspaper .--> .inspired .his .invention
Who .developed .electrophysiology, .when .and .what .did .they .do? .- .correct .answer.in .1848
.Hermann .von .Helmholtz .applied .eng. .principles .to .a .problem .in .physiology .and
.determined .resistance .of .muscle .and .nervous .tissue .to .direct .current .(before
.development .of .lightbulb) .- .later .led .to .EMG
When .and .who .were .X-rays .invented .by? .How? .- .correct .answer.In .1895 .Wilhelm
.Roentgen .discovered .cathode-ray .tube .could .make .a .paper .coated .in .barium
.platinocyanide .glow, .determined .they .were .emitting .penetrating .rays .- .called .x .rays .for
.unknown .- .led .to .research .into .the .x-rays .and .development .for .medical .imaging
When .and .where .was .the .first .BME .university .program .offered? .- .correct .answer.1921 .-
.first .university .BME .program .- .Oswalt .institute .for .physics .in .medicine .establish .in
.Frankfurt, .Germany
Where .and .when .was .the .first .PhD .BME .program .offered? .- .correct .answer.1940- .first
.PhD .program .- .Oswalt .institute .and .university .of .Frankfurt .established .a .PhD .program .in
.biophysics
(germany .to .europe .to .us)
Where .and .when .was .the .first .biophysical .society .formed? .- .correct .answer.1943- .first
.biophysical .society .was .formed .in .Germany .following .WW2 .(engineering, .medicine .and
.bio .combined .into .committees)
Where, .when .and .under .who .was .the .first .conference .of .engineering .in .medicine .and .bio
.held? .- .correct .answer.1948 .first .conference .of .engineering .in .medicine .and .bio .in .the .US
.under .the .Institute .of .Radio .Engineers, .american .institute .for .EE .and .instrument .society
.of .america
- .around .20 .papers .presented .and .around .100 .people .attended
When .was .the .professional .group .on .medical .electronics .formed? .- .correct .answer.1951
When .was .the .institute .of .electrical .and .electronics .engineering .formed .and .what .group
.did .it .arise .from? .- .correct .answer.1963 .- .developed .out .of .the .professional .group .on
.medical .electronics .to .the .IEEE
When .and .why .was .the .biomedical .engineering .society .formed? .- .correct .answer.1968 .-
.to .give .equal .status .to .representatives .of .both .biomedical .and .engineering .interests .and
.promote .the .increase .of .biomedical .engineering .knowledge .and .its .utilization
