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FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY DR. NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PHYSICS II PROFESSOR ROSE MARIE MENDOZA

CHAPTER  14:

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY IN BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

ELECTRICAL  TECHNOLOGY  IN  BIOLOGICAL  RESEARCH: Phenomenon  to be observed

Amplifier

Translation  into an  electrical  signal

Display

Signal  Processing

AMPLIFIER:

The general signals generated in this way are usually too weak to drive the final instrument that displays the signals for our observation, so the power and amplitude of the signal are increased by a 

OSCILLOSCOPE:

Very fast signals are recorded by a device called, 

DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT

THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH

THE  ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH: ­ the etymology of the word is  derived from  electro , because it is  related to electrical activity,  cardio , Greek for heart, and  graph ,  a Greek root meaning "to write".    ­ an instrument that records  surface potentials associated with  the electrical activity of the heart.

The surface potentials are  conducted to the instrument by  metal contacts called electrodes.   Electrodes are attached to the  four limbs and over the heart.  

THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH

THE  ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH: A n in stru m e n t fo r re co rd in g th e e le ctrica l a ctiv ity o f th e b ra in , u su a lly by m eans of e le ctro d e s p la ce d o n th e sca lp . U se d to d ia g n o se tu m o rs o f th e b ra in , to stu d y b ra in w a v e s a n d h e lp s to p re d ict a n A lzh e im e r ’ s d ise a se .

PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTRICITY

PHYSIOLOGICAL  EFFECTS  OF   ELECTRICITY: Shock is being produced by an electrical  current that enters the body; ØCurrent stimulates nerves and muscle  fibers, which produces pain and a  contraction of muscles. ØHeats the tissue through dissipation of  electrical energy.

PHYSIOLOGICAL  EFFECTS  OF   ELECTRICITY: Both effects can cause severe injury or  death, if sufficiently intense. But if the  electrical current is applied in a control  way, both the heating and the stimulation  of the muscle can be beneficial.

PHYSIOLOGICAL  EFFECTS  OF   ELECTRICITY: FIBRILLATION:   A local and  uncontrollable twitching of muscle fibers,  not affecting the entire muscles. Often occur during a heart attack and  during cardiac surgery.

PHYSIOLOGICAL  EFFECTS  OF   ELECTRICITY: DEFIBRILLATOR:   An apparatus used for  the application of electric current to the  heart to restore normal rhythmical  contractions after a heart attack caused  by fibrillation.

Defibrillation is the definitive treatment  for the life­threatening cardiac  arrhythmias, ventricular fibrillation and  pulseless ventricular tachycardia.  



Defibrillation consists of  delivering a therapeutic dose of  electrical energy to the affected heart  with a device called a defibrillator. This  depolarizes a critical mass of the heart  muscle, terminates the arrhythmia, and  allows normal sinus rhythm to be  reestablished by the body's natural  pacemaker, in the sinoatrial node of the  heart. 

PHYSIOLOGICAL  EFFECTS  OF   ELECTRICITY:

ELECTRONIC PACEMAKER:   A pulse  generator that produces short periodic  pulses that initiate and control the  frequency of the heartbeat.

CONTROL SYSTEMS

CONTROL SYSTEM: Inputs to referenc e

Parameter to be controlled

Monitor

T R A N S M IS S I ON

Actions

Control of Biological Process

Inputs to referenc e

Reference

Compari son

CONTROL SYSTEM:

PARAMETER TO BE CONTROLLED: Temperature of the skin Movement of muscles Rate of the heartbeat Size of the bone

CONTROL SYSTEM:

A means of monitoring the parameter and  transmitting information about its state to  some decision­making center. This task is  usually performed by the sensory neurons.

CONTROL SYSTEM:

Some reference value to which the  controlled parameters are required to  comply.

CONTROL SYSTEM:

A method for comparing the state of the  parameter with the reference value and  for transmitting instructions to bring the  two into accord.

CONTROL SYSTEM:

A mechanism for translating the messages  into actions that alter the state of the  controlled parameter.

Hormones and  emotional stimuli

REFERENCE

comparison

FEEDBACK

FEEDBACK: Feedback is a mechanism, process or signal that is looped back to control a system within itself. The system is said to have negative feedback if it opposes a change in the input and positive feedback if it augments a change in the input. Negative feedback keeps the system response at a relatively constant level. Therefore, most biological feedback systems are in fact negative.

FEEDBACK: Positive feedback, sometimes referred to as  "cumulative causation", refers to a  situation where some effect causes more  of itself. A system undergoing positive  feedback is unstable, that is, it will tend to  spiral out of control as the effect amplifies  itself.

SENSORY AIDS

SENSORY  AIDS: Sight and hearing are the two principal pathways through which our brain receives information about the external world. The two organs, eyes and ears, that transmit light and sound information into the brain are often damaged and their functions needs to be supplemented. Electrical technology has led to the development of devices that greatly enhance hearing and vision and some cases even restore hearing and vision.

Ear horns is a device improve hearing by collecting sound from an area. Eyeglass, a visual aid provided only simple magnified images of objects.

HEARING AIDS

HEARING AIDS: Hearing aid is an electro acoustic body worn apparatus which typically fits in or behind the wearer's ear, and is designed to amplify and modulate sound for the wearer. The first hearing aids became commercially available in the 1930’s. They were relatively large cumbersome devices using battery-powered vacuum tube amplifiers. The much smaller transistor amplifiers that became available in the 1950’s made hearing aids truly practicable. Transistorized hearing aids were now small enough to be places in the ear. Modern hearing aids automatically adjust the volume of the sound so that the quiet sounds can be heard and loud sounds not be painfully overwhelming.

COCHLEAR IMPLANT

COCHLEAR  IMPLANT: A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hardof-hearing.

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