UC History
This UC football stadium is one of the oldest in college football still in use.
What is Nippert Stadium?
Luke Skywalker famously used a prosthetic after losing this body part in Star Wars.
What is his hand?
These cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
What are red blood cells?
What CAD stands for
What is Computer Aided Design
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me.
What is a shadow?
UC was the first university to launch this type of experiential learning program in 1906.
What is the co-op program?
The first discovered prosthetic devices dates back to this ancient civilization?
What is Ancient Egypt?
This imaging technology uses X-rays to create detailed cross-sectional images of the body.
What is a CT scan?
Increasing this setting generally makes a print stronger but also increases print time and material usage by increasing density.
What is infill percentage?
I am tall when I'm young and short when I'm old.
What is a candle?
UC fans chant this cheer after a touchdown is scored.
(Bonus points for a demonstration)
What is "Down the Drive"?
This specific metal is highly favored for internal prosthetic adapters and surgical implants because it is exceptionally biocompatible and corrosion resistant.
What is titanium?
This non-invasive device uses magnetic fields to image soft tissues inside the body.
What is an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)?
These structures are automatically generated to support parts of a model that would otherwise be printed in midair.
What are supports?
A rock group that consists of four famous men, but none of them sing
What is Mount Rushmore?
The year The University of Cincinnati was founded.
What is 1819?
These microscopic sensors, placed on or implanted into muscle tissue, detect the electrical impulses that trigger myoelectric limbs.
What are electrodes?
This type of cell can differentiate into multiple specialized cell types and is widely studied for tissue regeneration.
What is a stem cell?
Unlike FDM, this printing technology uses a liquid resin that is selectively cured using light.
What is SLA/resin 3D printing?
The more of this there is, the less you see.
What is darkness?
UC’s mascot nickname, the “Bearcats,” originally came from a cheer about a football player with this last name.
Who is Leonard K. "Teddy" Baehr?
This advanced type of prosthetic limb is controlled using electric signals generated by a user's neurons or remaining muscles.
What is a myoelectric/bionic prosthetic?
Engineers use this term to describe how well a medical implant or material is tolerated by the body without causing an undesirable response.
What is biocompatibility?
This phenomenon occurs when a material contracts as it cools, causing the corners of a print to lift away from the build plate.
What is warping?
I cant talk, but I'll reply when spoken to.
What is an echo?