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Biomedical
Hydraulics
Prosthetics
Engineering design
General
100
What does the prefix bio stand for in Biomedical engineering
Life
100
What type of fluid is used in hydraulics? (air or liquid)
Liquid
100
What is the medical term for someone missing a limb?
amputee
100
In which part of the engineering process do you draw the blueprint?
design
100
What is the study of air powered devices called?
Pneumatics
200
What is the main purpose of bio-medical engineering?
To build medical equipment/meds
200
What does the valve do?
controls direction and amount of flow
200
What is a prosthesis?
artificial limb
200
In what part of the engineering design process do you test/retest to make improvements?
evaluate
200
What is used in real hydraulic devices instead of water?
oil
300
An x-ray machine would most like be built by this type of engineer
What is a Biomedical engineer?
300
Where is fluid stored in a hydraulic device?
reservoir
300
What is prosthetics?
specialty of medicine and engineering that designs, constructs and fits artificial limbs and body parts
300
The reason we need prostheses is to improve the quality of life for amputees. What part of the design process is this?
Identify the need.
300
fluid Air and water are both examples of a...
fluid
400
What is one way bio-medical engineers can incorporate hydraulics into their field?
prosthetic limbs
400
What does the actuator do?
Converts fluid power to mechanical power
400
My hydraulic arm kept tipping over so I added weight. This is an example of which part of the design process?
Evaluate
400
How many components make up a hydraulic device?
4
500
How has bio-medical engineering helped you or a group member?
Multiple answers
500
What does the pump do?
converts mechanical power to fluid power
500
What are bio-medical engineers trying to have prostheses do?
read your mind
500
A smaller or same size version of an item that will be tested is called a...
prototype
500
What is Mr. Taylor's middle name?
I'll never tell