Mechanical Models of Artery Walls Chapter 3: History of Artery Wall Modelling

Piotr Kalita, Robert Schaefer

Number of words	860
Computer science content	low
Math content	low
Business content	none
English language complexity	high

Sub-areas covered

cardiovascular models

Learning objectives

to understand the basic structure of the cardiovascular system
to learn the terminology associated with the cardiovascular system
to learn about mechanical models of artery walls
to learn about the possible application of computer science in medicine

Keywords

artery

one of the tubes that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

Windkessel

(air kettle), one of the models presented in the article

ODE

ordinary differential equation - a relation that contains functions of only one independent variable, and one or more of its derivatives with respect to that variable

PDE

Partial Differential Equations

heterogenous

consisting of various parts that are different from each other

Summary

This is the third chapter of an article on mechanical models of artery walls, presenting a short review of artery wall modeling history. It starts with the derivation of the word artery. Next, the authors present models of blood circulation, describing their characteristics and their advantages and disadvantages.

Jest to trzeci rozdział pracy poświęconej mechanicznemu modelowaniu ścianek tętnic, w którym autorzy skoncentrowali się na krótkim przedstawieniu historii tego zagadnienia. Ta część rozpoczyna się od wyprowadzenia znaczenia słowa artery (tętnica), a następnie zaprezentowane zostają kolejne modele układu krwionośnego wraz z ich opisami.

Pre-reading questions

Draw a simple model of the cardiovascular system and name its main parts (arteries, veins, heart etc.).
Think about a model of the system as a tree with the heart as its root.