Biomechanics

Module code: MEU44BM5 · Semester: Semester 1

Themes: MAI track · Theme 2: Bioengineering/Manufacturing; BSc track · Theme 2: Bioengineering/Manufacturing

Resources

• Module descriptor (TCD)

Questions by Year

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• 2025/26
• 2024/25
• 2022/23
• 2021/22
• 2020/21
• 2019/20
• 2018/19

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Topics

• Bone development, growth and biomechanics LO2–3
• Cartilage, intervertebral disc, ligament, tendon and muscle LO4
• Vascular tissue mechanics and biofluid mechanics LO4, LO8
• Friction and lubrication in synovial joints LO5
• Gait analysis; loads and motion in the musculoskeletal system LO1
• Hip, knee, shoulder, elbow and spine biomechanics LO1, LO5, LO7
• Repair of musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems; joint replacements LO5–6
• Cell biomechanics and mechanobiology LO9

Learning outcomes

1. Use statics to find muscle forces and joint loads
2. Relate the structure of bone and teeth to their mechanical properties
3. Explain how bone and cartilage grow, adapt and repair
4. Relate the structure of soft tissues to their mechanical properties
5. Explain how synovial joints work and are replaced with prostheses
6. Analyse joint replacement performance
7. Understand anatomy of joints, soft tissues and the cardiovascular system
8. Model the cardiovascular system mathematically
9. Understand cell biology, mechanobiology and mechanotransduction

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.