INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST
UPDATE 2026
What is engineering? - AnswersApplying the principles of mathematics, physics,
chemistry and biology to build useful products,
devices and methods for the benefit of humanity
Biomedical Engineering - AnswersBiomedical engineers invent, design and build new
technologies for diagnosis, treatment and study of
human disease.
*Engineering applied to human
health.
Terminology associated with BME - AnswersBiomedical Engineering and BioEngineering are used
interchangeably. Others are subsets of the larger displine.
defibrillator - AnswersA device that uses electrical energy to restore
the heart to its normal beating rhythm.
Objects that have brought medicine into the average household - AnswersThermometers, Pregnancy
tests, Glucose monitors... etc
ECG - AnswersA device that measures the electrical activity of the heart and
can help physicians gather information about the health of the
heart and its chambers, heart rate, and/or the effects of drugs.
X-ray imaging - AnswersA device that (first discovered in 1895) has
revolutionized medicine, allowing medical
staff to noninvasively see images of our
skeletal system and other major organs.
Advancements needed to bring vaccines to the developing world - Answers1. Help develop new
vaccines
2. Find a cheap, clean way to administer them
3. New and less expensive ways for them to be manufactured
4. Ways to transport them without them going bad
How has Biomedical Engineering invade bodies - AnswersContacts, artificial joints, artifical heart... etc
Biotechnology - Answers*hardest term to characterize
many people see it as the end result of DNA manipulation
Dual nature of BME - Answers• Careful analysis and study of the operation of
body systems
• Development of new techniques for study or
repair of the body
Subjects important to BME - AnswersQuantitative systems physiology and Mathematical analyses
Biomedical Imaging - AnswersRevolutionized medicine. CT, MRI and
ultrasound imaging. Involves both
instrumentation and signal/imaging processing
Physiological modeling - AnswersMath models to help engineers understand and
predict system behavior
Examples of physiological modeling - Answers-use of math models of hip replacements to see where
stress occurs
-models of blood flow in vessels and tissue to see where stints need to be places
Biomedical Instrumentation - AnswersOne of the oldest and richest parts of BME.
Hospitals have lots of machines to determine
state of the patient (i.e. blood pressure monitors,
pacemakers, arrhythmia detectors, ECG
machines).
Biomechanics - AnswersDetermine role of mechanical forces on human functions.
Cellular mechanics - Answersmechanics of cell movement through
circulation, microfilaments during cell division,
mechanotransduction
Bio-molecular engineering - AnswersEmphasizes chemical engineering principles
for design and analysis. E.g. Pharmacokinetic
analysis to give drugs safely and effectively.
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What is engineering? - AnswersApplying the principles of mathematics, physics,
chemistry and biology to build useful products,
devices and methods for the benefit of humanity
Biomedical Engineering - AnswersBiomedical engineers invent, design and build new
technologies for diagnosis, treatment and study of
human disease.
*Engineering applied to human
health.
Terminology associated with BME - AnswersBiomedical Engineering and BioEngineering are used
interchangeably. Others are subsets of the larger displine.
defibrillator - AnswersA device that uses electrical energy to restore
the heart to its normal beating rhythm.
Objects that have brought medicine into the average household - AnswersThermometers, Pregnancy
tests, Glucose monitors... etc
ECG - AnswersA device that measures the electrical activity of the heart and
can help physicians gather information about the health of the
heart and its chambers, heart rate, and/or the effects of drugs.
X-ray imaging - AnswersA device that (first discovered in 1895) has
revolutionized medicine, allowing medical
staff to noninvasively see images of our
skeletal system and other major organs.
Advancements needed to bring vaccines to the developing world - Answers1. Help develop new
vaccines
2. Find a cheap, clean way to administer them
3. New and less expensive ways for them to be manufactured
4. Ways to transport them without them going bad
How has Biomedical Engineering invade bodies - AnswersContacts, artificial joints, artifical heart... etc
Biotechnology - Answers*hardest term to characterize
many people see it as the end result of DNA manipulation
Dual nature of BME - Answers• Careful analysis and study of the operation of
body systems
• Development of new techniques for study or
repair of the body
Subjects important to BME - AnswersQuantitative systems physiology and Mathematical analyses
Biomedical Imaging - AnswersRevolutionized medicine. CT, MRI and
ultrasound imaging. Involves both
instrumentation and signal/imaging processing
Physiological modeling - AnswersMath models to help engineers understand and
predict system behavior
Examples of physiological modeling - Answers-use of math models of hip replacements to see where
stress occurs
-models of blood flow in vessels and tissue to see where stints need to be places
Biomedical Instrumentation - AnswersOne of the oldest and richest parts of BME.
Hospitals have lots of machines to determine
state of the patient (i.e. blood pressure monitors,
pacemakers, arrhythmia detectors, ECG
machines).
Biomechanics - AnswersDetermine role of mechanical forces on human functions.
Cellular mechanics - Answersmechanics of cell movement through
circulation, microfilaments during cell division,
mechanotransduction
Bio-molecular engineering - AnswersEmphasizes chemical engineering principles
for design and analysis. E.g. Pharmacokinetic
analysis to give drugs safely and effectively.
