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<h2>Introduction to Biomedical Engineering</h2> <div id="adeca4e9-e8a4-472a-be0a-38b42233dc6f"> <div class="courseBlock"> <div class="courseDescription">This course will deal with the terminology of the medical profession; anatomy and physiology of the human body, from overall system and functional approaches; survey of present-day medical measurements and consideration of those areas in which engineering may be applied advantageously to medicine. 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