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>Physiological modeling involves the development of mathematical, electrical, chemical or other analogues whose behavior closely approximates the behavior of a particular physiological system. Such models allow us to extend intuitive knowledge gained in one area to another less familiar area. The earliest models of physiological system were physical analogies. Even now many students in high school are introduced to the ideas of respiration and blood flow using physical models involving air flow and water in tubes, respectively.
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Devasahayam, S.R. (2013). Introduction. In: Signals and Systems in Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5332-1_1
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